X Efficiency

Author : Roger S. Frantz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461337992
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book X-Efficiency: Theory, Evidence and Applications written by Roger S. Frantz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My interest in X-Efficiency (XE) dates back to 1978. At the time, I was writing the dissertation for my Ph. D. at Washington State University. My dissertation was concerned with the role of attitudes in the school-to-work transition among young men. I was advised by Professor Millard Hastay (a member of my committee) to look at Leibenstein's "new" book, Beyond Economic Man. One of the things that caught my attention was his be havioral description of (selective) rationality. It seemed that Leibenstein's behavioral description of a (selectively) rational individual was very similar to what psychologists such as Abraham Maslow were reporting as being the product of a particular motivational system. In other words, I was im pressed with the idea that what Leibenstein was referring to as X-ineffi ciency was being discussed by psychologists as "the way it (often) is. " So from the beginning I always considered the concept of X-(in)efficiency to be a valuable one for understanding human behavior. I have since come to believe that this is particularly true when considering behavior in non market environments, i. e. , within the firm. Work on this book, however, can most realistically said to have started with work which I began in 1982 while I was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. Professor Leibenstein suggested that I consider how some em pirical evidence which was being cited as evidence for the role of property rights might also be consistent with XE theory.

Author : Harvey Leibenstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195023803
Total Pages : 200 pages
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Download or read book General X-efficiency Theory and Economic Development written by Harvey Leibenstein and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1978 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harvey Leibenstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195365410
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book General X-Efficiency Theory and Economic Development written by Harvey Leibenstein and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1978-08-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harvey Leibenstein
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000648745
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inflation, Income Distribution and X-Efficiency Theory written by Harvey Leibenstein and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1980, Inflation, Income Distribution and X-Efficiency Theory presents an exploratory theoretical study of the linkages between income distribution, the degree of X-efficiency, and inflation and the level of employment in the context of developing society. It discusses themes like concept of income distribution; maximization versus non-maximization models; theory of inert areas; microtheory and inflation; monopoly and X-Efficiency theory; contracts, bargaining and inflation; theory of bargaining; survival strategies in the face of inflation; and policy implications of inflation. This book is a must read for students and scholars of macroeconomics and economics in general.

Author : Klaus Weiermair
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472101542
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in Economic Rationality written by Klaus Weiermair and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the X-efficiency paradigm in relation to the theory of the firm

Author : Roger Frantz
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128157054
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beginnings of Behavioral Economics written by Roger Frantz and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-10-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Beginnings of Behavioral Economics: Katona, Simon, and Leibenstein's X-Efficiency Theory explores the mid-20th century roots of behavioral economics, placing the origin of this now-dominant approach to economic theory many years before the groundbreaking 1979 work on prospect theory by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. It discusses the work of Harvey Leibenstein, Herbert Simon, George Katona, and Frederick Hayek, reintroducing their contributions as founding pillars of the behavioral approach. It concentrates on the work of Leibenstein, reviewing his nuanced introduction of X-efficiency theory. Building from these foundations, the work explores the body of empirical research on market power and firm behavior – XE relationship. This book is a tremendous resource for graduate students and early career researchers in behavioral economics, experimental economics, organizational economics, social and organizational psychology, labor market economics and public policy. Reviews the powerful, but neglected contributions of mid-20th century scholars, like Leibenstein and Katona in building the roots of behavioral economic theory Amalgamates and reviews 50 years of empirical research and over 200 empirical papers on X-efficiency theory Establishes how X-efficiency can aid modern behavioral economics in further developing firm theory and understanding efficiency wages

Author : Jonathan Law
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191036722
Total Pages : 999 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Business and Management written by Jonathan Law and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 999 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging and authoritative dictionary contains 7,000 entries covering all areas of business and management, including marketing, organizational behaviour, business strategy, law, and taxation. Written by a team of experts, it features the very latest terminology, for example, the recent vocabulary associated with structured finance and the associated subprime lending crisis, including collaterized debt obligation and special purpose vehicle. The new edition of this established bestseller dispels modern financial and management jargon, defining entries in a clear, concise, and accessible manner. It contains US business terms, general management concepts (e.g. competence, knowledge management), named theories (e.g. Tannenbaum and Schmidt, Blake and Mouton) as well as expanded coverage of the contemporary theory of the firm and human resources. New terms are included from the fast-moving areas of current affairs (e.g. MiFID), Internet business and information technology and there is full coverage of the new Companies Act. With recommended web links for many entries, accessible and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Business and Management companion website, this edition is more informative than ever. This A-Z reference work is essential for business students, teachers and professionals, and useful for anyone needing a guide to business terminology.

Author : Edward Tenner
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0525520309
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Efficiency Paradox written by Edward Tenner and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold challenge to our obsession with efficiency—and a new understanding of how to benefit from the powerful potential of serendipity. Algorithms, multitasking, the sharing economy, life hacks: our culture can't get enough of efficiency. One of the great promises of the Internet and big data revolutions is the idea that we can improve the processes and routines of our work and personal lives to get more done in less time than we ever have before. There is no doubt that we're performing at higher levels and moving at unprecedented speed, but what if we're headed in the wrong direction? Melding the long-term history of technology with the latest headlines and findings of computer science and social science, The Efficiency Paradox questions our ingrained assumptions about efficiency, persuasively showing how relying on the algorithms of digital platforms can in fact lead to wasted efforts, missed opportunities, and, above all, an inability to break out of established patterns. Edward Tenner offers a smarter way of thinking about efficiency, revealing what we and our institutions, when equipped with an astute combination of artificial intelligence and trained intuition, can learn from the random and unexpected.

Author : Harvey Leibenstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Allocative Efficiency Vs."x-efficiency." written by Harvey Leibenstein and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robin C. Sickles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110703616X
Total Pages : 631 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measurement of Productivity and Efficiency written by Robin C. Sickles and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive approach to productivity and efficiency analysis using economic and econometric theory.