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Book SynopsisBeginning with a set of theoretical and empirical perspectives on the governance of relations in businesses, markets and organizations this multi-authored volume addresses a range of topics concerned with labour, jobs and contractual agreements within a range of organizations.
Table of ContentsTheoretical and empirical perspectives on the governance of relations in markets and organizations, V. Buskens, et al. Perspectives on governance: the rational choice approach to an analysis of intra- and interorganizational governance, T. Voss; the cognitive side of governance, S. Lindenberg; quality, exchange and Knightian uncertainty, J.M. Podolny, G. Hsu. The governance of relations in markets: embedded partner selection in relations between firms, V. Buskens, et al; contacts and contracts - dyadic embeddedness and the contractual behaviour of firms, R.S. Batenburg, et al; governing strategic alliances, T.E. Stuart; size of the pie and share of the pie - implications of network embeddedness and business relatedness for value creation and value appropriation in joint ventures, R. Gulati, L.O. Wang; network endorsement and social stratification in the legal profession, H.H. Kim, E.O. Laumann; interlocking judges - on joint exogenous and self-governance of markets, E. Lazega, L. Mounier. The governance of relations in organizations: keeping a job - network hiring and turnover in a retail bank, K.M. Neckerman, R.M. Fernandez; the within-job gender wage gap, Sweden 1970-1990, T. Petersen, et al; informal networks and the escalation of social control in a management team, R. Wittek, et al.
