Title:
Handbook on the economics and theory of the firm.
Author:
Dietrich, Michael.
ISBN:
9781848446489
9781781002407
Publication Information:
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2012.
Physical Description:
588 s.
Series:
Elgar original reference
General Note:
Contents: Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Economics and Theory of the Firm Michael Dietrich and Jackie Krafft PART II: BACKGROUND 2. The Obscure Firm in the Wealth of Nations Michael Best 3. Marx Ugo Pagano 4. Alfred Marshall and the Marshallian Theory of the Firm Jacques-Laurent Ravix 5. Veblen, Commons and the Theory of the Firm Geoff Hodgson 6. Schumpeter Gerhard Hanappi 7. Berle and Means Cecile Cezanne 8. JK Galbraith and the Theory of the Firm Stephen P. Dunn 9. Managerial Theories: Baumol and Marris Olivier Weinstein 10. Behavioural Theory Peter Earl PART III: EQUILIBRIUM AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL THEORIES 11. Agency Theory, Corporate Governance and Finance Hong Bo and Ciaran Driver 12. Hybrid Governance Albert Jolink and Eva Niesten 13. Transaction Cost Empirical Work Richer Carter PART IV: THE MULTINATIONAL FIRM 14.
The Multinational Firm: Characteristics, Activities and Explanations in Historical Context Grazia Ietto-Gillies 15. Internationalisation Theory Mark Casson and Nigel Wadeson 16. The Japanese Firm Sebastien Lechevalier 17. The European Firm Alessandra Colombelli and Francesco Quatraro PART V: DYNAMIC APPROACHES TO THE FIRM 18. Edith Penrose and George Richardson Brian Loasby 19. Nelson and Winter Revisited Markus Becker and Thorbjorn Knudsen 20. Modern Resource-based Theory(ies) Nicolai Foss and Nils Stieglitz 21. Cognitive Theory of the Firm: A Pragmatic Perspective Bart Nooteboom PART VI: MODERN ISSUES 22. Revisiting Chandler on the Theory of the Firm Steven Toms and John Wilson 23. Financialisation and the Firm Michel Aglietta and Antoine Reberioux 24. Firm Growth: Empirical Analysis Alex Coad and Werner Holzl 25. Corporate Governance, Innovative Enterprise and Executive Pay William Lazonick 26.
Innovative Platforms, Complexity and the Knowledge Intensive Firm Pier Paolo Patrucco 27. Small Firms and Industrial Districts Marco Bellandi and Lisa De Propris PART VII: FIRM STRATEGIES 28. Mergers and Acquisitions and Firm Performance John Hagedoorn and Myriam Cloodt 29. R&D and the Firm Paolo Saviotti 30. Creating Novelty through Vertical Relationships between Groups of Complementary Players Martin Fransman 31. Product Innovation when Consumers have Switching Costs Evens Salies 32. Modularity and its Implications for the Theory of the Firm Andreas Reinstaller 33. Innovation Networks Tobias Buchman and Andreas Pyka PART VIII: ECONOMIC POLICY AND THE FIRM 34. Cartel and Monopoly Policy Hugues Bouthinon-Dumas and Frederic Marty 35. R&D and Industrial Policy: Policies to Coordinate Investments in Research under Radical Uncertainty Jean-Luc Gaffard, Sarah Guillou and Lionel Nesta 36. Public Policy in an Entrepreneurial Society Zoltan Acs 37.
The Regulated Firm in Liberalized Network Industries Aad Correlje, John Groenewegen and Jan Jaap Bouma 38. From the Corporation to Venture Capitalism: New Surrogate Markets for Knowledge and Innovation Led Economic Growth Cristiano Antonelli and Morris Teubal Index.
Abstract:
This unique Handbook explores both the economics of the firm and the theory of the firm, two areas which are traditionally treated separately in the literature. On the one hand, the former refers to the structure, organization and boundaries of the firm, while the latter is devoted to the analysis of behaviours and strategies in particular market contexts. The novel concept underpinning this authoritative volume is that these two areas closely interact, and that a framework must be articulated in order to illustrate how linkages can be created. This interpretative framework is comprehensively developed in the editors' introduction, and the expert contributors - more than fifty academics of renowned authority - further elaborate on the linkages in the seven comprehensive sections that follow, encompassing: background; equilibrium and new institutional theories; the multinational firm; dynamic approaches to the firm; modern issues; firms' strategies; and economic policy and the firm. Bridging economics and theory of the firm, and providing both technical and institutional perspectives on real corporations, this path-breaking Handbook will prove an invaluable resource for academics, researchers and students in the fields of economics, heterodox economics, business and management, and industrial organization.
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