This paper presents a new axiomatization of the Owen value for games with c
oalition structures. The driving force of this new axiomatization is a cons
istency axiom based on an associated game which is not a reduced game. We s
how that the Owen value is the only one satisfying, in addition with other
rather 'standard' properties, a consistency requirement which makes it unne
cessary to perform a particular kind of manipulation. (C) 1999 Elsevier Sci
ence B.V. All rights reserved.