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Post-Chandlerian Firms: Technological Change and Firm Boundaries
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Robertson, P and Gianmario, V, Post-Chandlerian Firms: Technological Change and Firm Boundaries, Australian Economic History Review , 46, (1) pp. 70-94. ISSN 0004-8992 (2006) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1467-8446.2006.00152.x
Abstract
While the Chandlerian firm has come to dominate large sectors of advanced economies, recent studies have shown that the properties of knowledge used by firms, the dynamic nature of transaction costs, and the impact of information and communication technologies on organisations might reduce firm scale and scope. We present a contingent model of firm boundaries that explains why, as a result of technological change, firms might simultaneously outsource some activities that they had formerly preferred to produce in-house while increasing their vertical integration in other areas. We support our conclusions with evidence from different industries.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | business history internalisation management outsourcing technological change vertical integration |
| Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
| Research Group: | Strategy, management and organisational behaviour |
| Research Field: | Innovation management |
| Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
| Objective Group: | Management and productivity |
| Objective Field: | Technological and organisational innovation |
| UTAS Author: | Robertson, P (Professor Paul Robertson) |
| ID Code: | 48263 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 6 |
| Deposited By: | Australian Innovation Research Centre |
| Deposited On: | 2007-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2010-05-29 |
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