Spatial organization of firms: the decision to split production and administration
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Aarland, Kristin; Davis, James C.; Henderson, J. Vernon; Ono, Yukako
署名单位：
Brown University; Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve Bank - Chicago
刊物名称：
RAND JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
ISSN/ISSBN：
0741-6261
DOI：
10.1111/j.1756-2171.2007.tb00079.x
发表日期：
2007
页码：
480-494
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摘要：
A firm's production activities are often supported by nonproduction activities, such as administrative units including headquarters, which process information both within and between firms. Firms may physically separate such administrative units from their production activities and create stand-alone central administrative offices (CAOs). However, activities in multiple locations may cause internal communication costs. What types of firms are more likely to separate such functions? If firms separate administration and production, where do they locate CAOs? This paper examines firms' spatial organization using microlevel data from the US Census Bureau.
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