The Design of Firms: Part 1 – Theory of the Firm.
The theory of the firm addresses the economic choice concerning the coordination of production: direct control by an entrepreneur on the one hand or an open market pricing mechanism on the other. We draw upon design theory to offer new thinking on the choice to integrate economic activities within t...
| Publicado en: | Design Issues Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 60 - 77 |
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Spring2021
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