Towards a Relational Theory of the Firm
This book lays the groundwork for a relational theory of the firm as a
network of stakeholder resources and interests. Drawing on the author’s
earlier publications on relational economics as the political economy of
a global cooperative economy or stakeholder capitalism, it explores the
governance and managerial implications of a relational economy for
firms, while also critically revisiting the traditional and
resource-based view of the firm. In turn, it explains concepts such as
relational governance, relational costs, relational spaces, rent from
cooperation, and shared value creation, as well as a dynamic and
process-oriented relational business model. The book discusses the
epistemological and methodological prerequisites of a relational theory
of the firm and addresses their theoretical taxonomy. A relational
theory of the firm is a work in progress; the book represents an
invitation to join this theoretical and empirical undertaking.
Josef Wieland: „Towards a Relational Theory of the Firm – Relational Governance, Cost and Stakeholder Business Models“, Springer
Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg, 129 Seiten, ISBN: 978-3-031-71607-2
