Social Norms and the Theory of the Firm

Social Norms and the Theory of the Firm
Title Social Norms and the Theory of the Firm PDF eBook
Author Douglas E. Stevens
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Total Pages 241
Release 2018-10-18
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 1108423329

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Demonstrates the importance of social norms to firms and markets through historical context and theoretical and empirical evidence.

The Theory of the Firm

The Theory of the Firm
Title The Theory of the Firm PDF eBook
Author Nicolai J. Foss
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Total Pages 536
Release 2000
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 9780415196413

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Law and Social Norms

Law and Social Norms
Title Law and Social Norms PDF eBook
Author Eric Posner
Publisher Harvard University Press
Total Pages 276
Release 2009-07-01
Genre Law
ISBN 9780674042308

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What is the role of law in a society in which order is maintained mostly through social norms, trust, and nonlegal sanctions? Eric Posner argues that social norms are sometimes desirable yet sometimes odious, and that the law is critical to enhancing good social norms and undermining bad ones. But he also argues that the proper regulation of social norms is a delicate and complex task, and that current understanding of social norms is inadequate for guiding judges and lawmakers. What is needed, and what this book offers, is a model of the relationship between law and social norms. The model shows that people's concern with establishing cooperative relationships leads them to engage in certain kinds of imitative behavior. The resulting behavioral patterns are called social norms. Posner applies the model to several areas of law that involve the regulation of social norms, including laws governing gift-giving and nonprofit organizations; family law; criminal law; laws governing speech, voting, and discrimination; and contract law. Among the engaging questions posed are: Would the legalization of gay marriage harm traditional married couples? Is it beneficial to shame criminals? Why should the law reward those who make charitable contributions? Would people vote more if non-voters were penalized? The author approaches these questions using the tools of game theory, but his arguments are simply stated and make no technical demands on the reader.

A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF THE FIRM

A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF THE FIRM
Title A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF THE FIRM PDF eBook
Author Richard M. Cyert, James G. March
Publisher
Total Pages
Release 1963
Genre
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The Social Contract of the Firm

The Social Contract of the Firm
Title The Social Contract of the Firm PDF eBook
Author Lorenzo Sacconi
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages 240
Release 2012-12-06
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 3642573002

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In order to survive as a social institution a firm needs a constitutional social contract, even though implicit, among its stakeholders. This social contract must exist if an institution is to be justified. The book focuses on two main issues: To find out the terms of the hypothetical agreement among the firm's stakeholders in an ex ante perspective and to understand the endogenous mechanism generating appropriate incentives that induce to comply with the social contract itself, as seen in the ex post perspective.

Social Norms and Economic Institutions

Social Norms and Economic Institutions
Title Social Norms and Economic Institutions PDF eBook
Author Kenneth J. Koford
Publisher University of Michigan Press
Total Pages 272
Release 1991
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 9780472102426

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Examines the role of values and social norms in the functioning of economic institutions

The Form of the Firm

The Form of the Firm
Title The Form of the Firm PDF eBook
Author Abraham A. Singer
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages 313
Release 2019
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0190698349

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The Form of the Firm attempts to unveil the nature of the corporation as it exists in modern liberal societies. The author contends that economic theories understate the importance and danger of corporate power, and should be supplemented with a political analysis that foregrounds the sorts of political and moral values at stake in corporate activity.