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Economics, Organization and Management (92 Edition)

by Paul Milgrom

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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. 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.

Table of Contents

I. 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.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780132246507
With:
Roberts, John
Author:
Roberts, John
Author:
Milgrom, Paul
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Location:
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :
Subject:
Management
Subject:
Organization
Subject:
Economics
Subject:
Microeconomics
Subject:
Managerial economics
Subject:
Economics - Microeconomics
Subject:
Economics - General
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume:
10
Publication Date:
February 1992
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
600
Dimensions:
10.48x8.08x1.38 in. 3.05 lbs.

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