The Resource The theory of the growth of the firm, Edith Penrose ; with a new introduction by Christos N. Pitelis
The theory of the growth of the firm, Edith Penrose ; with a new introduction by Christos N. Pitelis
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- Summary
- There are not many books that are genuine classics, and only a handful in business and management whose insights and ideas last for 50 years and more. This book is one of the very few 'must reads' for anybody seriously interested in the role of management within the firm. Originally published in 1959, The Theory of the Growth of the Firm has illuminated and inspired thinking in strategy, entrepreneurship, knowledge creation, and innovation. Edith Penrose's tightly-argued classic laid the foundations for the resource based view of the firm, now the dominant framework in business strategy. She an
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 4th ed., rev. ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xlix, 249 pages)
- Contents
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- Table of contents; Introduction; Preface; I: Introduction; II: The Firm in Theory; III: The Productive Opportunity of the Firm and the 'Entrepreneur'; IV: Expansion Without Merger: The Receding Managerial Limit; V: 'Inherited' Resources and the Direction of Expansion; VI: The Economies of Size and the Economies of Growth; VII: The Economics of Diversification; VIII: Expansion Through Acquisition and Merger; IX: The Rate of Growth of a Firm Through Time; X: The Position of Large and Small Firms in a Growing Economy
- Isbn
- 9780199573844
- Label
- The theory of the growth of the firm
- Title
- The theory of the growth of the firm
- Statement of responsibility
- Edith Penrose ; with a new introduction by Christos N. Pitelis
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- There are not many books that are genuine classics, and only a handful in business and management whose insights and ideas last for 50 years and more. This book is one of the very few 'must reads' for anybody seriously interested in the role of management within the firm. Originally published in 1959, The Theory of the Growth of the Firm has illuminated and inspired thinking in strategy, entrepreneurship, knowledge creation, and innovation. Edith Penrose's tightly-argued classic laid the foundations for the resource based view of the firm, now the dominant framework in business strategy. She an
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- MERUC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Penrose, Edith Tilton
- Dewey number
- 338.7
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD69.S5
- LC item number
- P45 2009eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Pitelis, Christos N
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Industries
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- Industries
- Unternehmenswachstum
- Företagsekonomi
- Nyttokostnadsanalys
- Tillväxtföretag
- Label
- The theory of the growth of the firm, Edith Penrose ; with a new introduction by Christos N. Pitelis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Table of contents; Introduction; Preface; I: Introduction; II: The Firm in Theory; III: The Productive Opportunity of the Firm and the 'Entrepreneur'; IV: Expansion Without Merger: The Receding Managerial Limit; V: 'Inherited' Resources and the Direction of Expansion; VI: The Economies of Size and the Economies of Growth; VII: The Economics of Diversification; VIII: Expansion Through Acquisition and Merger; IX: The Rate of Growth of a Firm Through Time; X: The Position of Large and Small Firms in a Growing Economy
- Control code
- 559017533
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 4th ed., rev. ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xlix, 249 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780199573844
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9786612354670
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 235467
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)559017533
- Label
- The theory of the growth of the firm, Edith Penrose ; with a new introduction by Christos N. Pitelis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Table of contents; Introduction; Preface; I: Introduction; II: The Firm in Theory; III: The Productive Opportunity of the Firm and the 'Entrepreneur'; IV: Expansion Without Merger: The Receding Managerial Limit; V: 'Inherited' Resources and the Direction of Expansion; VI: The Economies of Size and the Economies of Growth; VII: The Economics of Diversification; VIII: Expansion Through Acquisition and Merger; IX: The Rate of Growth of a Firm Through Time; X: The Position of Large and Small Firms in a Growing Economy
- Control code
- 559017533
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 4th ed., rev. ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xlix, 249 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780199573844
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9786612354670
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 235467
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)559017533
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