Organizations and the Theory of the Firm

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ID7078461
AuthorsTimothy Kuhn (0000-0002-1510-5978, University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author)
Year2020
Pages1-7
Publication date2020-10-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeOTHER
VenueThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoso027.pub2
OpenAlexW4317766528
ISBN9781405165518
LanguageEN
References cited27

Theories of the firm are the primary vehicles by which scholars answer questions about firms' existence, internal operations, modes of securing competitive advantage, and location of boundaries. Starting in economics and moving into management, this entry reviews dominant governance and competence approaches to the theory of the firm, exploring the approaches' implications for theorizing organizations. It concludes by engaging with two alternatives that break with the visions of both the firm and aim of theory in this body of thinking

Business · Competence (human resources · Competence-based management · Competitive advantage · Corporate governance · Economics · Industrial organization · Management · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Organizational economics · Organizational theory · Positive economics · Sociology · Strategic planning · Theory of the firm · Vision · Business Strategy and Innovation · Innovation and Knowledge Management · International Business and FDI · Marketing

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