Managerial economics and organizational architecture. /
James A. Brickley, Clifford W. Smith, Jerold L. Zimmerman.
- 6th ed.
- New York: McGraw-Hill, 2016.
- xxvi, 739 p. : ill. (some col.) ;
- The McGraw-Hill series in economics .
- McGraw-Hill series in economics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: 1. Basic concepts: Introduction -- Economists' view of behaviour -- Exchange of markets -- 2. Managerial economics: Demand -- Production and cost -- Market structure -- Pricing with market power -- Economics of strategy: Creating and capturing value -- Economics of strategy: game theory -- Incentive conflicts and contracts -- 3. Designing organizational architecture: Organizational architecture -- Decision rights; the level of employment -- Decision rights: Bundling tasks into jobs and subunits -- Attracting and retaining qualified employees -- Incentive compensation -- Individual performance evaluation -- Divisional performance evaluation -- 4. 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 -- Index --