Social Norms and the Theory of the Firm: A Foundational Approach

ISBN-13: 9781108437455 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 236 str.

Douglas E. Stevens

Opis

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

Recenzje

'Scarcity of attention to social norms became increasingly difficult to sustain after the recent decades' events, raising uncomfortable questions about the prevailing theories of business, economics, organizations, and finance. Beyond sociology and organization behavior, awareness of the importance of social norms in accounting and law has grown rapidly. Stevens' book will help meet the hunger for new ideas in theory of the firm.' Shyam Sunder, Yale University, Connecticut

Spis treści

1. The importance of behavioral assumptions in economic theory; Part I. The Foundation: 2. A history of the firm that incorporates social norms; 3. The theory of the firm; 4. Social norm theory related to the firm; Part II. The Evidence: 5. Formal models incorporating social norms into the theory of the firm; 6. Emerging evidence of social norms in experimental research; 7. Emerging evidence of social norms in archival research; 8. Conclusion: 'where do we go from here?'