Revisiting Chandler on the theory of the firm

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The essay provides a review of Alfred Chandler's contribution to the theory of the firm in his three main works: Strategy and Structure (1962), The Visible Hand (1977) and Scale and Scope (1990). Focusing on the economic components of Chandler's analysis, it examines linkages to subsequent developments in the theory of the firm, including the resource based view. It discusses possible extensions of the Chandlerian perspective incorporating elements of capital market transaction cost theory

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Authors/Creators:	Wilson, JF Toms, JS
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	(c) 2012, Edward Elgar. Reproduced with permission from the publisher. http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/ For private use only.
Dates:	Published: 31 August 2012
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Accounting & Finance Division (LUBS) (Leeds)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Publications
Date Deposited:	30 Jun 2014 11:29
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2018 16:57
Published Version:	http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781781002407.00033
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Edward Elgar
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848446489.00033

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