An Autecological Theory of the Firm and its Environment

Download or read book An Autecological Theory of the Firm and its Environment written by Colin Jones and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The process of firm-level adaptation and survival have historically been of great interest to researchers of firms. However, these researchers have previously been denied an ecological framework within which to study the processes through which individual firms respond to and indeed, modify their individual environments. This book remedies this situation, providing the first comprehensive introduction to organisational autecology, or, the study of individual firms and the environments they interact with and typically modify to ensure their survival. In addition to establishing the theoretical and philosophical foundations of organisational autecology, the empirical application of this new approach is demonstrated and its future application to the domain of organisational studies is contemplated.