Firms, Markets, and Hierarchies - The Transaction Cost Perspective

Klappentext This book examines transaction cost economics! the influential theoretical perspective on organizations and industry that was the subject of Oliver Williamson's seminal book! Markets and Hierarchies (1975). Written by leading economists! sociologists! and political scientists! the essays collected here reflect the fruitful intellectual exchange that is occurring across the major social science disciplines. They examine transaction cost economics' general conceptual orientation! its specific theoretical propositions! its applications to policy! and its use in systematic empirical research. The chapters include classic texts! broad review essays! reflective commentaries! and several new contributions to a wide range of topics! including organizations! regulations and law! institutions! strategic management! game theory! entrepreneurship! innovation! finance! and technical information. Zusammenfassung This text presents a stock-taking of the work that has been done since the appearance of Oliver Williamson's seminal book "Markets and Hierarchies" (Free Press 1975), that gave new life to the concept of transaction cost analysis (introduced by Ronald Coase in the 1930s).

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• Authors: Glenn R. (Cortes Professor of Management) Carroll, Glenn R. Teece Carroll
• Assisted by: Glenn R. Carroll (Editor), Glenn R. (Cortes Professor of Management) Carroll (Editor), Carroll Glenn R. (Editor), David J. Teece (Editor), David J. (Mitsubishi Bank Professor Teece (Editor), Teece David J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1999
• EAN: 9780195119510
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511951-0
• No. of pages: 560
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; History of Ideas, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / General, HISTORY / Social History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Sales & Selling / General, Economic theory & philosophy, Sales & marketing, Microeconomics, Sales and marketing, Economic theory and philosophy