UID:
kobvindex_INTNLM01090073X
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 283 p)
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ill
ISBN:
9781781001318
Series Statement:
Advances in new institutional analysis
Content:
1. Introduction -- 2. Specialization and coordination -- 3. Empirics of the hub function of transaction economies -- 4. Transaction cost economics -- 5. The transition from production to orchestration -- 6. Transaction costs as determinants of trade flows -- 7. Standards -- 8. Innovation through transaction management -- 9. Government intervention and transaction management -- 10. Transaction management and the implementation of government policy -- 11. Conclusion
Content:
Frank A.G. den Butter explains the importance and means of keeping transaction costs as low as possible. He illustrates how this transaction management can contribute to making firms and nations more competitive by exploiting gains from the division of labour and international fragmentation of production, and uses relevant case studies to illustrate how value is created by reducing transaction costs. Policy recommendations for strengthening the competitive position of trading nations and reducing implementation costs of government policy are presented, and management methods for creating value in organizing production on a global scale are prescribed
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index -- Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Available in another form ISBN 1781001308(hbk.)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781781001301(hardback)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1781001308
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781781001301
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4337/9781781001318
URL:
FULL
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