The Modern Firm, Corporate Governance and Investment

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The Modern Firm, Corporate Governance and Investment is written by Per-Olof Bjuggren and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1848449054 (ISBN 10) and 9781848449053 (ISBN 13).

This book explores the revolutionary development of the theory of the firm over the past 35 years. Despite rapid progress in the field, new developments in the microeconomic and industrial organization literature have been relatively scant. This book attempts to redress the balance by providing a comprehensive overview of the theory of the firm before moving on to explore firms and the organization of their economic activities. The contributors investigate the impact of ownership structure and board composition on firm performance, and examine how the institutional framework of an economy affects investment decisions. More specifically, detailed studies of topics including contracts, authority, competence blocs, institutional impacts and corporate governance mechanisms are presented. This unique blend of financial economics and industrial organization perspectives on the corporate firm will prove a stimulating read for scholars and researchers of economics, business administration and law.