Managerial economics and organizational architecture. /
James A. Brickley, Clifford W. Smith, Jerold L. Zimmerman.
- 5th ed.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill Irwin, c2009.
- xxi, 714 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- The McGraw-Hill series in economics .
- McGraw-Hill series in economics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Basic concepts: Introduction -- Economists' view of behaviour -- Markets, organisations and the role of knowledge -- Managerial economics: Demand -- Production and cost -- Market structure -- Pricing with market power --Economics of strategy: Game theory -- Incentive conflicts and contracts -- Designing organizational architecture: Organizational architecture -- Decision rights; the level of employment -- decision rights: Bundling tasks into jobs ans subunits -- Attracting and retaining qualified employees -- Incentive compensation -- Individual performance evaluation -- Divisional performance evaluation -- Application of organizational architecture: Corporate governance -- vertical integration and outsourcing -- Leadership: motivating change within organizations -- Understanding the business environment: The economics of regulations -- Ethics and organizational architecture -- Organizational architecture and the process of management innovation.