Inter-firm coordination as an information problem
Theoretical analysis and empirical evidence

Area 13 – Scienze economiche e statistiche

The extant literature on inter-organizational control distinguishes the main control problems as coordination problems and appropriation concerns. The present study focuses on coordination problems and examines them from an information point of view. The Actor Network perspective is discussed as an appropriate lens. After discussing the main critical assumptions underlying coordination studies, a theoretical framework is proposed in order to understand the hybrid nature of inter–firm coordination from an information view. The explanatory power of the framework is verified by studying a case of outsourcing relations in a divisionalized company operating in the semi–conductor industry.

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