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020			_a9781845427573
041			_aEnglish
082			_a331.11 _bPEN
100			_aJohannes M Pennings
245			_aHuman Capital, Inter-Firm Mobility and Organizational Evolution
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aCheltenham, UK ; _bNorthampton, MA : Edward Elgar, _c2007.
300			_axi, 292 p. : _billustrations ; _c 24 cm.
505			_aCONTENTS: 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.
520			_ahe 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.
700			_aFilippo Carlo Wezel
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