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	Roberts, D. John (2004). The Modern Firm: Organizational Design for Performance and Growth. Oxford: Oxford University Press Professor Robert's book was selected by The Economist on December 16th as the best book about business published in 2004: "The Modern Firm", written by John Roberts, an economics professor at Stanford Business School, lays out in wonderfully lucid and jargon-free language a framework for thinking about corporate structure, given that "any organization is multifaceted, and the range of organizational variables is mind-boggling". With an economist's discipline, the author introduces the reader as gently as possible to some demanding and stimulating ideas, ones that have already been tested by the likes of BP. (Article)

Roberts, D. John (2004). The Modern Firm: Organizational Design for Performance and Growth. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Professor Robert's book was selected by The Economist on December 16th as the best book about business published in 2004:

"The Modern Firm", written by John Roberts, an economics professor at Stanford Business School, lays out in wonderfully lucid and jargon-free language a framework for thinking about corporate structure, given that "any organization is multifaceted, and the range of organizational variables is mind-boggling". With an economist's discipline, the author introduces the reader as gently as possible to some demanding and stimulating ideas, ones that have already been tested by the likes of BP.
(Article)

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Books - Corporate Governance