Economic approaches to organizations

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Pearson Education, 2013Edition: 5ª edDescription: xvi + 437 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780273735298

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Part I Foundations 1 Markets and organizations 2 Markets 3 Organizations 4 Information 5 Game theory Part II Economic Approaches 6 Behavioural theory of the firm 7 Agency theory 8 Transaction cost economics 9 Economic contributions to business / competitive strategy10 Economic contributions to corporate strategy11 Evolutionary approaches to organizations 23812 All in the family Part III Applications 13 Mergers and acquisitions 14 Hybrid forms 15 Corporate governance

Summary: Now in its fifth edition, Economic Approaches to Organisations remains one of the few texts to emphasize the importance of economic issues and developments in the study of organisations and management. It explains in a non-technical way different 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 is packed with practical examples from real-world companies, helping you to understand how the concepts relate to economic and organizational problems happening in the world today.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona Libre acceso	HD30.22 DOU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B00671

Now in its fifth edition, Economic Approaches to Organisations remains one of the few texts to emphasize the importance of economic issues and developments in the study of organisations and management. It explains in a non-technical way different 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 is packed with practical examples from real-world companies, helping you to understand how the concepts relate to economic and organizational problems happening in the world today.