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Leibenstein, Harvey

Inside the Firm : The Inefficiencies of Hierarchy / Harvey Leibenstein. - Reprint 2014 - 1 online resource (276 p.) : illustrations

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1. Organization and the Procedural Perspective -- CHAPTER 2. Decision Occurrences -- CHAPTER 3. On the Anatomy of Decisions -- CHAPTER 4. Economics of Inertia -- CHAPTER 5. Productivity: The Hidden Prisoner’s Dilemma Analysis -- CHAPTER 6. Conventions, Coordination, and Decisions -- CHAPTER 7. Conventions as a Solution to the Intrafirm Prisoner's Dilemma Problem -- CHAPTER 8. Intrafirm Effort Decisions: Monitoring and Sanctions -- CHAPTER 9. Equilibrium, Entrepreneur ship, and Inertia -- CHAPTER 10. An Implications Sampler -- CHAPTER 11. The Power of Hierarchy -- CHAPTER 12. Specialization, Hierarchy, and Internal Inefficiency -- CHAPTER 13. On Japanese Ethos, Culture, and Management -- CHAPTER 14. Japanese and Western Management Systems: The Contrasts -- CHAPTER 15. Putting It All Together -- APPENDIX. Language, Choice, and Nonoptimization -- References -- Index

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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780674420793 9780674420809

Standard No.: 10.4159/harvard.9780674420809 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Bedrijfsorganisatie.
Competencia imperfecta.
Competition, Imperfect.
Concurrence imparfaite.
Espace (économie politique).
Espace (économie politique).
Économie industrielle.
Industrial management.
Industrial organization (Economic theory).
Organisatietheorie.
Wirtschaft.
Économie industrielle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.
Competition, Imperfect.
Industrial management -- Japan.
Industrial organization (Economic theory).
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.

LC Class. No.: HD2326

Dewey Class. No.: 338.7