Martin Ricketts, a leading scholar in this field, has selected the seminal papers from a variety of traditions that illustrate the evolution of thinking on 'the firm' over a considerable period of time. The firm as a vehicle for entrepreneurial initiative and the exercise of business judgement...

Part 1. Some problems of organization theory and the potential of process organization theory -- Why assumptions in organization theory do not work for explaining organizing in a world on the move -- Assumptions for organizing in a world on the move -- Part 2. Toward a process theory of...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The theory of specialization -- Chapter 3: The theory of incentive -- Chapter 4: The theory of authority and communication -- Chapter 5: The theory of decision making -- Chapter 6: The theory of executive function and process -- Chapter 7: The theory of...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The theory of specialization -- Chapter 3: The theory of incentive -- Chapter 4: The theory of authority and communication -- Chapter 5: The theory of decision making -- Chapter 6: The theory of executive function and process -- Chapter 7: The theory of...