The organization of economic activity: Insights from the institutional theory John R. Commons

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-96

  Kaufman, Bruce E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics of organization; Institutional theory; John Commons; Transaction cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038648687     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(02)00153-1     Document Type: Article

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