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The human firm : a socio-economic analysis of its behaviour and potential in a new economic age / John F. Tomer.

By: Tomer, John F.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999Description: xvii, 228 p. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0415199271.Subject(s): Social responsibility of business | Industries -- Social aspects | Industries -- Environmental aspects | Issues management | Industrial sociology | Human capitalDDC classification: 658.408
Contents:
Part I: Embeddedness and organizational capital: applying two key concepts -- The human firm in the socio-economy: embeddedness and socio-economic failure -- Organizational capital and joining-up: linking the individual to the organization and to society -- Part II: Competitiveness: rational decision making, flexibility and integration and leadership -- Rational organizational decision making in the human firm: a socio-economic model -- Strategy and structure in the human firm: beyond hierarchy, toward flexibility and integration -- Beyond the machine model of the firm: toward a holistic human model -- Part III: Responsibility in relationships with stakeholders: community, employees, customers and government -- Social responsibility in the human firm: toward a new theory of the firm's external relationships -- The human firm in the natural environment: a socio-economic analysis of its behavior -- Beyond transaction markets, toward relationship marketing in the human firm: a socio-economic model -- A new rationale for industrial policy: developing the capabilities of the learning firm -- Part IV: Conclusion -- Summing up: firms, policies and economic systems in a new economic age.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book challenges mainstream neo-classical perspectives on the firm. John Tomer argues that in the age of globalization and rapid technological change, an understanding of business behaviour and government policy toward business requires an appreciation of the firm's human dimension. The Human Firm integrates economic analysis with sociological, psychological, managerial, ethical and other interdisciplinary perspectives.

Bibliography: (pages 210-221) and index.

Part I: Embeddedness and organizational capital: applying two key concepts -- The human firm in the socio-economy: embeddedness and socio-economic failure -- Organizational capital and joining-up: linking the individual to the organization and to society -- Part II: Competitiveness: rational decision making, flexibility and integration and leadership -- Rational organizational decision making in the human firm: a socio-economic model -- Strategy and structure in the human firm: beyond hierarchy, toward flexibility and integration -- Beyond the machine model of the firm: toward a holistic human model -- Part III: Responsibility in relationships with stakeholders: community, employees, customers and government -- Social responsibility in the human firm: toward a new theory of the firm's external relationships -- The human firm in the natural environment: a socio-economic analysis of its behavior -- Beyond transaction markets, toward relationship marketing in the human firm: a socio-economic model -- A new rationale for industrial policy: developing the capabilities of the learning firm -- Part IV: Conclusion -- Summing up: firms, policies and economic systems in a new economic age.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • About the Author (p. xi)
  • Preface (p. xiii)
  • Acknowledgments (p. xv)
  • 1 Introduction (p. 1)
  • Part I Embeddedness and Organizational Capital (p. 17)
  • 2 The Human Firm in the Socio-Economy (p. 19)
  • 3 Organizational Capital and Joining-Up (p. 37)
  • Part II Competitiveness (p. 57)
  • 4 Rational Organizational Decision Making in the Human Firm (p. 59)
  • 5 Strategy and Structure in the Human Firm (p. 80)
  • 6 Beyond the Machine Model of the Firm (p. 101)
  • Part III Responsibility in Relationships with Stakeholders (p. 117)
  • 7 Social Responsibility in the Human Firm (p. 119)
  • 8 The Human Firm in the Natural Environment (p. 141)
  • 9 Beyond Transaction Markets, Toward Relationship Marketing in the Human Firm (p. 158)
  • 10 A New Rationale for Industrial Policy (p. 178)
  • Part IV Conclusion (p. 193)
  • 11 Summing Up (p. 195)
  • Notes (p. 205)
  • Bibliography (p. 210)
  • Index (p. 222)

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