Economic Approaches to Organizations - Couverture rigide

Douma, Sytse; Schreuder, Hein

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0137887612 ISBN 13 : 9780137887613

Editeur : Prentice Hall, 1997

Synopsis

Economic Approaches to Organizations, 2nd edition assumes no previous knowledge of economics but introduces the student of organization and management to the use of economics in this area. The text explains and compares, in a non-technical way, the behavioural theory of the firm, agency theory, transaction cost economics, and recent economic contributions to strategic management and evolutionary theory. It might easily be used as a companion volume to a text on organizations or strategic management.

Instructor's Manual (0-13-080464-9).

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

• Why do Organizations exist?

 

•  What is the relationship between markets and organizations?

 

• When does one perform better than the other? 

 

The Answers: Economic Approaches to Organizations.

 

Now in its fourth edition, Economic Approaches to Organizations remains one of the few texts to emphasize the importance of economic issues and developments in the study of organizations and management.

 

It explains in a non-technical way economic approaches such as behavioural theory of the firm, game theory, agency theory, transaction cost economics, economics of strategy and evolutionary approaches. This latest edition also shows how different economic approaches are applied in practice with a new Part III Applications.  

 

 

New to the fourth edition:

 

·        New part III Applications includes 3 new chapters on mergers and acquisitions, hybrid forms (like joint ventures, business groups and franchising) and corporate governance.

 

·        Step – by- step conceptual framework to explain the fundamental economic approach to organizations is updated to include coverage of the environment and institutions.

 

·        Heavier emphasis on institutional and evolutionary perspectives is carried through the text as well as greater coverage of the resource based view of strategy and the introduction of the concept of dynamic capabilities.

 

This is an ideal textbook for a course on Organization and Management from an economic perspective. The text can also be used as a supplement to a larger text on Organization and Management or Strategic Management. Economics students will benefit from a concise introduction to a field that is related, but all too often unexplored.

 

Sytse Douma is professor of Business Administration at Tilburg University. 

 

Hein Schreuder is Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Acquisitions at Royal DSM N.V., honorary professor of Business Economics at Maastricht University and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quatrième de couverture

 Now in its third edition , Economic Approaches to Organizations is one of the few texts to place any emphasis on the importance of economic issues and developments in the study of organizations and management. It explains in a non-technical way the behavioural theory of the firm, game theory, agency theory, transaction cost economics, economic contributions to strategic management, and evolutionary approaches. No prior knowledge of economics is assumed and explanations to the economic background needed to understand the arguments are provided in the text itself.  Features of the third edition include:

• starts by building a step-by-step conceptual framework to explain the fundamental economic approach to organizations

• building on the fundamentals, six further chapters discuss the different economic approaches

• contains a broad range of pedagogical features such as real-life examples, end-of-chapter questions, quotations, diagrams and suggestions for further reading and study

• an Instructor's Manual is available containing answers to the questions in the text, supplementary questions and overheads

 This text is suitable for students of Organization, Management and Economics alike. It makes the ideal supplement to a larger text on Organizations or Strategic Management as well providing a concise introduction for economic students to the analysis of organizations from an economic perspective.   Sytse Douma is professor of Business Administration at Tilburg University.  Hein Schreuder is Vice President of Corporate Planning and Development at DSM N.V. and professor of Business Administration at Maastricht University.   

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prentice Hall
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0137887612
• ISBN 13: 9780137887613
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible