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How Important Is Internal Information Asymmetry for Firm-Level Productivity?

Management Science · Academic Paper · 18 Aug 2026 · Empirical research · Paywalled · Editor's rating: No stars

Higher internal information asymmetry between top and divisional managers lowers productivity (2.6% per SD).

Summary

An insider-trading-return-based measure of IIA is related to total factor productivity.

Editor's opinion

Narrow corporate-finance/governance metric paper, not a firm-strategy insight.

Key concepts

internal information asymmetry · productivity · resource allocation

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