The Diseconomies of Scale Series

This series will focus on the reasons behind diseconomies of scale.  Diseconomies of scale are the cost disadvantages that organizations accumulate due to an increase in organizational size or output.  It results in the production of goods and services at increased per-unit costs.  This is problematic since one of the main benefits of scaling is lower transaction costs.  We will also explore how this affects the organizations fitness within its environment/market.  This post will contain links to each part of the series.

Diseconomies of Scale Graph

Post One:  The Telephone Game & The Communication Problem

Post Two: Duplicative Efforts Through Structured Work

Post Three: Tragedy Of The Budgets

Post Four: The Fixed Costs of Doing Business

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