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.
- ISBN10 0133084876
- ISBN13 9780133084870
- Publish Date 31 March 2001 (first published 1 February 1992)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 30 June 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson Education (US)
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Hardcover
- Language English