Cliques and Capitalism [electronic resource] : A Modern Networked Theory of the Firm /
Lange, Deborah E. De.author.
De Lange suggests a new contextually linked building block model to develop theories of the firm in the field of strategy and organizations. Using this approach, she proposes two models: one that is a realistic American version and another that is a futuristic sustainable model. Both are new networked models that integrate current theories; a review of international corporate governance supports the sustainable firm that solves problems of the current one. Through a revised theoretical lens, the book answers a provocative question surrounding modern corporate America: Who wields the power? In this investigative look at the institutional mechanisms behind who is truly running the show, Cliques and Capitalism seeks to not only explain why the current corporate system fails to function well, but also offers solutions for improved corporate governance through a new sustainable model.
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Cover; half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Table; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 Corporate Governance Views and Theories; 1 Who Holds the Power? Corporate Governance in America; 2 A Review of Theories for the Modern Firm; Part 2 A Modern Networked Theory of the Firm; 3 A Network Governance Model of the Firm; 4 The Working Firm; 5 The Legitimizing Firm; 6 The Stock Market Bureaucracy; Part 3 Case Study: The Financial Crisis in America; 7 Power of the Middlemen; 8 Cliques of Legitimizing Leaders; 9 Democratization as an Institutionalized Myth
Part 4 Solutions: Sustainable Corporate Governance10 A Superior Model- Sustainability; 11 Examples of International Corporate Governance; 12 Future Scenarios: Redistribution of Power in America; Part 5 Conclusions; 13 Implications and Future Research for Management Scholars; 14 Implications for Policy and Practice; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-248) and index.
De Lange suggests a new contextually linked building block model to develop theories of the firm in the field of strategy and organizations. Using this approach, she proposes two models: one that is a realistic American version and another that is a futuristic sustainable model. Both are new networked models that integrate current theories; a review of international corporate governance supports the sustainable firm that solves problems of the current one. Through a revised theoretical lens, the book answers a provocative question surrounding modern corporate America: Who wields the power? In this investigative look at the institutional mechanisms behind who is truly running the show, Cliques and Capitalism seeks to not only explain why the current corporate system fails to function well, but also offers solutions for improved corporate governance through a new sustainable model.
Management.
Organization.
Leadership.
Business enterprises-Finance.
Economic policy.
Behavioral economics.
Management.
Organization.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Business Finance.
Economic Policy.
Behavioral/Experimental Economics.