The Economic Nature of the Firm

The Economic Nature of the Firm
Author: Randall S. Kroszner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2009-09-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1316025233

This book brings together classic writings on the economic nature and organization of firms, including works by Ronald Coase, Oliver Williamson, and Michael Jensen and William Meckling, as well as more recent contributions by Paul Milgrom, Bengt Holmstrom, John Roberts, Oliver Hart, Luigi Zingales, and others. Part I explores the general theme of the firm's nature and place in the market economy; Part II addresses the question of which transactions are integrated under a firm's roof and what limits the growth of firms; Part III examines employer-employee relations and the motivation of labor; and Part IV studies the firm's organization from the standpoint of financing and the relationship between owners and managers. The volume also includes a consolidated bibliography of sources cited by these authors and an introductory essay by the editors that surveys the new institutional economics of the firm and issues raised in the anthology.

Competition Policy Analysis

Competition Policy Analysis
Author: Einar Hope
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780415226530

As markets become increasingly integrated and globalised, competition policy is facing new challenges. Contributions from leading international experts explore theoretical and methodological issues of practical relevance for the new competition policy order and give examples of practical policy adjustments.

The Theory of the Firm

The Theory of the Firm
Author: Nicolai J. Foss
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2000
Genre: Business enterprises
ISBN: 9780415196390

Global Analysis of Dynamic Models in Economics and Finance

Global Analysis of Dynamic Models in Economics and Finance
Author: Gian Italo Bischi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2012-08-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642295037

The essays in this special volume survey some of the most recent advances in the global analysis of dynamic models for economics, finance and the social sciences. They deal in particular with a range of topics from mathematical methods as well as numerous applications including recent developments on asset pricing, heterogeneous beliefs, global bifurcations in complementarity games, international subsidy games and issues in economic geography. A number of stochastic dynamic models are also analysed. The book is a collection of essays in honour of the 60th birthday of Laura Gardini.​

The Economic Nature of the Firm

The Economic Nature of the Firm
Author: Louis Putterman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1996-01-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521556286

This book brings together selections from the most influential writings on the internal economic organisation of business firms.

The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Author: Ershi Qi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1388
Release: 2013-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642384420

The International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management is sponsored by the Chinese Industrial Engineering Institution, CMES, which is the only national-level academic society for Industrial Engineering. The conference is held annually as the major event in this arena. Being the largest and the most authoritative international academic conference held in China, it provides an academic platform for experts and entrepreneurs in the areas of international industrial engineering and management to exchange their research findings. Many experts in various fields from China and around the world gather together at the conference to review, exchange, summarize and promote their achievements in the fields of industrial engineering and engineering management. For example, some experts pay special attention to the current state of the application of related techniques in China as well as their future prospects, such as green product design, quality control and management, supply chain and logistics management to address the need for, amongst other things low-carbon, energy-saving and emission-reduction. They also offer opinions on the outlook for the development of related techniques. The proceedings offers impressive methods and concrete applications for experts from colleges and universities, research institutions and enterprises who are engaged in theoretical research into industrial engineering and engineering management and its applications. As all the papers are of great value from both an academic and a practical point of view, they also provide research data for international scholars who are investigating Chinese style enterprises and engineering management.

Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms

Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms
Author: Jed DeVaro
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2011-09-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857247603

Contains a stimulating collection of original papers spanning a variety of topics. This title contains three papers on the subject of job design and organizational performance, covering the determinants of multiskilling from a theoretical perspective and also the empirical effect of multiskilling and teams on financial performance.

Handbook of Procurement

Handbook of Procurement
Author: Nicola Dimitri
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2006-09-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1139459252

How can organizations ensure that they can get best value for money in their procurement decisions? How can they stimulate innovations from their dedicated suppliers? With contributions from leading academics and professionals, this 2006 handbook offers expert guidance on the fundamental aspects of successful procurement design and management in firms, public administrations, and international institutions. The issues addressed include the management of dynamic procurement; the handling of procurement risk; the architecture of purchasing systems; the structure of incentives in procurement contracts; methods to increase suppliers' participation in procurement contests and e-procurement platforms; how to minimize the risk of collusion and of corruption; pricing and reputation mechanisms in e-procurement platforms; and how procurement can enhance innovation. Inspired by frontier research, it provides practical recommendations to managers, engineers and lawyers engaged in private and public procurement design.

Future Data and Security Engineering. Big Data, Security and Privacy, Smart City and Industry 4.0 Applications

Future Data and Security Engineering. Big Data, Security and Privacy, Smart City and Industry 4.0 Applications
Author: Tran Khanh Dang
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 621
Release: 2023-11-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9819982960

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Future Data and Security Engineering. Big Data, Security and Privacy, Smart City and Industry 4.0 Applications, FDSE 2023, held in Da Nang, Vietnam, during November 22–24, 2023. The 38 full papers and 8 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 135 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: big data analytics and distributed systems; security and privacy engineering; machine learning and artificial intelligence for security and privacy; smart city and industry 4.0 applications; data analytics and healthcare systems; and short papers: security and data engineering.

Research Handbook on Performance Measurement for Management Control

Research Handbook on Performance Measurement for Management Control
Author: Anne M. Lillis
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2024-11-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 180392067X

Performance measurement is a critical dimension of management control theory and practice, and one of the most widely researched areas of management accounting. The Research Handbook on Performance Measurement for Management Control provides the foundation for the next generation of research in management accounting on performance measurement by canvassing the contemporary landscape of performance measurement research and outlining future research opportunities.