MASSIMO G. COLOMBO is Professor of Economics of Technical Change at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He is also a member of the Advisory Boards of CIRET at Poletecnico di Milano and CRORA at the Universita Bocconi, Italy. His research interests focus on industrial economics, economics of technical change and strategic management. MARCO DELMASTRO is an Economist at the Italian Communications Authority (Autorit? per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni), Italy.

• Introduction: A New View of Organizational Design A New Quantitative Empirical Methodology for the Analysis of Organizational Design and Dynamics The Determinants of the Allocation of Decision Authority The Determinants of the Corporate Hierarchy Evidence on the Determinants of Organizational Dynamics The Effects of Organizational Design on Firm Performance Conclusions

MASSIMO G. COLOMBO is Professor of Economics of Technical Change at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He is also a member of the Advisory Boards of CIRET at Poletecnico di Milano and CRORA at the Universita Bocconi, Italy. His research interests focus on industrial economics, economics of technical change and strategic management. MARCO DELMASTRO is an Economist at the Italian Communications Authority (Autorit? per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni), Italy.

• Introduction: A New View of Organizational Design A New Quantitative Empirical Methodology for the Analysis of Organizational Design and Dynamics The Determinants of the Allocation of Decision Authority The Determinants of the Corporate Hierarchy Evidence on the Determinants of Organizational Dynamics The Effects of Organizational Design on Firm Performance Conclusions

MASSIMO G. COLOMBO is Professor of Economics of Technical Change at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He is also a member of the Advisory Boards of CIRET at Poletecnico di Milano and CRORA at the Universita Bocconi, Italy. His research interests focus on industrial economics, economics of technical change and strategic management. MARCO DELMASTRO is an Economist at the Italian Communications Authority (Autorit? per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni), Italy.

• Introduction: A New View of Organizational Design A New Quantitative Empirical Methodology for the Analysis of Organizational Design and Dynamics The Determinants of the Allocation of Decision Authority The Determinants of the Corporate Hierarchy Evidence on the Determinants of Organizational Dynamics The Effects of Organizational Design on Firm Performance Conclusions