Organizational Economics of Capability and Heterogeneity

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Argyres, Nicholas S.; Felin, Teppo; Foss, Nicolai; Zenger, Todd
• 署名单位: Washington University (WUSTL); Brigham Young University; Copenhagen Business School; Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
• 刊物名称: ORGANIZATION SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7039
• DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1120.0746
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: 1213-1226
• 关键词: ORGANIZATIONAL ECONOMICS; theory of the firm; Heterogeneity; capabilities

摘要

For decades, the literatures on firm capabilities and organizational economics have been at odds with each other, specifically relative to explaining organizational boundaries and heterogeneity. We briefly trace the history of the relationship between the capabilities literature and organizational economics, and we point to the dominance of a capabilities first logic in this relationship. We argue that capabilities considerations are inherently intertwined with questions about organizational boundaries and internal organization, and we use this point to respond to the prevalent capabilities first logic. We offer art integrative research agenda that focuses first on the governance of capabilities and then on the capability of governance.