Coordination and Organization Design: Theory and Micro-Evidence
利用一家大型零售商的微观数据，研究发现当地环境波动性增加时，企业会更多分权，但前提是部门间协调需求低；若协调需求高，则波动性反而导致集权。
We explore the relationship between the volatility of a firm’s local environment and its organizational structure. Using micro-level data on managers working for a large retailer, we empirically test and provide support for our theory that a more volatile local environment results in more decentralization only when the need for coordination among subunits is low. In contrast, more local volatility is associated with more centralization when coordination needs are high. Our evidence supports the argument that centralized organizations are better at adapting to local shocks when coordination is important.