On the Nature and Scope of the Firm: An Adjustment‐Cost Theory
- 1 October 1997
- journal article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in The Journal of Business
- Vol. 70 (4) , 489-514
- https://doi.org/10.1086/209729
Abstract
I compare alternative game forms for situations where a buyer needs a sequence of human asset services. The hierarchy is defined as a game form in which the par...Keywords
This publication has 23 references indexed in Scilit:
- Property Rights and the Nature of the FirmJournal of Political Economy, 1990
- Bargaining costs, influence costs, and the organization of economic activityPublished by Cambridge University Press (CUP) ,1990
- A Transaction Cost Analysis Model of Channel Integration in International MarketsJournal of Marketing Research, 1990
- An Economist's Perspective on the Theory of the FirmColumbia Law Review, 1989
- The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral IntegrationJournal of Political Economy, 1986
- Slavery and Supervision in Comparative Perspective: A ModelThe Journal of Economic History, 1984
- The F-Connection: Families, Friends, and Firms and the Organization of ExchangePopulation and Development Review, 1980
- Effects of Administrative Control on Efficiency of Vertical Marketing SystemsJournal of Marketing Research, 1976
- A Formal Theory of the Employment RelationshipEconometrica, 1951
- The Nature of the FirmEconomica, 1937