Mrs Robinson's book owed much to Sraffa and can reasonably be regarded as growing out of what had gone before. Chamberlin's work showed more orginality, as he himself was wont to point out, but, for better or for worse, it is current ...
The concept of of 'slack' is used by Cyert and March to refer to payments made to groups within an organisation over and above that needed to keep that group in the organisation. Slack is, therefore, the same as 'economic rent' accruing ...
Radner, R., 91 Raff, D. M. G., 195, 196n33 Raith, M.,173n16 Ramakrisnan, R. T. S., 87n18 Ramseyer, 1. ... 356 Sloan, A. P., 115 Small, K. A., 321 Smirlock, M., 76n10 Smith, A., 7n2, 59n46, 69, 104, 187, 190, 191 Smith, D. G., 173 Smith, ...
The unique aspects of this book includes its discussions of the post-1970 contributions to the theory of the firm; the integration of the theory of the entrepreneur with the theory of the firm; and the theory of privatisation.
Includes over 60 classic papers, these volumes collect together contributions on the theory of the firm, beginning with Ronald Coase's classic work of 1937 and ending with important papers published as late as 1998.
The Theory of the Firm: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management
The theory of the firm is one of the most exciting fields of current economic research. Transaction cost theory, agency theory, contract theory and competency-based theories have all made important...