Review from previous edition A jewel of a volume.

• Introduction ; Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Firm in Theory ; 3. The Productive Opportunity of the Firm and the 'Entrepreneur' ; 4. Expansion Without Merger: The Receding Managerial Limit ; 5. 'Inherited' Resources and the Direction of Expansion ; 6. The Economies of Size and the Economies of Growth ; 7. The Economics of Diversification ; 8. Expansion Through Acquisition and Merger ; 9. The Rate of Growth of Firms Through Time ; 10. The Position of Large and Small Firms in a Growing Economy ; 11. Growing Firms in a Growing Economy: The Process of Industrial Concentration and the Pattern of Dominance

Review from previous edition A jewel of a volume.

• Introduction ; Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Firm in Theory ; 3. The Productive Opportunity of the Firm and the 'Entrepreneur' ; 4. Expansion Without Merger: The Receding Managerial Limit ; 5. 'Inherited' Resources and the Direction of Expansion ; 6. The Economies of Size and the Economies of Growth ; 7. The Economics of Diversification ; 8. Expansion Through Acquisition and Merger ; 9. The Rate of Growth of Firms Through Time ; 10. The Position of Large and Small Firms in a Growing Economy ; 11. Growing Firms in a Growing Economy: The Process of Industrial Concentration and the Pattern of Dominance

Review from previous edition A jewel of a volume.

• Introduction ; Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Firm in Theory ; 3. The Productive Opportunity of the Firm and the 'Entrepreneur' ; 4. Expansion Without Merger: The Receding Managerial Limit ; 5. 'Inherited' Resources and the Direction of Expansion ; 6. The Economies of Size and the Economies of Growth ; 7. The Economics of Diversification ; 8. Expansion Through Acquisition and Merger ; 9. The Rate of Growth of Firms Through Time ; 10. The Position of Large and Small Firms in a Growing Economy ; 11. Growing Firms in a Growing Economy: The Process of Industrial Concentration and the Pattern of Dominance