The Boundaries of the Firm
Critiques, Strategies and Policies
Published on 7. April 1999
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-0-333-71901-5 (ISBN)
Description
What is the nature of the firm? Why do firms adopt certain strategies in preference to others? What are the competitive implications of large firm mergers and alliances for government policy? This book shows how these questions are closely interrelated and explores the implications this has for the formulation of corporate strategy and public policy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 147 mm
Weight
572 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-71901-5 (9780333719015)
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Content
Preface - Acknowledgements - Overview - SECTION 1: CRITIQUES - Industrial Structure, Rivalry and Innovation: Theory and Evidence - How Economists Can Accept Shackles Critique of Economic Doctrines Without Arguing Themselves Out of Their Jobs - Markets, False Hierarchies and the Evolution of the Modern Corporation - The Economics of Trust - SECTION 2: STRATEGIES - The R&D Function; Corporate Strategy and Structure - Boeing, Corporate Strategy and Technological Change - Towards a Theory of Multinational Enterprise - Collaborative Strategies of Firms; Theory and Evidence - SECTION 3: POLICIES - Industrial Collaborative Activity and the Completion of the Internal Market - Mergers, Acquisitions and the Completion of the Internal Market - Industrial Collaboration and the European Internal Market - Bibliography - Index