Williamson Readings!
WK1 - September 4-10
The journals below are particularly useful and relevant to the topics of this course, and were requested by Professor Nantz to be listed here.
- The Nature of the FirmCoase, R.H.
Economica
volume 4, issue 16
p. 386-405
- What really brought down the Boeing 737 Max?Langewiesche, W.
New York Times
September 18, 2019
WK2 - September 11-17
- Agency theory: An assessment and reviewEisenhardt, K.M.
Academy of Management Review
volume 14 issue 1
p. 57-74
WK3 - September 18-24
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structureJensen, M.C., & Meckling, W.H.
Journal of Financial Economics
volume 3 issue 4
p. 305-360 - On the origins, meaning and influence of Jensen and Meckling's definition of the firmGindis, D.
Oxford Economic Papers
volume 72 issue 4
p. 966-984
WK4 - September 25 - October 1
- Separation of ownership and controlFama, E.F., & Jensen, M.C.
The Journal of Law & Economics
volume 26 issue 2
p. 301-325 - Organizational forms and investment decisionsFama, E.F., & Jensen, M.C.
Journal of Financial Economics
volume 14 issue 1
p. 101-119
WK5 - October 2-8
- Stakeholder theory: Reviewing a theory that moves usLaplume, A.O., Sonpar, K., & Litz, R.A.
Journal of Management
volume 34 issue 6
p. 1053-1252
WK 6 - October 9-15
- An economist's perspective on the theory of the firmHart, O.
Columbia Law Review
volume 89 issue 7
p. 1757-1774
WK7 - October 16-22
- The revenge of homo economicus: Contexted exchange and the revival of political economyBowles, S., & Gintis, H.
Journal of Economic Perspective
volume 7 issue 1
p. 83-102 - Contested exchange: New microfoundations for the political economy of capitalismBowles, S., & Gintis, H.
Politics and Society
volume 18 issue 2
p. 165-222
WK8 - October 23-29
- Resource dependence theory: A reviewHillman, A.J., Withers, M.C., & Collins, B.J.
Journal of Management
volume 35 issue 6
p. 1404-1427
WK9 - October 30 - November 5
WK10 - November 6-12
- The contributions of industrial organization to strategic managementPorter, M.E.
The Academy of Management Review
volume 6 issue 4
p. 609-630 - The boundaries of the firm revisitedHolmstrom, B., & Roberts, J.
Journal of Economic Perspectives
volume 12 issue 4
p. 73-94 - Towards a social theory of the firm: Worker cooperatives reconsideredThompson, S.
Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management
volume 3 issue 1
p. 3-13
WK11 - November 13-19
WK12 - Happy Thanksgiving!
WK13 - November 27 - December 3
- The five competitive forces that shape strategyPorter, M.E.
Harvard Business Review
volume 86 issue 1
p. 78-93 - The cornerstones of competitive advantage: A resource-based viewPeteraf, M.A.
Strategic Management Journal
volume 14 issue 3
p. 179-191
WK14 - December 4-10
- Toward a political theory of the firmZingales, L.
Journal of Economic Perspectives
volume 31 issue 3
p. 113-130
WK15 - December 11-18
- Developing a theory of the firm for the 21st centuryAlvarez, S.A., Zander, U., Barney, J.B., & Afuah, A.
Academy of Management Review
volume 45 issue 4
p. 711-716 - Meaningful work and the purpose of the firmSilver, D.
Journal of Business Ethics
volume 185 issue 4
p. 825-834
