Entrepreneurship and the Firm: Austrian Perspectives on Economic Organization [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Nicolai J. Foss (Editor), Peter G. Klein (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2002 | ISBN-10: 1840646608 | ISBN-13: 978-1840646603 | Edition: illustrated edition

While characteristically "Austrian" themes such as entrepreneurship, economic calculation, tacit knowledge and the temporal structure of capital are clearly relevant to the business firm, Austrian economists have said relatively little about management, organization and strategy. This work features 12 chapters that all seek to advance the understanding of these issues by drawing on Austrian ideas. Building on existing research in transaction cost economics, agency theory, evolutionary economics and the resource-based theory of the firm, the authors cover a wide range of theoretical and applied topics. These include knowledge management, authority and hierarchy, modularity, corporate restructuring, telecommunications regulation and competitive advantage. They clearly show how Austrian ideas can usefully engage, challenge and extend more mainstream perspectives on economic organization.

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About the Author

Nicolai J. Foss, Professor, Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and Peter G. Klein, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Georgia, Athens

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub; illustrated edition edition (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840646608
• ISBN-13: 978-1840646603
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,747,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)