Competence, Governance, and Entrepreneurship
Advances in Economic Strategy Research
Published on 24. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-19-925981-6 (ISBN)
Description
The 'theory of the firm' is a significant part of modern economics. Because it informs strategic choices, it is also highly relevant to business administration in particular. Two dominant streams may be identified in the literature, namely the 'competence' and 'governance' perspectives on the firm. While there has been little direct discussion between the main proponents of these perspectives, both claim that they are reaching for a strategic theory of the firm. Such a theory would not only shed light on the classical questions considered in the theory of the firm (e.g. why firms exist, what determines their boundaries and internal organization), but would also be helpful for informing strategy issues, such as understanding strategic flexibility, strategic options, and the sources of competitive advantage.
This volume brings together leading thinkers on competence, governance, and entrepreneurship to advance and stimulate economic strategy research. By pooling and mobilizing intellectual resources of both competence and governance perspectives, the contributions show that an innovative joint venture between these two main perspectives potentially leads to a new avenue of future research on strategic issues such as corporate growth, interfirm cooperation, and corporate entrepreneurship.
This volume brings together leading thinkers on competence, governance, and entrepreneurship to advance and stimulate economic strategy research. By pooling and mobilizing intellectual resources of both competence and governance perspectives, the contributions show that an innovative joint venture between these two main perspectives potentially leads to a new avenue of future research on strategic issues such as corporate growth, interfirm cooperation, and corporate entrepreneurship.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
18 figures and 8 tables
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
541 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-925981-6 (9780199259816)
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Nicolai Foss | Volker Mahnke
Competence, Governance, and Entrepreneurship
Advances in Economic Strategy Research
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08/2000
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Persons
Nicolai Foss is Professor of Economic Organization and Director of the Learning, Incentives, and Knowledge Program at the Copenhagen Business School. His research interests centre around the theory of the firm and strategic management. He has published extensively in academic journals and has also edited a number of volumes on economic organization and firm strategy.
Volker Mahnke is Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy at the Copenhagen Business School. He is project leader for 'The Economics of Knowledge Management and Product Innovation in Buyer/Supplier Systems'. His research interests include the knowledge-based theory of the firm, strategy process, and the impact of knowledge structures on corporate performance.
Volker Mahnke is Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy at the Copenhagen Business School. He is project leader for 'The Economics of Knowledge Management and Product Innovation in Buyer/Supplier Systems'. His research interests include the knowledge-based theory of the firm, strategy process, and the impact of knowledge structures on corporate performance.
Content
1. Advancing Research on Competence, Governance, and Entrepreneurship ; PART I: FUNDAMENTAL PERSPECTIVES ; 2. Strategy Research: Competence and Governance Perspectives ; 3. The Knowledge-Based Approach and Organizational Economics: How much do they really Differ? And how does it Matter? ; 4. On the Tangled Discourse between Transaction Cost Economics and Competence-based Views of the Firm ; PART II: FIRM GROWTH AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ; 5. Is there a Pilot in the Evolutionary Firm? ; 6. An Entrepreneurial Theory of the Firm ; 7. Organizing for Firm Growth: The Interaction between Resource-Accumulating and Organizing Processes ; 8. The Growth of Firms in Theory and Practice ; 9. The Growth of Firms ; PART III: THE DYNAMICS OF GOVERNANCE ; 10. Organizing for Innovation: Co-ordinating Distributed Innovation Capabilities ; 11. The Role of Prior Commitment in Governance Choice ; 12. Knowledge Maturity of Products, Modularity, and the Vertical Boundaries of the Firm ; 13. Inter-firm Collaboration: Contractual and Capabilities-Based Perspectives ; 14. Multiple Considerations in Making Governance Choices: Implications of Transaction Cost Economics, Real Options Theory, and Knowledge-Based Theories of the Firm ; 15. Demand Uncertainty and Asset Flexibility: Incorporating Strategic Options in the Theory of the Firm