The classical concept of organizations as comprising solitary 'walled-in' actors with clear operational boundaries is increasingly being challenged. On the one hand, established organizational forms have been supplemented by a whole variety of new ones that only partially exhibit their...

In light of the under-explored potential of Simon's theory of altruism, the purpose of the present article is to review this explanation of altruism and to point out some of its implications for behavioural economics and theories of economic organization. In the course of the argument, this...

We discuss the microfoundations of routines and capabilities, including why a microfoundations view is needed and how it may inform work on organizational and competitive heterogeneity. Building on extant research, we identify three primary categories of micro-level components underlying...