Performance, Career Dynamics, and Span of Control

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Smeets, Valerie; Waldman, Michael; Warzynski, Frederic
• 署名单位: Aarhus University; Cornell University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/703147
• 发表日期: 2019
• 页码: 1183-1213
• 关键词: internal economics; promotion dynamics; flattening firm; wage; LABOR; MARKET; hierarchies; mobility; specialization; COMPETITION

摘要

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 empirically investigate the resulting testable predictions using a unique single-firm data set that contains detailed information concerning the reporting relationships at the firm. Our empirical analysis supports the notion that the scale of operations effect and learning are both important determinants of a firm's span of control.