Technological Interdependencies,Specialization and Coordination A Property Rights Perspective on The Nature of the Firm
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Property rights; specialization in production; firm; boundaries; learning;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
- L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
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