Towards a Competence Theory of the Firm / Edition 1

by Nicolai J. Foss, Christian Knudsen

Overview

This book explores a new theory of the firm produced through an exchange between management theory and economics. In the process economics is seen to provide a foundational element for strategy research whilst developing a more realistic theory of the firm with a greater emphasis on its internal features. The success of competence theories of the firm also reflects their ability to explain significant trends in the business world, notably the declining importance of conglomerates and critical features in the success of Asian and Japanese business.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415407021
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/06/2006
Series:	Routledge Studies in Business Organizations and Networks
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Foss, Nicolai J.; Knudsen, Christian

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, Nicolai J. Foss; Chapter 2 The Competence Perspective, Christian Knudsen; Chapter 3 The Organization of Industry, Brian Loasby; Chapter 4 Competitive Advantage and the Concept of Core Competence, Bo Eriksen, Jesper Mikkelsen; Chapter 5 Competences, Transaction Costs and Competitive Strategy, Paul Robertson; Chapter 6 Strategic Implications of Business Process Re-Engineering, Bo Eriksen, Raphael Amit; Chapter 7 Analysing the Technology Base of the Firm, Jens Frølev Christensen; Chapter 8 Studies of Key Factors of Product-Development Success, Kirsten Foss, Hanne Harmsen; Chapter 9 The Impact of Foreign Acquisition on the Evolution of Danish Firms, Torben Pedersen, Finn Valentin; Chapter 10 Whither the Competence Perspective?, Nicolai J. Foss;