HANDBOOK on THE THEORY OF THE FIRM

We want to invite you to submit a chapter for the HANDBOOK on the Theory of the FIRM, published in Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. The manuscript should be submitted by February 28, 2025 - josef.windsperger@univie.ac.at.

The manuscript preparation rules for the HANDBOOK ON THE THEORY OF THE FIRM are published here:

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                RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE THEORY OF THE FIRM
   Editors: Josef Windsperger and Aveed Raha, University of Vienna
                   Published in Edward Elgar Publishing Limited


Scope of interest of the HANDBOOK:
International in scope, the handbook will consist of several chapters covering the totality of the area including historical and philosophical foundations, along with past, present, and future directions of the theory of firms. We expect contributions to the following, but not limited to, topics:

Potential topics for the book:

(A)    Historical Development and Methods
•    Definition and scope of the theory of the firm
•    Historical and current perspectives on the firm
•    Ontology and epistemology of theory of firms
•    Methods in the theory of the firm research

(B)    Theories of the Firm – Overview and New Developments
•    Transaction cost theory
•    Principal agent theory
•    Resource-based theory
•    Strategic theory
•    Organizational capabilities theory
•    Property rights theory/Incomplete Contracting theory
•    Knowledge-based theory
•    Stakeholder theory
•    Entrepreneurial theory
•    Austrian economics theory
•    Cognitive theory
•    Behavioral theory
•    Relational governance view
•    Political Theory of the Firm
•    Theory of digital platform firm

(C)    Theories of the Multinational Firm – Overview and New Developments
•    Eclectic theory
•    Internalization theory
•    Internationalization theory
•    Real option theory
     Capability theory
•    Evolutionary theory
•    Institutional theory
•    Network theory
•    Information Processing Theory
•    Product cycle theory
•    Springboard theory and LLL theory


(D)  Relationships between Theories of the Firm

(E)  Challenges for Future Research on the Theory of the Firm