Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture - Softcover

James A.; Smith Jerold L. Brickley; Clifford W. Smith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071106332 ISBN 13: 9780071106337

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2006

Synopsis

With two distinct objectives, this text's approach to managerial economics takes models from recent economics research and applies the research to the internal structure of a firm. After teaching basic applied economics, the authors look inside the firm and apply this analysis to management decision making. Authors Brickley, Smith, and Zimmerman contend that organizational architecture consists of three aspects of corporate organization: the assignment of decision rights within the company; methods of rewarding individuals; and, the structure of systems to evaluate the performance of both individuals and business units. These three components can be likened to a stool with three legs. If one of the legs is shorter, the stool is out of balance. These three elements must be in balance in the organization as well.

About this title

About the Author:

Jerry Zimmerman (Rochester, N) is Alumni Distinguished Professor of Accounting at the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071106332
• ISBN 13: 9780071106337
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 730