This article connects theory of learning with theory of governance, in the context of inter-firm relations. It … recognizes fundamental criticism of transaction cost economics (TCE), but preserves elements from that theory. Two kinds of …

By employing modularity theory, we study the general phenomenon of open-source collaboration, which includes, e …

This article connects theory of learning with theory of governance, in the context of inter-firm relations. It … recognizes fundamental criticism of transaction cost economics (TCE), but preserves elements from that theory. Two kinds of …

Traditional economic studies of innovation, built on the contribution of Schumpeter, cannot explain why firms of the … same size and market power can show largely different innovation performances. Contrastingly, the literature on corporate … governance provides some useful insights for understanding corporate innovation activity, to the extent that such literature …

-country dynamic Ricardian model with endogenous innovation and hold-up problems, the value chain consists of two activities …, innovation and production. Entry in the market happens through R&D and entrants face two decisions. The 'location decision … perform innovation and production within the same vertically integrated structure or not. In this framework, the quality of …

This paper offers a sketch of what an economic theory of the firm would look like if it were founded on the thought of … Joseph Schumpeter, particularly on Chapters 1-2 of his Theory of Economic Development. Schumpeterian analysis requires an … particular, a conceptualization relevant to complex organizations and complex tasks. It is argued that the production theory …

This paper uses a cognitive theory of firms and organizations, with a focus on learning and innovation.Here, cognition … between that cognitive theory and Penrose's theory of the growth of the firm.As in Penrose's work, the focus is on learning … collaboration between firms, for learning and innovation, in the combination of capabilities between rather than within the firm …