Organizational governance

Nicolai J. Foss; Peter G. Klein

Organizational governance

Research output: Working paper › Research

22 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

This chapter reviews and discusses rational-choice approaches to organizational governance. These approaches are found primarily in organizational economics (virtually no rational-choice organizational sociology exists), particularly in transaction cost economics, principal-agent theory, and the incomplete-contracts or property-rights approach. We distill the main unifying characteristics of these streams, survey each stream, and offer some critical commentary and suggestions for moving forward.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Frederksberg
Publisher	Center for Strategic Management and Globalization
Number of pages	74
ISBN (Print)	9788791815126
Publication status	Published - Oct 2007

Series	SMG Working Paper
Number	11/2007

Keywords

Rational choice
Organizational economics
Governance structures
Governance mechanisms

Access to Document

smg_wp_11Final published version, 813 KBLicence: CC BY-NC-ND

Cite this

@techreport{14859c7099a011dcac24000ea68e967b,

title = "Organizational governance",

abstract = "This chapter reviews and discusses rational-choice approaches to organizational governance. These approaches are found primarily in organizational economics (virtually no rational-choice organizational sociology exists), particularly in transaction cost economics, principal-agent theory, and the incomplete-contracts or property-rights approach. We distill the main unifying characteristics of these streams, survey each stream, and offer some critical commentary and suggestions for moving forward.",

keywords = "virksomhed&politik, Rational choice, Organizational economics, Governance structures, Governance mechanisms",

author = "Foss, {Nicolai J.} and Klein, {Peter G.}",

year = "2007",

month = oct,

language = "English",

isbn = "9788791815126",

series = "SMG Working Paper",

publisher = "Center for Strategic Management and Globalization",

number = "11/2007",

address = "Denmark",

type = "WorkingPaper",

institution = "Center for Strategic Management and Globalization",

}

TY - UNPB

T1 - Organizational governance

AU - Foss, Nicolai J.

AU - Klein, Peter G.

PY - 2007/10

Y1 - 2007/10

N2 - This chapter reviews and discusses rational-choice approaches to organizational governance. These approaches are found primarily in organizational economics (virtually no rational-choice organizational sociology exists), particularly in transaction cost economics, principal-agent theory, and the incomplete-contracts or property-rights approach. We distill the main unifying characteristics of these streams, survey each stream, and offer some critical commentary and suggestions for moving forward.

AB - This chapter reviews and discusses rational-choice approaches to organizational governance. These approaches are found primarily in organizational economics (virtually no rational-choice organizational sociology exists), particularly in transaction cost economics, principal-agent theory, and the incomplete-contracts or property-rights approach. We distill the main unifying characteristics of these streams, survey each stream, and offer some critical commentary and suggestions for moving forward.

KW - virksomhed&politik

KW - Rational choice

KW - Organizational economics

KW - Governance structures

KW - Governance mechanisms

M3 - Working paper

SN - 9788791815126

T3 - SMG Working Paper

BT - Organizational governance

PB - Center for Strategic Management and Globalization

CY - Frederksberg

ER -