Economic Approaches to Organization, 6th Edition

Now in its fifth edition, Economic Approaches to Organisations remains one of the few texts to emphasize the importance of economic issues and developments in the study of organisations and management. It explains 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. This latest edition is packed with practical examples from real-world companies, helping you to understand how the concepts relate to economic and organizational problems happening in the world today.

Table of Contents

Part I Foundations
Chapter 1 Markets And Organizations
Chapter 2 Markets
Chapter 3 Organizations
Chapter 4 Information
Chapter 5 Game Theory
Chapter 6 Econs And Humans

Part II Economic Approaches
Chapter 7 Behavioural Theory Of The Firm
Chapter 8 Agency Theory
Chapter 9 Transaction Cost Economics
Chapter 10 Economic Contributions To Business/Competitivestrategy
Chapter 11 Economic Contributions To Corporate Strategy
Chapter 12 Evolutionary Approaches To Organizations
Chapter 13 All In The Family