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This book reviews the theory of the firm and the large modern corporation. Examining the process of entrepreneurial capitalism in which firms come into existence, then managerial capitalism and the changing motives of management in corporations - The Corporation is a thorough and thoughtful account. Of interest to students and academics in the area, this book will also prove to be an intriguing read for professionals.
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The Corporation Arguably, the most important economic development of the twentieth century was the evolution of the large corporations, with some growing to become more powerful than entire nations. This book is a comprehensive study into these firms. Looking at the life of a firm and its growth into a corporation, Dennis C. Mueller turns his expert eye to such themes as: • • • • the goals of managers corporate governance structures investment in capital mergers and acquisitions. Accessibly written and giving equal weight to theoretical and empirical developments in the field, The Corporation will be an excellent guide for students and academics involved in the theory of the firm, corporate governance and also for the interested business reader. Dennis C. Mueller is Professor of Economics at the University of Vienna, Austria. © 2003 Dennis C. Mueller “fm” — 2003/1/4 — 9:28 — page i — #1 Routledge studies in business organizations and networks 1 Democracy and Efficiency in the Economic Enterprise Edited by Ugo Pagano and Robert Rowthorn 2 Towards a Competence Theory of the Firm Edited by Nicolai J. Foss and Christian Knudsen 3 Uncertainty and Economic Evolution Essays in honour of Armen A. Alchian Edited by John R. Lott Jr 4 The End of the Professions? The restructuring of professional work Edited by Jane Broadbent, Michael Dietrich and Jennifer Roberts 5 Shopfloor Matters Labor–management relations in twentieth-century American manufacturing David Fairris 6 The Organisation of the Firm International business perspectives Edited by Ram Mudambi and Martin Ricketts 7 Organizing Industrial Activities Across Firm Boundaries Anna Dubois 8 Economic Organisation, Capabilities and Coordination Edited by Nicolai Foss and Brian J. Loasby 9 The Changing Boundaries of the Firm Explaining evolving inter-firm relations Edited by Massimo G. Colombo 10 Authority and Control in Modern Industry Theoretical and empirical perspectives Edited by Paul L. Robertson 11 Interfirm Networks Organization and industrial competitiveness Edited by Anna Grandori © 2003 Dennis C. Mueller “fm” — 2003/1/4 — 9:28 — page ii — #2 12 Privatization and Supply Chain Management Andrew Cox, Lisa Harris and David Parker 13 The Governance of Large Technical Systems Edited by Olivier Coutard 14 Stability and Change in High-Tech Enterprises Organisational practices and routines Neil Costello 15 The New Mutualism in Public Policy Johnston Birchall 16 An Econometric Analysis of the Real Estate Market and Investment Peijie Wang 17 Managing Buyer–Supplier Relations The winning edge through specification management Rajesh Nellore 18 Supply Chains, Markets and Power Mapping buyer and supplier power regimes Andrew Cox, Paul Ireland, Chris Lonsdale, Joe Sanderson and Glyn Watson 19 Managing Professional Identities Knowledge, performativity, and the ‘new’ professional Edited by Mike Dent and Stephen Whitehead 20 A Comparison of Small & Medium Enterprises in Europe and in the USA Solomon Karmel and Justin Bryon 21 Workaholism in Organizations Antecedents and consequences