Performance, career dynamics, and span of control

In this paper we focus on a classic idea concerning span of control, which is that a prime driver is the scale of operations effect. We extend the theory concerning the scale of operations effect by allowing firms’ beliefs concerning a manager’s ability to evolve over the manager’s career. We empiri...

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Main Authors: Smeets, V. (Author), Waldman, M. (Author), Warzynski, F. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press 2019
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