不同学派的企业边界理论评析与研究展望

企业边界体现了企业的独立性,区隔了企业组织与外部环境。管理实践者和研究者都十分关注企业边界的设定。威廉姆森因为在该问题上的突出贡献而获得2009年诺贝尔经济学奖,但是,企业边界理论目前还是一个丛林状态。以国外学者的研究为基础,企业边界理论可分为效率学派、势力学派、能力学派和身份学派,它们有各自不同的基础假设、边界影响变量、影响的理论机制以及各自适用情景等核心要素。不同学派之间既有关联性,又在解释能力上存在差异。不同派别对实际的管理决策影响也各有侧重,在归纳了各派别所存缺陷的基础上,分析了中国情景下企业边界可能的研究方向。

Multi-Theoretical Views of Firm Boundary and Its Research Outlook

Firm is characterized by its boundary,which distinguishes it from the environment.The issues of Firm Boundary setting attract not only practitioners but also researchers.Williamson's contribution to this topic made him the Nobel Prize winner in 2009.However,the specific meanings of Firm Boundary are still vague,and its setting mechanisms are also a state of theory jungle.This article reviews the core elements of four theoretical schools:boundaries of efficiency,power,competence and identity,based on the fra...