The Theory of the Growth of the Firm

ability acquiring firm acquisition administrative organization advantage Alpha amount of expansion analysis areas assets become Beta businessmen capital changes Chapter Chester Barnard co-ordination competition concentration consumers corporation cost decisions demand discussion diversification economies of growth effect efficient enterprise entrepreneurial services example existing firms existing products expected extensive external fact factors factors of production Federal Trade Commission firm's Fritz Machlup function given firm given product growth of firms important increase individual firm industrial firm investment J. R. Hicks kind knowledge labour large firms larger firms limit merger merger and acquisition Nicholas Kaldor obtain operations opportunity cost output particular firm personnel plant position possible problem process of growth productive activities productive opportunity productive services available profitable rate of growth reason reduce relation risk Roland Christensen sell significance small firms smaller technological theory tion uncertainty Unilever unit