Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. CHAPTER 1. Organization and the Procedural Perspective 1
5. CHAPTER 2. Decision Occurrences 11
6. CHAPTER 3. On the Anatomy of Decisions 26
7. CHAPTER 4. Economics of Inertia 35
8. CHAPTER 5. Productivity: The Hidden Prisoner’s Dilemma Analysis 43
9. CHAPTER 6. Conventions, Coordination, and Decisions 60
10. CHAPTER 7. Conventions as a Solution to the Intrafirm Prisoner's Dilemma Problem 77
11. CHAPTER 8. Intrafirm Effort Decisions: Monitoring and Sanctions 98
12. CHAPTER 9. Equilibrium, Entrepreneur ship, and Inertia 116
13. CHAPTER 10. An Implications Sampler 127
14. CHAPTER 11. The Power of Hierarchy 135
15. CHAPTER 12. Specialization, Hierarchy, and Internal Inefficiency 150
16. CHAPTER 13. On Japanese Ethos, Culture, and Management 177
17. CHAPTER 14. Japanese and Western Management Systems: The Contrasts 199
18. CHAPTER 15. Putting It All Together 220
19. APPENDIX. Language, Choice, and Nonoptimization 245
20. References 263
21. Index 269