Institutions are man-made entities and their workings, as well as the changesthey may undergo, is fundamentally imbued in language and communication. In analysing the role of socio-cultural values, this book argues that communication and language is inseparable from both the economy and a meaningful understanding of insitutions. INDICE: List of Tables, Figures, Boxes - Preface - Introduction - Economy ; Society (How do they relate?) - Institutions, Institutional Change and Language - Structure, Agency and the Role of Values in Processes of Institutional Change - Silent Trade - Knowledge Coordination and Development via Market, Hierarchy and Gift Exchange - Making Knowledge Work in Organizations - Path Dependence in Organization - Consumption of Symbolic Goods - Law ; Economics: bankruptcy law - Conclusion - References - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-22379-0
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 184
- Fecha Publicación: 12/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés