Course

Organisational Economics - ECON5112

Faculty: Australian School of Business

School: School of Economics

Course Outline: ECON5112 Course Outline

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: COMM5002 or ECON5103

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The course draws upon the influential transaction cost literature to examine the existence and boundaries of firms. Representing a firm as the focal point of a set of contracts, the fundamental conflicts that arise within firms are discussed and a coherent economic framework is introduced to analyse the design of organisational architecture. The effect of strategy and business environment on choice of organisational design is explored. Utilizing the recent advances in game theory and information economics, the course provides a toolkit for managers to analyse the key features of organisational architecture - decision-making authority, the reward system, and the performance evaluation system.
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