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- 2007
- Working Paper
Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm
This paper develops a theory of the firm in which a firm's centralized asset ownership and low-powered incentives give a manager 'interpersonal authority' over employees (in a world with differing priors). The paper derives such interpersonal authority as... View Details
Keywords: Governance Controls; Employee Relationship Management; Managerial Roles; Motivation and Incentives; Boundaries; Theory
Van den Steen, Eric J. "Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm." Sloan School of Management Working Paper, No. 4667-07, July 2007. (Available at SSRN.)
- Column
The Mind of the Negotiator: Great Expectations
By: Max H. Bazerman
Keywords: Negotiation
Bazerman, Max H. "The Mind of the Negotiator: Great Expectations." Negotiation 7, no. 1 (January 2004). (newsletter.)
- Column
The Mind of the Negotiator: The Dangers of Compromise
By: M. Bazerman
Keywords: Negotiation
Bazerman, M. "The Mind of the Negotiator: The Dangers of Compromise." Negotiation 8, no. 2 (February 2005). (newsletter.)
- Article
On the Theory of Effective Demand
By: Jerry R. Green
Green, Jerry R. "On the Theory of Effective Demand." Economic Journal 90, no. 358 (June 1980): 341–353.
- 1972
- Book
Studies in the Theory of Capital Markets
By: M. C. Jensen
Jensen, M. C., ed. Studies in the Theory of Capital Markets. New York: Praeger, 1972.
- fall 2008
- Article
Toward a Theory of Behavioral Operations
By: Francesca Gino and Gary P. Pisano
Human beings are critical to the functioning of the vast majority of operating systems, influencing both the way these systems work and how they perform. Yet most formal analytical models of operations assume that the people who participate in operating systems are... View Details
Keywords: Management Systems; Operations; Mathematical Methods; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Perspective; Theory
Gino, Francesca, and Gary P. Pisano. "Toward a Theory of Behavioral Operations." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 10, no. 4 (fall 2008): 676–691.
- Article
Towards a Dynamic Theory of Strategy
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "Towards a Dynamic Theory of Strategy." Strategic Management Journal 12 (Winter 1991).
- 1976
- Article
The Asymptotic Theory of Stochastic Games
By: Truman F. Bewley and Elon Kohlberg
Bewley, Truman F., and Elon Kohlberg. "The Asymptotic Theory of Stochastic Games." Mathematics of Operations Research, no. 1 (1976): 197 – 208.
- 1985
- Chapter
Toward a Focal-Point Theory of Bargaining
By: A. E. Roth
Roth, A. E. "Toward a Focal-Point Theory of Bargaining." In Game-Theoretic Models of Bargaining, edited by A. E. Roth, 259–268. Cambridge University Press, 1985.
- January 1991
- Article
A Theory of Inefficient Intrafirm Transactions
By: J. J. Rotemberg
Keywords: Theory
Rotemberg, J. J. "A Theory of Inefficient Intrafirm Transactions." American Economic Review 81, no. 1 (January 1991): 191–210.
- January – February 2012
- Article
Toward a Behavioral Theory of Strategy
Gavetti, G. "Toward a Behavioral Theory of Strategy." Organization Science 23, no. 1 (January–February 2012): 267–285.
- Article
Theory of Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance
By: André Perold and Fischer Black
Perold, André, and Fischer Black. "Theory of Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance." Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control 16, nos. 3-4 (July–October 1992): 403–426.
- fall 1985
- Article
A Theory of Salesforce Compensation Plans
By: R. Lal, A. K. Basu, V. Srinivasan and Richard Staelin
Lal, R., A. K. Basu, V. Srinivasan, and Richard Staelin. "A Theory of Salesforce Compensation Plans." Marketing Science (fall 1985). (Winner of TIMS College of Marketing. Award for Best Article in Marketing Science For the best marketing paper published in Marketing Science or Management Science presented by Institute of Management Sciences.)
- February 2021
- Article
A Dynamic Theory of Multiple Borrowing
By: Daniel Green and Ernest Liu
Multiple borrowing—a borrower obtains overlapping loans from multiple lenders—is a common phenomenon in many credit markets. We build a highly tractable, dynamic model of multiple borrowing and show that, because overlapping creditors may impose default externalities... View Details
Keywords: Commitment; Multiple Borrowing; Common Agency; Misallocation; Microfinance; Investment; Mathematical Methods
Green, Daniel, and Ernest Liu. "A Dynamic Theory of Multiple Borrowing." Journal of Financial Economics 139, no. 2 (February 2021): 389–404.
- June 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Background Note
Economic Gains from Trade, The: Theories of Strategic Trade
The theory of competitive advantage is one of the most widely accepted economic principles among economists. The theory, as well as substantial historical evidence, suggest that free trade raises national income, while government intervention in trade relations... View Details
Kennedy, Robert E. "Economic Gains from Trade, The: Theories of Strategic Trade." Harvard Business School Background Note 796-184, June 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
- March 2010
- Article
Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm
This paper develops a theory of the firm in which a firm's centralized asset ownership and low-powered incentives give the manager, as an equilibrium outcome, interpersonal authority over employees (in a world with open disagreement). The paper thus provides... View Details
Keywords: Theory; Assets; Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Governance Controls; Power and Influence; Projects; Perspective; Employees
Van den Steen, Eric J. "Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm." American Economic Review 100, no. 1 (March 2010): 466–490.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Toward a Theory of Behavioral Operations
By: Francesca Gino and Gary Pisano
Gino, Francesca, and Gary Pisano. "Toward a Theory of Behavioral Operations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-096, May 2007.
- 1979
- Chapter
Toward a Theory of the Press
By: Michael C. Jensen
Jensen, Michael C. "Toward a Theory of the Press." In Economics and Social Institutions, edited by Karl Brunner. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1979.
- 1984
- Book
The Modern Theory of Corporate Finance
By: Michael C. Jensen and Clifford H. Smith Jr.
Keywords: Corporate Finance
Jensen, Michael C. and Clifford H. Smith Jr., eds. The Modern Theory of Corporate Finance. McGraw-Hill, 1984.
- Teaching Interest
Organization and Management Theory
This doctoral seminar explores fundamental aspects of organizations and organization theory. This seminar will cover various approaches to organizations and the institutional contexts within which they operate. We will pay particular attention to innovation and... View Details