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The Theory of the Firm and its Critics: A Stocktaking and Assessment 企业理论及其批评者:盘点与评估

CORI: Contracting & Organizations Research Institute Pub Date : 2005-03-30 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.695484

Nicolai J. Foss, Peter G. Klein

引用次数: 177

Entrepreneurship and the Economic Theory of the Firm: Any Gains from Trade? 企业家精神与企业经济理论:贸易有收益吗?

CORI: Contracting & Organizations Research Institute Pub Date : 2004-08-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.596226

Nicolai J. Foss, Peter G. Klein

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引用次数: 269

The Make-or-Buy Decision: Lessons from Empirical Studies 自制或购买决策:来自实证研究的经验教训

CORI: Contracting & Organizations Research Institute Pub Date : 2004-04-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.529962

Peter G. Klein

引用次数: 227

Organizational Economics in the Food, Agribusiness, and Agricultural Sectors 食品、农业综合企业和农业部门的组织经济学

CORI: Contracting & Organizations Research Institute Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.509003

M. Cook, P. Barry

引用次数: 26

Organizational Economics in Agricultural Policy Analysis 农业政策分析中的组织经济学

CORI: Contracting & Organizations Research Institute Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.509005

J. Macdonald, M. Ahearn, D. Banker

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引用次数: 6

Organizational Issues in the Agri-Food Sector: Toward a Comparative Approach 农业食品部门的组织问题:走向比较方法

CORI: Contracting & Organizations Research Institute Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.509007

C. Ménard, Peter G. Klein

引用次数: 80

Organizational Antecedents of Trust in Producer-Owned Firms 生产者所有企业信任的组织前因

CORI: Contracting & Organizations Research Institute Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.481783

Harvey S. James, Jr., M. Sykuta

引用次数: 2