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W7155014324 Working papers AI × management and organizations

The Zero-Marginal-Cost Firm Artificial Intelligence and the Algorithmic Transformation of Hierarchy

Cristian Zorzoli

Also recorded as: doi:10.2139/ssrn.6331219 · ssrn:6331219

ssrn abstract page · 2026-04-20

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The abstract revisits the theory of the firm under AI-enabled declines in the marginal cost of coordinating organizational complexity.

confidence: high ssrn-abstract-page apw-e1-ssrn-backfill

Scope: abstract-level organizational-economic theory

It defines a zero-marginal-cost firm and argues that encoded hierarchy weakens the firm-market boundary and shifts organizational design from authority allocation toward objective-function design.

confidence: high ssrn-abstract-page apw-e1-ssrn-backfill

Scope: abstract-level theory of hierarchy and firm boundaries

At inspection time, the public Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures all-years search for artificial intelligence displayed this work among 50 postings.

confidence: high ssrn-ejournal-listing apw-e1-ssrn-backfill

Scope: universe: filtered O&M Formal & Informal Structures listing; unit: posting; period: all years through 2026-08-20; denominator: 50 displayed postings

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  • O&M membership is evidenced by the retained public Formal & Informal Structures listing result. Its result URL is session-contextual and omits the journal_id; the retained bytes display the exact family label, query, and 50-posting denominator.
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