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Inside the capitalist firm : an evolutionary theory of the principal agent-relation
- This book deals with the inner life of the capitalist firm. There we find numerous conflicts, the most important of which concerns the individual employment relationship which is understood as a principal-agent problem between the manager, the principal, who issues orders that are to be followed by the employee, the agent. Whereas economic theory traditionally analyses this relationship from a (normative) perspective of the firm in order to support the manager in finding ways to influence the behavior of the employees, such that the latter – ideally – act on behalf of their superior, this book takes a neutral stance. It focusses on explaining individual behavioral patterns and the resulting interactions between the actors in the firm by taking sociological, institutional, and above all, psychological research into consideration. In doing so, insights are gained which challenge many assertions economists take for granted.
Author details: | Malcolm H. DunnGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-65151 |
ISBN: | 978-3-86956-247-6 |
Publication series (Volume number): | Potsdam Economic Studies (1) |
Publisher: | Universitätsverlag Potsdam |
Place of publishing: | Potsdam |
Publication type: | Monograph/Edited Volume |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 2013 |
Publication year: | 2013 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2013/12/13 |
Tag: | Principal agent relation; conflict management; evolutionary economics; firm behaviour; transaction costs |
Number of pages: | xxii, 358 |
RVK - Regensburg classification: | QP 342 ; QC 100 ; QC 131 |
Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
Publishing method: | Universitätsverlag Potsdam |
License (German): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |
External remark: | JEL-Klassifikation: D21 , D23 , L2 In Printform erschienen im Universitätsverlag Potsdam: Dunn, Malcolm: Inside the capitalist firm : an evolutionary theory of the principal agent-relation / Malcolm Dunn. – Potsdam : Universitätsverlag Potsdam, 2013. – xxii, 358 S. : graph. Darst. (Potsdam Economic Studies ; 1) ISSN (print) 2196-8691 ISSN (online) 2196-9302 ISBN 978-3-86956-247-6 --> bestellen |