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Der Verfasser setzt sich anknüpfend an den vorstehend abgedruckten Aufsatz von Andrea Maurer kritisch mit dem Verhältnis von soziologischer Organisationstheorie und Transaktionskostenansatz bei Oliver Williamson auseinander. In Williamsons Ansatz bleibt nach Ansicht des Verfassers unklar, ob Organisationsökonomik als allgemeine Analysemethode gesellschaftlicher Organisationsformen gesehen wird oder nur als bereichsspezifisches Untersuchungsfeld mit Blick auf die Analyse wirtschaftlicher Organisationen. Der Verfasser vertritt die These, dass das Verhältnis von Organisationsökonomik und Organisationssoziologie bei Williamson gerade deshalb ungeklärt bleibt, dass dieser sich um eine synthetisierende Perspektive bemüht. (ICE2)

AbstractMore than 30 years ago, I engaged in a debate with Oliver Williamson over the theoretical structure of transaction cost economics (TCE). This debate had its origins in our conflicting views of the labor-managed firm (LMF). Williamson believed that such firms were rare due to their inefficiency while I believed they might be rare due to market failures. Here I clarify my criticisms of TCE and contrast Williamson's view of the LMF with my own approach. I discuss empirical evidence that can distinguish between these two approaches and take up Williamson's challenge to identify policy interventions that could yield net social gains.

AbstractJoseph Campbell describes a narrative pattern for a hero's journey. 'A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from the mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man' (2008: 30). This paper looks at Oliver E. Williamson's life through Campbell's lens and reveals his journey, challenges, and triumphs not only for himself but also for all students of the science of organization.

Im Mittelpunkt der interdisziplinär angelegten Überlegungen der Verfasserin steht mit der Transaktionskostentheorie Oliver Williamsons ein individualistisch-rationalistisches Forschungsparadigma der Organisationstheorie. Zunächst werden zentrale Entwicklungslinien und Paradigmen der soziologischen Organisationstheorie skizziert, um anhand von Webers Leitmodell den gegenwärtigen Stand einer handlungstheoretisch fundierten Organisationstheorie in der Soziologie aufzuarbeiten. Vor diesem Hintergrund fragt die Verfasserin nach dem Beitrag der Transaktionskostentheorie zur Erklärung hierarchischer Organisationsformen. Sie stellt Williamsons Modell als Variante der neuen Institutionenökonomik vor und arbeitet die besondere Sichtweise der Transaktionskostentheorie auf Unternehmensorganisation und Arbeitsbeziehungen heraus. Die Verfasserin schließt mit dem Vorschlag, die Transaktionskostentheorie als Teil eines Forschungsprogramms zu interpretieren, das Abstimmungsprobleme aus Sicht rationaler Akteure behandelt und dessen Beitrag für die soziologische Organisationstheorie darin zu sehen ist, dass Märkte und formal-hierarchische Organisationen als funktionale Äquivalente zur Abwicklung und Sicherung freiwilliger Vertragsbeziehungen verstanden werden. (ICE2)

AbstractOliver Williamson's contributions to the theory of the firm were of course seminal. Yet, they were not originally formulated to address the central question in strategic management: Why do some firms persistently outperform others in financial terms? We suggest that when Williamson did address this question, his efforts were not compelling. We also suggest, however, that with suitable adjustments, the key mechanisms in Williamson's theory can indeed usefully address this question.

AbstractThis contribution commemorates Oliver Williamson, who recently passed away, as one of the founding fathers of Transaction Cost Economics (TCE). It does so by touching on some of the details of his personal life and connecting these with his professional career. The latter was devoted to putting the study of institutions on the economic agenda. Closer scrutiny reveals that three phases may be identified. Williamson first developed an interest in analysing vertical integration. During the second phase, he elaborated this interest in TCE, and during the third, he positioned his contributions within the area of institutional economics. Furthermore, the article considers the various influences of institutional and organizational economists on Williamson. Finally, the article considers the reception, criticism, and further elaborations of Williamson's contributions.

AbstractIn this essay, we honour the memory of Oliver Williamson by reflecting on Chiles and McMackin's 1996Academy of Management Reviewarticle 'Integrating variable risk preferences, trust, and transaction cost economics'. The article, which built on Williamson's work in transaction cost economics (TCE), went on to attract attention not only from the authors' home discipline of management and organisation studies, but also from other business disciplines, the professions and the social sciences. After revisiting the article's origins and core arguments, we turn to selectively (re)view TCE's development since 1996 through the lens of this article, focusing on trust, risk and subjective costs. We cover conceptual and empirical developments in each of these areas and reflect on how our review contributes to previous debates concerning trade-offs implicit in relaxing TCE's behavioural assumptions. We conclude by reflecting on key points of learning from our review and possible implications for future research.

The article surveys the main lines of research conducted by Oliver Williamson and Elinor Ostrom - 2009 Nobel Prize winners in economics. Williamsons and Ostroms contribution to understanding the nature of institutions and choice over institutional options are discussed. The role their work played in evolution of modern institutional economic theory is analyzed in detail, as well as interconnections between Williamsons and Ostroms ideas and the most recent research developments in organization theory, behavioral economics and development studies.

A Economia dos Custos de Transação (ECT) tem mostrado, nas últimas décadas, exercer forte influência em diversos campos do pensamento administrativo, por exemplo, estratégia. Este artigo tem como objetivo fazer uma análise epistemológica da ECT, com base nos trabalhos de Oliver Williamson, ganhador do Prêmio Nobel de Economia em 2009. Embora a ECT represente uma ruptura com o pensamento mainstream, também adota pressupostos otimizadores, o que significa forte influência do pensamento positivista sobre essa teoria. Ao final, são mostradas as principais correntes influenciadoras de Williamson e os principais pressupostos teóricos da ECT. Por fim, mostra-se que a ECT tem se revelado uma forte corrente teórica para explicar comportamento organizacional.