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20. Business Ownership and Organisation

Author : Michael Aldous

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Abstract

Understanding the relationship between the way business is owned and organised is crucial due to its effect on the performance of firms and economies. Optimising the form of ownership and organisation can increase the scale and scope of operations, while improving productivity, efficiency and the capacity for innovation. This chapter discusses the importance of the corporation, or the joint-stock company, in historical perspective.

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Metadata
Title
Business Ownership and Organisation
Author
Michael Aldous
Copyright Year
2018
Book
An Economist’s Guide to Economic History

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-96567-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-96568-0

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_20