英文文献：Authority in the Context of Distributed Knowledge-分布式知识环境中的权威
英文文献作者：Kirsten Foss,Nicolai J. Foss
英文文献摘要：
The notion of distributed knowledge is increasingly often invoked in discussions of economic organization. In particular, the claim that authority is inefficient as a means of coordination in the context of distributed knowledge has become widespread. However, very little analysis has been dedicated to the relation between economic organization and distributed knowledge. In this paper, we concentrate on the role of authority as a coordination mechanism under conditions of distributed knowledge, and also briefly discuss other issues of economic organization. We clarify the meanings of authority and distributed knowledge, and criticize the above claim by arguing that authority may be a superior mechanism of coordination under distributed knowledge. We also discuss how distributed knowledge influences the boundaries of firms. Our arguments rely on insights in problem-solving and on ideas from organizational economics.

在经济组织的讨论中，分布式知识的概念越来越常被提及。特别是，在知识分布的背景下，权威作为一种协调手段是无效的这种主张已经广泛流传。然而，很少有人对经济组织与分布的知识之间的关系进行分析。本文主要讨论了在知识分布条件下，权威作为一种协调机制的作用，并简要讨论了经济组织的其他问题。本文阐明了权威和知识分布的含义，并对上述观点进行了批判，认为在知识分布的情况下，权威可能是一种更优越的协调机制。我们还讨论了分布式知识如何影响企业的边界。我们的论点依赖于解决问题的洞察力和组织经济学的观点。