This is still a bit superficial/goodharty, but I think “number of layers of hierarchy” is at least one thing to look at. (Maybe find pairs of companies that output comparable products that you’re somehow able to measure the inputs and outputs of, and see if layers of management correlate with cost disease)
This is still a bit superficial/goodharty, but I think “number of layers of hierarchy” is at least one thing to look at. (Maybe find pairs of companies that output comparable products that you’re somehow able to measure the inputs and outputs of, and see if layers of management correlate with cost disease)