The Economics Of Business Enterprise

Author : Martin Ricketts
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9781785360930

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This new edition of The Economics of Business Enterprise provides a comprehensive survey of the theory of the firm from the perspective of New Institutional Economics. It continues to emphasise the role of the entrepreneur within the firm and the emergence of institutional responses to rent seeking. Neoclassical, Transactions Cost, Austrian, Public Choice and Property Rights perspectives are contrasted and used to analyse private governance arrangements, contemporary developments in organisational form such as ‘the sharing economy’ and the regulatory framework.

Author : Martin J. Ricketts
Publisher : Prentice Hall Europe
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Agentteori
ISBN : UCSC:32106013492084

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The Economics of Business Enterprise by Martin J. Ricketts Pdf

Discusses business enterprise and exchange, describing how transaction cost theory affects the view of business enterprise. The overall theme is one of the problem of information and transactional difficulties in the business setting, with reference to analytical tools such as the Edgeworth box.

Author : Martin Ricketts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1785360922

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The Economics of Business Enterprise by Martin Ricketts Pdf

In its Fourth Edition, this textbook explores how economic activity is organised from a new institutional economics perspective. Using transactions costs as a continuing theme, the book delivers the necessary skills to understand the evolution of organisational forms and the strengths and weaknesses of different varieties of private and public governance.The importance of entrepreneurship is emphasised throughout. Public policy concerning competition, regulation and the public utilities is used to illustrate the involvement of subjective judgements about transactions costs in all types of organisational choice.Key features of the Fourth Edition: * Using impartial analysis, Martin Ricketts evaluates business enterprise through Neoclassical, Austrian and Evolutionary economics, allowing students to learn the strengths and weaknesses of each methodological perspective* Using a clear conceptual framework, the author explains principal-agent theory and the transactions costs paradigm in detail* The chapters are designed around a set of classic papers, giving students an understanding of the historical development of the discipline* Updated examples emphasise the applicability to different technological circumstances and the dynamic nature of studying economic organisation* Additional examples are included for teachers to further discussion or create extended seminar work. A key resource for advanced undergraduate courses or an excellent introductory text at graduate level, this Fourth Edition will provide students of economics, business and political economy with a greater awareness of how business enterprises operate and adapt in response to technological change and competition.

Author : Martin J. Ricketts
Publisher : Brighton, Sussex : Wheatsheaf Books
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015012993476

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The Economics of Business Enterprise by Martin J. Ricketts Pdf

Author : Thorstein Veblen
Publisher : Musaicum Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788027200580

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The Theory of Business Enterprise by Thorstein Veblen Pdf

This eBook edition of "The Theory of Business Enterprise" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Theory of Business Enterprise is a political economy book that looks at the growing corporate domination of culture and the economy. At its heart The Theory of Business Enterprise is an analysis of two intertwined but clashing motivations; that of business and that of industry. Business is the making of profits. Industry is the making of goods. "The captains of industry" curtailed production in order to keep prices and profits high. The worst fears of businessmen was a "free run of production" which would essentially collapse all profits. In this book, which was published in 1904 during the height of American concern with the growth of business combinations and trusts, Veblen employed his evolutionary analysis to explain these new forms. He saw them as a consequence of the growth of industrial processes in a context of small business firms that had evolved earlier to organize craft production. Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was an American economist and sociologist. He is well known as a witty critic of capitalism. Veblen is famous for the idea of "conspicuous consumption." Conspicuous consumption, along with "conspicuous leisure," is performed to demonstrate wealth or mark social status. Veblen explains the concept in his best-known book, The Theory of the Leisure Class. Within the history of economic thought, Veblen is considered the leader of the institutional economics movement. Veblen's distinction between "institutions" and "technology" is still called the Veblenian dichotomy by contemporary economists.

Author : Thorstein Veblen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258958562

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The Theory of Business Enterprise by Thorstein Veblen Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.

Author : Gavin Reid
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134827435

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Small Business Enterprise by Gavin Reid Pdf

The role of small business enterprise in a mature market economy is one of the major issues in contemporary industrial organization, and is the focus of this book. Small Business Enterprise brings new standards of rigour and insight into the study of small firms by importing contemporary ideas from industrial economics and by using up-to-date statistical and econometric techniques. Based on a uniquely rich set of data, Small Business Enterprise focuses on the early period after start-up of the small firm. It investigates competitive niches and how they are established, determinants of growth and profitability, the factors fostering survivial, and many other central issues. This core of economic analysis is complemented by an innovative case profile approach, which considers the real behaviour of small firms in a competitive environment; and a section on the political economy of small firms, which looks at the ethics of competition and the enterprise culture.

Author : Thorstein Veblen
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : EAN:8596547672562

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The Theory of Business Enterprise by Thorstein Veblen Pdf

This eBook edition of "The Theory of Business Enterprise" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Theory of Business Enterprise is a political economy book that looks at the growing corporate domination of culture and the economy. At its heart The Theory of Business Enterprise is an analysis of two intertwined but clashing motivations; that of business and that of industry. Business is the making of profits. Industry is the making of goods. "The captains of industry" curtailed production in order to keep prices and profits high. The worst fears of businessmen was a "free run of production" which would essentially collapse all profits. In this book, which was published in 1904 during the height of American concern with the growth of business combinations and trusts, Veblen employed his evolutionary analysis to explain these new forms. He saw them as a consequence of the growth of industrial processes in a context of small business firms that had evolved earlier to organize craft production. Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was an American economist and sociologist. He is well known as a witty critic of capitalism. Veblen is famous for the idea of "conspicuous consumption." Conspicuous consumption, along with "conspicuous leisure," is performed to demonstrate wealth or mark social status. Veblen explains the concept in his best-known book, The Theory of the Leisure Class. Within the history of economic thought, Veblen is considered the leader of the institutional economics movement. Veblen's distinction between "institutions" and "technology" is still called the Veblenian dichotomy by contemporary economists.

Author : Abraham Edel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351302470

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The Theory of Business Enterprise by Abraham Edel Pdf

Veblen has been claimed and rejected both by sociologists and economists as being one of theirs. He enriched and attacked both disciplines, as he did so many others: philosophy, history, social psychology, politics, and linguistics. Because he took all knowledge as necessary and relevant to adequate understanding, Veblen was a holistic analyst of the social process. First published in 1904, this classic analysis of the U.S. economy has enduring value today. In it, Veblen posited a theory of business fluctuations and economic growth which included chronic depression and inflation. He predicted the socioeconomic changes that would occur as a result: militarism, imperialism, fascism, consumerism, and the development of the mass media as well as the corporate bureaucracy. Douglas Dowd's introduction places the volume within the traditions of both macroeconomics and microeconomics, tracing Veblen's place among social thinkers, and the place of this volume in the body of his work.

Author : Pietro Frigato,Francisco J. Santos-Arteaga
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000006865

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The Dark Places of Business Enterprise by Pietro Frigato,Francisco J. Santos-Arteaga Pdf

This book considers Thorstein Veblen’s central preoccupation with the dark places of business enterprise, an integral part of the old institutional economics. Combining the contributions made by Karl William Kapp and Philip Mirowski, it proposes the systematization of an adjourned institutional theory of social costs of business enterprise useful for the analysis of contemporary crises. The Dark Places of Business Enterprise explores the research potential of the theory of social costs for the analysis of actual business behavior in the current globalized privatization regime. It begins with a detailed outline of Veblen’s critique of business enterprise and market competition before illustrating the methodical enrichment of this approach through Kapp’s work. Finally, it concludes by proposing the integration of the Veblenian-Kappian approach with Mirowski’s theory of markets and business doubt manufacture. The resulting theory of social costs will shed light on the ubiquitous business control of society under the now dominant computer-based technological infrastructure. This interdisciplinary foundation of the theory of social costs, encompassing knowledge from computer science and engineering to natural sciences, provides the tools required to analyze this great transformation.

Author : George Johnson Cady
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Industries
ISBN : UCAL:$B90272

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Economics of Business Enterprise by George Johnson Cady Pdf

Author : Joshua Bishop
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781136497124

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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise by Joshua Bishop Pdf

This book is a product of the TEEB study (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity). It provides important evidence of growing corporate concern about biodiversity loss and offers examples of how leading companies are taking action to conserve biodiversity and to restore ecosystems. This book reviews indicators and drivers of biodiversity loss and ecosystem decline, and shows how these present both risks and opportunities to all businesses. It examines the changing preferences of consumers for nature-friendly products and services, and offers examples of how companies are responding. The book also describes recent initiatives to enable businesses to measure, value and report their impacts and dependencies on biodiversity and ecosystem services. The authors review a range of practical tools to manage biodiversity risks in business, with examples of how companies are using these tools to reduce costs, protect their brands and deliver real business value. The book also explores the emergence of new business models that deliver biodiversity benefits and ecosystem services on a commercial basis, the policy enabling frameworks needed to stimulate investment and entrepreneurship to realize such opportunities, and the obstacles that must be overcome. The book further examines how businesses can align their actions in relation to biodiversity and ecosystem services with other corporate responsibility initiatives, including community engagement and poverty reduction. Finally, the book concludes with a summary and recommendations for action.

Author : Peter Davies,Jacek Brant
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415344328

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Business, Economics and Enterprise by Peter Davies,Jacek Brant Pdf

This book is for newly qualified teachers and PGCE students of business education and economics. It covers the training standards for NQTS but goes beyond this with a focus on the subject expertise they bring into teaching.

Author : Peter Temin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226792057

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Inside the Business Enterprise by Peter Temin Pdf

How do business enterprises control their subunits? In what ways do existing paths of communication within a firm affect its ability to absorb new technology and techniques? How do American banks affect how companies operate? Do theoretical constructs correspond to actual behavior? Because business enterprises are complex institutions, these questions can prove difficult to address. All too often, firms are treated as the atoms of economics, the irreducible unit of analysis. This accessible volume, suitable for course use, looks more closely at the American firm—into its internal workings and its genesis in the Gilded Age. Focusing on the crucial role of imperfect and asymmetric information in the operation of enterprises, Inside the Business Enterprise forges an innovative link between modern economic theory and recent business history.

Author : Gavin Reid
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134302727

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The Foundations of Small Business Enterprise by Gavin Reid Pdf

In this extended and novel entrepreneurial analysis of small firm inception and growth, a leading authority in the field develops a new kind of ‘micro-micro’ analysis, applying rigorous methods from economics, accounting and finance to gain a deeper understanding of micro-firms, examining performance, hierarchy, capital structure, monitoring and control, flexibility, innovation, and information systems.