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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100132246503
ISBN-139780132246507
eBay Product ID (ePID)39257
Product Key Features
Number of Pages640 Pages
Publication NameEconomics, Organization and Management
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEconomics / General, Management
Publication Year1992
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Roberts, Paul Milgrom
Subject AreaBusiness & Economics
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight49.4 Oz
Item Length10.3 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN91-041359
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentI. THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK. 1. Does Organization Matter? 2. Economic Organization and Efficiency. II. THEORIES OF COORDINATION AND MOTIVATION. 3. Using Prices for Coordination and Motivation. 4. Coordinating Plans and Actions. 5. Incentives and Motivation. 6. Moral Hazard. 7. Risk Sharing and Incentive Contracts. 8. Rents and Efficiency. III. COORDINATION, MOTIVATION, AND MANAGEMENT. 9. Ownership and Property Rights. 10. Employment Policy and Human-Resource Management. 11. Internal Labor Markets, Job Assignments, and Promotions. 12. Compensation and Motivation. 13. Executive and Managerial Compensation. IV. DESIGNING AND CHOOSING ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS. 14. The Classical Theory of Investments and Finance. 15. Financial Structure, Ownership, and Corporate Control. 16. The Boundaries and Structure of the Firm. Glossary. Author and Subject Indexes.
SynopsisA systematic treatment of the economics of the modern firm, this book draws on the insights of a variety of areas in modern economics and other disciplines, but presents a coherent, consistent, innovative treatment of the central problems in organizations of motivating people and coordinating their activities. KEY TOPICS: Introduces the fundamental problems organizations encounter and explains why they occur. Discusses a number of patterns of response -- showing why organizations are structured as they are, why they adopt the policies they do, and how they solve organizational problems themselves., A systematic treatment of the economics of the modern firm, this book draws on the insights of a variety of areas in modern economics and other disciplines, but presents a coherent, consistent, innovative treatment of the central problems in organizations of motivating people and coordinating their activities.