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Dual Nature of Information Flow in a Firm's Hierarchy
In a firm's hierarchy, information flows in two main directions. Top-down, managers execute long-term strategies set by the Board of Directors (representing the owners) by delegating tasks to the workers they supervise. In the other direction, there's an upward flow of information, though it is often imperfect, leading to information asymmetry. This occurs because workers typically have knowledge that their managers lack, and managers, in turn, possess information that the owners are not privy to.
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