DYNAMICS OF THE FIRM
Strategies of Pricing and Organization
John Groenewegen(Editor)
Edward Elgar Publishing
Published on 1. January 1994
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-85278-934-3 (ISBN)
Description
In interaction with their environment, firms change constantly; in trying to reduce uncertainties, they influence both their markets and the wider socio-political environment. Dynamics of the Firm addresses theoretical, empirical and policy issues concerned with the changing structure of firms. This book seeks to develop a theory of the dynamics of the firm which contrasts with the neoclassical view of the firm as a static production function in a world of given technology and institutions. Papers discussing new institutional theories of the firm in relation to sociological approaches, in which power and trust play an important role, are followed by contributions which focus on empirical issues such as pricing strategies, industrial groups and networking. The public policy implications are discussed extensively.
Offering an original analysis of the organizational structures of firms operating in changing environments, this volume of essays by a distinguished group of economists will be welcomed by students, teachers and researchers in the areas of industrial organization and organizational economics.
Offering an original analysis of the organizational structures of firms operating in changing environments, this volume of essays by a distinguished group of economists will be welcomed by students, teachers and researchers in the areas of industrial organization and organizational economics.
Reviews / Votes
'. . . This is therefore a useful and interesting book.' -- David Young, The Manchester SchoolMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85278-934-3 (9781852789343)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Edited by John Groenewegen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Content
Contents: Introduction 1. Networks and Transactions: Do they Connect? (B. Nooteboom) 2. Facts, Theory and the Pricing Foundation of Post Keynesian Price Theory (F. Lee) 3. Corporate Networks: A US Case Study (F.G. Hayden and K. Stephenson) 4. The Japanese Group (J. Groenewegen) 5. Dynamics of Enterprises; (R)evolution of a Large Enterprise: A case study of Philips Electronics N.V. (P. Merkelbach) 6. The Holding Company in Belgium: A Case Study of the Societe Generale (F. Buelens) 7. Policy Implications of Industrial Transformation (J. Donders and E. van Kooij) Index