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A theory of the firm : governance, residual claims, and organizational forms

Title
  1. A theory of the firm : governance, residual claims, and organizational forms / Michael C. Jensen.
Published by
  1. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2000], ©2000.
Author
  1. Jensen, Michael C.

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Description
  1. 311 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
  1. "This collection examines the forces, both external, and internal, that lead corporations to behave efficiently and to create wealth."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  1. Industrial management
  2. Corporate governance
  3. Stockholders
Contents
  1. I. Corporate Governance and the Market for Corporate Control. 1. U.S. Corporate Governance: Lessons from the 1980s. 2. The Modern Industrial Revolution, Exit, and the Failure of Internal Control Systems. 3. Active Investors, LBOs, and the Privatization of Bankruptcy -- II. Agency Costs, Residual Claims, and Incentives. 4. Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs, and Ownership Structure. 5. Stockholder, Manager, and Creditor Interests: Applications of Agency Theory. 6. Rights and Production Functions: An Application to Labor-Managed Firms and Codetermination. 7. Organizational Forms and Investment Decisions. 8. The Distribution of Power among Corporate Managers, Shareholders, and Directors.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-300) and index.