Strategy, economic organization, and the knowledge economy : the coordination of firms and resources /
By: Foss, Nicolai J
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BookPublisher: Oxford :. Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: ix, 304 p. : ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0199205329Subject(s): Industrial organization ( Economic theory ) | Strategic planning | Knowledge managementDDC classification: 338.6 FO ST Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 338.6 FO ST (Browse shelf) | Available | T0027715 |
Includes bibliographic details and index.
1. Strategy and Economic Organization in the Knowledge Economy; PART I: STRATEGY: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES; 2. The Strategic Theory of the Firm; 3. The Resource-Based View: Aligning Strategy and Competitive Equilibrium; 4. Knowledge-Based Views of the Firm; 5. Strategy, Resources, and Transaction Costs; PART II: ORGANIZATION: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES; 6. Economic Organization and the Knowledge-Economy; 7. Internal Organization in the Knowlege Economy: The Rise and Fall of the Oticon Spaghetti Organization; 8. Performance and Organization in the Knowledge Economy: Innovation and New Human Resource Management Practices; 9. Leadership and Coordination in the Knowledge Economy.
The advent of the knowledge economy changes the ways in which firms organize their activities and strategize in the market place. This book shows how 'knowledge-based approaches' in management studies may be complemented by key ideas from the economics of organization. It is useful for management studies audience, economists and social scientists.