Revisiting the evolutionism of Edith Penroseâs The theory of the growth of the firm: Penroseâs entrepreneur meets Veblenian institutions

Edith Penroseâs The theory of the growth of the firm has offered key ingredients to an evolutionary approach to the growth of the firm. The entrepreneur enlivened by Edith Penrose in that book is revisited here, considering the role played by institutions in his decision-making. It is argued that he...

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Main Authors: Felipe Almeida, Huáscar Pessali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:EconomiA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1517758016300674