The exciting developments that have occurred in economic organisational theory, up until now discussed in technical journals, are made accessible to undergraduate students of Strategic Economics modules in a clearly structured format. With coverage of contemporary issues, authoritative references, numerous applications, exercises and problems – all accompanied by invaluable website-based resources – this book provides a sound introduction to economics, organization and management.
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With coverage of contemporary issues, references, numerous applications, exercises and problems, this book provides an introduction to economics, organization and management. It presents the developments that have occurred in economic organisational theory.
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Part I: Positioning
Chapter 1Introduction
Chapter 2Primer:Economic concepts for organization

Part II: Two Benchmarks
Chapter 3Welfare theorem
Chapter 4Coase theorem

Part III: Complete Contracts
Chapter 5Principal-agent models
Chapter 6Hidden action problem
Chapter 7Hidden characteristics problem

Part IV: Incomplete Contracts
Chapter 8Transaction and influence costs
Chapter 9Ownership rights
Chapter 10Self-enforcing contracts

Part V: Business Strategy
Chapter 11Strategy Typology

Part VI: Limited Cognition
Chapter 12Limited Cognition and Organization
Chapter 13Biases in decision making

Part VII: Coordination
Chapter 14Co-ordination
Chapter 15Complementarity

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Product details

ISBN
9780077099923
Published
2003-03-16
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Weight
994 gr
Height
262 mm
Width
194 mm
Thickness
20 mm
Age
U, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
528

Biographical note

George Hendrikse is a Professor at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.