This paper explores how the structure of decision making affects the way that firms manage their boundaries. Achieving transaction alignment requires firms to balance multiple goals. Drawing on the ...

Zenon S. Zannetos, On the Theory of Divisional Structures: Some Aspects of Centralization and Decentralization of Control and Decision Making, Management Science, Vol ...

Command-and-control structures are unproductive and can be cumbersome as decision-makers may need more information or expertise to make informed decisions.