Organization and Economic Behaviour

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 8
Organization: A Problem, a Discipline......Page 10
Methodological Options for an Integrated Perspective (for Research-oriented Readers)......Page 18
The Actor......Page 26
Introduction to Part I A Definition of the Actor......Page 28
Knowledge and Preference......Page 30
Decision and Motivation......Page 63
Conclusion to Part I An Actor with Multiple Rationalities......Page 93
Coordination Mechanisms......Page 98
Introduction to Part II A Definition of Coordination......Page 100
Pricing and Voting......Page 108
Authority and Agency......Page 122
Teams......Page 144
Negotiation......Page 165
Norms and Rules......Page 192
Conclusion to Part II Comparing and Combining Coordination Mechanisms......Page 221
Forms of Organization......Page 226
Introduction to Part III A Definition of Organization Form......Page 228
The Configuration of Organization: A Generalized Model......Page 229
The Organization of Work and Human Resources: Systems and Contracts......Page 262
The Organization of Work: Structures......Page 309
The Organization of the Firm......Page 343
Firm Boundaries and Interfirm Organization......Page 384
Conclusion to Part III Economic Organization Beyond Divides: Polymorphism and Reconfigurability......Page 421
Glossary......Page 427
Further Reading......Page 441
Notes......Page 446
Bibliography......Page 453
Index......Page 476