the text has five highly original and easy to understand chapters on the economics of organization, answering the question of why firms exist. It allows the reader to examine economic efficiency from both outside of the firm and within the organization for the first time in one text.
Uses many real world examples from the popular business press to demonstrate key points, explaining each with economic tools.
designed to appeal to AACSB accredited institutions, using such real-world examples as the caterpillar strike to unfold the concept of bargaining.
Draws upon economic theory to create a treatment of managerial issues that is integrated with traditional business disciplines, including finance, human resource management and organizational behavior.
develops, for example, the incentives working under conditions of asset specificity, and examines how contracts may be structured to create an efficient agreement.
Examines organizational issues in a changing environment, including-
popular issues of downsizing, outsourcing, the make and buy decision, innovation, core competencies, subcontracting, corporate control and lifetime employment.
Focuses on the evolution of the firm, spanning from mass production using semi-skilled workers to high value added corporations using knowledge workers.
Conveys concepts in a clear, conversational manner, resulting in a book that is easy to read, yet maintains a high level of rigor and analytic content.
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