Human Capital, Inter-Firm Mobility and Organizational Evolution

By:

Johannes M Pennings

Contributor(s):

Filippo Carlo Wezel

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 292 p. : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9781845427573

DDC classification:

331.11 PEN

Contents:

CONTENTS: PART - I Theoretical and empirical foundations -- The role of individual conduct in macro-organizational theory -- Partnership as a major type of organization form -- PART -II The intangible asset of human-intensive organizations -- Social capital of organizations : conceptualization, level of analysis and performance implications -- Human capital, social capital and firm dissolution -- Mimicry and the market : adoption of a new organizational form -- Mergers and acquisitions : strategic and organizational fit -- PART - III The role of individual mobility for organizational behavior and performance -- Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in founding patterns -- Heterogeneity shifts due to member mobility : new insights on demographic diversity and organizational survival -- Competitive consequences of routine spillovers due to interfirm mobility -- In conclusion : micro behaviors as inducements for firm and sector evolution -- References -- Index.

Summary: he authors of this fascinating and original work contend that by analysing the conduct of organization members, a great deal can be learnt about firm behaviour and about the cooperative and competitive forces that underlie industry evolution.

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CONTENTS:

PART - I
Theoretical and empirical foundations --
The role of individual conduct in macro-organizational theory --
Partnership as a major type of organization form --

PART -II
The intangible asset of human-intensive organizations --
Social capital of organizations : conceptualization, level of analysis and performance implications --
Human capital, social capital and firm dissolution --
Mimicry and the market : adoption of a new organizational form --
Mergers and acquisitions : strategic and organizational fit --

PART - III

The role of individual mobility for organizational behavior and performance --
Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in founding patterns --
Heterogeneity shifts due to member mobility : new insights on demographic diversity and organizational survival --
Competitive consequences of routine spillovers due to interfirm mobility --
In conclusion : micro behaviors as inducements for firm and sector evolution --

References --
Index.

he authors of this fascinating and original work contend that by analysing the conduct of organization members, a great deal can be learnt about firm behaviour and about the cooperative and competitive forces that underlie industry evolution.

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