Practices for Managing Information Flows within Organizations

Demski, Joel S.; Lewis, Tracy R.; Yao, Dennis; Yildirim, Huseyin

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Practices for Managing Information Flows within Organizations

Posted: 19 May 1999

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Joel S. Demski

University of Florida - Fisher School of Accounting

Tracy R. Lewis

Duke University, Fuqua School of Business-Economics Group; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Duke University - Department of Economics; Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative

Dennis Yao

Harvard University - Business School (HBS); University of Pennsylvania - Business & Public Policy Department

Huseyin Yildirim

Duke University - Department of Economics

Abstract

Firm organization determines how coworkers communicate and how information flows within the firm. Banking, accounting, consulting, and legal firms process proprietary information which their clients wish to protect. The firm's ability to safeguard and manage information determines its market demand. Yet employees may leak and otherwise abuse information to enhance their personal performance and wealth. This article analyzes how bureaucracies are erected within the firm to control information flows and protect clients.

JEL Classification: D21, D22

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Demski, Joel S. and Lewis, Tracey R. and Yao, Dennis and Yildirim, Huseyin, Practices for Managing Information Flows within Organizations. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=162768