Course Overview

- Be able to read and understand the advanced literature on the
theoretical views of the firm developed in economics and management
- Have a critical view of the different theoretical approaches
developed in competition with each other.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

Microeconomic analysis Bachelor level.

Grading Philosophy

Continuous examination (50): presentation of articles - text analysis

Course schedule

After a brief historical review of the different approaches developed
to approaches developed to represent the concept of firm, the teaching
will develop the following theoretical frameworks: 
- Agency theory  - Incomplete contract theory  - Transaction cost
economics  - Resource-based view and Dynamic capacitiestheories -
Relational and cooperative approach of the firm.  The courses will be
given face-to-face with powerpoint support (in English).

Links to MOOCs and key papers will be posted on the website Moodle of
the course.

Course type

Lecture course

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

Availability depends on the number of students enrolled 

REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY : 

- Michael Dietrich and Jackie Krafft, eds., Handbook on the Economics
and Theory of the Firm, Edward Elgar, 2012  KEY WORDS :Firm;
Industrial organization, Industrial dynamics, Theory.

Duration: 18 hours

Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face-to-face teaching: practical exercises, research paper studies

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