组织的经济学与管理学（英文）ch01Introduction.pptVIP

1、Chapter 1 Introduction George Hendrikse,Economics and Management of Organisations: Co-ordination, Motivation and Strategy,Themes,Coordination Motivation,Is specialisation and exchange attractive?,Yes, according to the law of comparative advantages.,Figure 1.1: Production possibilities lines,Autarky,

2、A: 70 points, 30 heads B: 20 points, 20 heads Total: 90 points, 50 heads,Specialisation,C: 100 points, 0 heads D: 0 points, 60 heads Total: 100 points, 60 heads,Law of comparative advantages,The total output (production) of a group (persons, companies, countries) is largest when each good or service

3、 is produced by the person with the lowest opportunity costs (the comparative advantage).,Problems of specialisation,coordination motivation,Diamond-water paradox,Why is water cheap while it is essential for humans, whereas diamonds are expensive but useless?,Resolution of paradox,Distinguish betwee

4、n value in use and value in exchange.,Marginal analysis,Demand and supply.,Figure 1.2: Demand and supply,What determines the extent of specialisation?,number of tasks / specialisations (N); level of general knowledge (K).,Figure 1.3: Optimal degree of specialisation.,C(N),B(K,N),Special cases,Autarky Invisible hand,Autarky,CN(N) 0 BN(K,N) = 0,Invisible hand,CN(N) = 0 BN(K,N) 0,The importance of organisations compared to markets,Waste versus deadweight loss.,Figure