On Robinson, Robertson, and the Industrial Organization View
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4297789 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lowell R Jacobsen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-89 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2702 • E-ISSN: 1527-1919 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00182702-2847315 |
| OpenAlex | W2123632716 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 64 |
This article offers a contextualization of strategy in the intellectual history of the early twentieth century. In particular, the Marshall-inspired contributions of Austin Robinson and Dennis Robertson are examined as possible precursors of strategy, with special attention to the industrial organization view as principally developed by Michael Porter, notably with his seminal Competitive Strategy. The aim of this examination, which includes a comparative analysis, is to deepen the historical roots of strategy, an interdisciplinary field that emerged in the 1960s. Marshall's Principles and Industry and Trade are obviously and significantly influential for Robinson and Robertson. Marshall's memorable, if not definitive, phrase "tendency to variation" not only reflects the dynamic nature of business reality but the essence of strategy, which Porter aptly stated is firms "being different
Contextualization · Economics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Linguistics · Management · Phrase · Sociology · Accounting and Organizational Management · Business Strategy and Innovation · Economic Theory and Institutions · Philosophy
Strategy and Structure
The Elgar Companion to Alfred Marshall
Austin Robinson
The Competitive Advantage of Nations
History of Economic Analysis
Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage
Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage
The structure of scientific revolutions
The Nature of the Transnational Firm
The Economics of Imperfect Competition
Fighting Market Failure
The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist
Empty Economic Boxes
Whatever Happened to Marshall's Theory of Value
The Principle of Increasing Risk
The Nature of the Firm
Technical Influences on Vertical Integration
Theories of Industrial Organization
Trends in Business Administration
The Economics of Competitive Enterprise
The Structure of Competitive Industry
Lectures on Economic Principles
Choice, Complexity and Ignorance. An Enquiry into Economic Theory and the Practice of Decision-making
Memorials of Alfred Marshall
The Imperfection of the Market
A Soaring Eagle
Uncertainty and Economic Analysis
The Problem of Management and the Size of Firms
Those Empty Boxes
The Representative Firm
Austin Robinson
Increasing Returns and Economic Progress
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |