principal has full information on production costs. Our theory proposes a new trade-off, one between information rent under …

time. It has gained wide application to the theory of innovation and later to resource-based theories of the firm. Modern …

Summary Does evolutionary theory help, for a theory of the firm, or, more widely, a theory of organization? In this … analogy, is both useful and viable. Why should we try to preserve evolutionary theory, and will such theory stand up to … sustained critical analysis? How useful is it for theory of the firm? Evolutionary theory appears to be the most adequate theory …

This paper applies Israel Kirzner’s theory of entrepreneurship and the Austrian theory of capital to the theory of the … heightened structural uncertainty.Cet article applique la théorie entrepreneuriale d’Israel Kirzner et la théorie Autrichienne du … capital à la théorie de la firme. Plus particulièrement, il explore pourquoi certaines entreprises sont plus à même de réagir …

The paper argues that Israel Kirzner’s theory of entrepreneurship has been influential on a number of related “dynamic …” theories of organization. Kirzner’s theory is animated by a dual concern – the process (rather than the result) of rentseeking … and institutional context, this theory points to the importance of dynamic transaction costs: the coordination costs of …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the usefulness of referring to a theory of the firm as a way to … strongly improve internal consistency in both research and practice. To this end, the paper explores how a theory … consistently analysed. Findings – The research finds that referring to a theory of the firm assists investigating IC-related issues …

against it. The original contribution of the paper lies in developing the analysis of the meaning of the MBV from a theory …/methodology/approach – The paper reviews research on MBV and the theory of the firm, employing a deductive approach that explores criticisms and … advantages of the use of the MBV gap as the symptom and the metrics of IC according to a specific theory of the firm. Findings …

, and shows the relevance of doing so to both theory and practice.  …