The Theory of the Growth of the Firm

by Edith T. Penrose

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There are not many books that are genuine classics, and only a handful in business and management whose insights and ideas last for 50 years and more. This book is one of the very few 'must reads' for anybody seriously interested in the role of management within the firm.Originally published in 1959, The Theory of the Growth of the Firm has illuminated and inspired thinking in strategy, entrepreneurship, knowledge creation, and innovation. Edith Penrose's tightly-argued classic laid the show more foundations for the resource based view of the firm, now the dominant framework in business strategy. She an show less

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jorgearanda 306 reviews

The best book I know on the growth of organizations, but that isn't saying much: Penrose takes a set of faulty assumptions to their logical, unsatisfying conclusions.

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