Authority in the context of distributed knowledge

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dc.contributor.author	Foss, Kirsten	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Foss, Nicolai J.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-04T10:25:25Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-04T10:25:25Z
dc.date.issued	2003-11-13T00:00:00Z	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	8778731402	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6894
dc.description.abstract	The notion of distributed knowledge is increasingly often invoked in discussions of economic organization. In particular, the claim that authority is inefficient as a means of coordination in the context of distributed knowledge has become widespread. However, very little analysis has been dedicated to the relation between economic organization and distributed knowledge. In this paper, we concentrate on the role of authority as a coordination mechanism under conditions of distributed knowledge, and also briefly discuss other issues of economic organization. We clarify the meanings of authority and distributed knowledge, and criticize the above claim by arguing that authority may be a superior mechanism of coordination under distributed knowledge. We also discuss how distributed knowledge influences the boundaries of firms. Our arguments rely on insights in problem-solving and on ideas from organizational economics.	en_US
dc.format.extent	27 s.	en_US
dc.language	eng	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	DRUID working paper;2003-08	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	LINK Working paper;2002-02	en_US
dc.subject.other	videnledelse	en_US
dc.subject.other	virksomhedens afgrænsning	en_US
dc.subject.other	problemløsning	en_US
dc.subject.other	autoritet	en_US
dc.subject.other	distribueret viden«	en_US
dc.title	Authority in the context of distributed knowledge	en_US
dc.type	wp	en_US
dc.accessionstatus	modt03nov13 inrumo	en_US
dc.contributor.corporation	Copenhagen Business School. CBS	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Institut for Industriøkonomi og Virksomhedsstrategi	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics
dc.contributor.departmentshort	LINK	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentshort	DRUID
dc.contributor.departmentshort	INT
dc.contributor.departmentuk	Department of Industrial Economics & Strategy	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentukshort	INT
dc.idnumber	8778731402	en_US
dc.publisher.city	København	en_US
dc.publisher.year	2003	en_US