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Les théories de la firme entre « contrats » et « compétences ». Une revue critique des développements contemporains

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  • Benjamin Coriat
  • Olivier Weinstein

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The paper surveys in a critical manner the recent development in firms theories. It is organized around two directions. The first one analyses the contributions recently proposed around the vision of the firm envisaged as a ?nexus of contracts?, focusing on the different recent variants of the theories of property rights and of imperfect contracts applied to the firm. The second ? starting from Cyert, March and Simon ? passing by the contributions of Edith Penrose, Chandler and evolutionary theorists, analyses the theories of the firm conceived as a processor of information and knowledge and finally as a ?nexus of competencies?. The strength but also the limits of both approaches are highlighted.

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  • Benjamin Coriat & Olivier Weinstein, 2010. "Les théories de la firme entre « contrats » et « compétences ». Une revue critique des développements contemporains," Revue d'économie industrielle, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(1), pages 57-86.
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    1. Adama Zerbo, 2016. "Essai d'une théorie générale de la firme," Documents de travail 175, Groupe d'Economie du Développement de l'Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV.
    2. Pierre Mathieu & Dominique Geoffroy-Terryn, 2012. "L'Expertise Du Gestionnaire Des Ressources Humaines A L'Interface De Multiples Influences," Post-Print halshs-00769067, HAL.

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