Markets, Organizations and Information. Beyond the Dichotomies of Industrial Organization

Content: 
Front Matter, Page i
Copyright, Page ii
Foreword, Pages v-vi
Preface, Pages vii-viii
Acknowledgements, Page ix
Chapter One - FRESH APPROACHES TO INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION, Pages 1-15
Chapter Two - THE GROWTH OF THE FIRM: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, Pages 17-26
Chapter Three - TOWARDS A THEORY OF THE FIRM, Pages 27-44
Chapter Four - THE APPROPRIATION OF BENEFITS, Pages 45-59
Chapter Five - RISK AND CAPITAL IN AN INFORMATION FAILURES FRAMEWORK, Pages 61-72
Chapter Six - MARKET-LIKE BEHAVIOUR WITHIN THE FIRM, Pages 73-86
Chapter Seven - JOINT COSTS AND JOINT BENEFITS: ALLOCATING THE UNALLOCATABLE, Pages 87-99
Chapter Eight - FIRM-LIKE BEHAVIOUR, Pages 101-116
Chapter Nine - ALLOCATIVE INEFFICIENCY, X-INEFFICIENCY, AND CORPORATE TAKEOVERS, Pages 117-131
Chapter Ten - THE ECONOMIC ROLE OF MARKETING, Pages 133-142
Chapter Eleven - VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE, Pages 143-153
Chapter Twelve - THE MULTI-NATIONAL FIRM, Pages 155-173
INTRODUCTION TO THE CASE STUDIES: INTRODUCTION, Page 175
Case One - PRESSURES FOR INTERNALIZATION (MASSEY-FERGUSON), Pages 177-182
Case Two - WESTERN FIRMS FACE DIFFICULTIES IN CONTRACTING OUT, Pages 183-185
Case Three - NORTHERN TELECOM'S INTERNAL MARKETS, Pages 187-192
Case Four - THE BANANA BUSINESS, Pages 193-201
Case Five - THE NATURE OF RENT: A DEBATE, Pages 203-204
Bibliography, Pages 205-212
Index, Pages 213-217