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The Special Case of Diseconomies of Scale

25 September 2023
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Last Updated on 12 May 2025 at 11:03

Interestingly, there is a point where growing bigger can even increase per-unit costs, known as diseconomies of scale. This phenomenon can be counterintuitive because economies of scale suggest that larger organizations, due to their size, should have lower per-unit costs.

However, the reality is different.

Why ?

 

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Elena Debbaut is a strategic execution expert to boards and executive teams. She leads and advises on complex transformations when governance barriers, internal politics, or structural fragmentation prevent organizations from executing critical decisions.

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• governance-constrained transformation
• operational restructuring
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