Economic approaches to organizations /
Sytse Douma, Hein Schreuder.
- 5th ed.
- Harlow : Pearson, 2013.
- 437 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Foundations -- 1. Markets and organizations -- 2. Markets -- 3. Organizations -- 4. Information -- 5. Game theory -- Pt. 2. Economic approaches -- 6. Behavioural theory of the firm -- 7. Agency theory -- 8. Transaction cost economics -- 9. Economic contributions to business/competitive strategy -- 10. Economic contributions to corporate strategy -- 11. Evolutionary approaches to organizations -- 12. All in the family -- Pt. 3. Applications -- 13. Mergers and acquisitions -- 14. Hybrid forms -- 15. Corporate governance.
Emphasizes the importance of economic issues and developments in the study of organisations and management. Explaining 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.