The growth of the firm : the legacy of Edith Penrose
Edith Penrose has been one of the most significant economists of the second part of the 20th century. Her contribution to the theory of the firm has developed the classical tradition in economics, and informed the knowledge-based theory of the firm. It includes fifteen chapters by leading contributors on the aforementioned aspects of her work.
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VI, 330 Seiten : Diagramme ; 24 cm
9780199244164, 9780199248520, 0199244162, 0199248524
248387883
1. Introduction and Overview ; 2. Edith Elura Tilton Penrose: Life, contribution, and influence ; 3. Mrs Penrose and Neoclassical Theory ; 4. The Significance of Penrose's Theory for the Development of Economics ; 5. Edith Penrose and Economics ; 6. Hercules and Penrose ; 7. The Growth of New Ventures: Analysis after Penrose ; 8. A Theory of the (Growth of the) Transnational Firm: A Penrosean perspective ; 9. Edith Penrose, Economics, and Strategic Management ; 10. Edith T. Penrose and Ronald H. Coase on the Nature of the Firm and the Nature of Industry ; 11. Regional Growth Dynamics: A capabilities perspective ; 12. Mismatching by Design: Explaining the dynamics of innovative capabilities of the firm with a Penrosean mark ; 13. Innovation, Profits, and Growth: Penrose and Schumpeter ; 14. The US Corporate Enterprise and 'The Theory of the Growth of the Firm' ; 15. Management Competence, Firm Growth, and Economic Progress
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