Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: This paper argues that the existence of knowledge-intensive firms pose puzzelments for the contractual theories of the firm.For example, in knowledge-intensive firms physical assets are widely absent, the nature of employment relations and assetownership are much less clear compared to industrial firms.Although knowledge-intensive firms account for a growing share in wealth-creation and employment, they have hitherto made relatively little impact on contributions to the contractual theories of the firm (e.g. the work associated with Coase, 1937;
Author: Volker Mahnke
Language: English
Subfield: Management Information Systems
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2182418729