1. Introduction.- 1.1 Organizations Defined.- 1.2 Why Economics of Organization?.- 1.3 Plan of This Book.- 1.4 Organizations and Their Environment.- I. Rank.- 2. Supervision.- 3. Control.- 4. Rank.- 5. Distance.- II. Perfect Management.- 6. Numbers of Positions.- 7. Estimation.- 8. Assignment.- 9. Regular Organization.- 10. Costs.- III. Productivity and Structure.- 11. Substitution of Management and Operative Inputs: Welfare Agency.- 12. Information Costs: Research Teams.- 13. Loss of Information in Simple Organizations.- 14. Loss of Information and Control in Multi-Level Organizations.- 15. Uses of Production Functions: Simple Organizations.- 16. Uses of Production Functions: Multi-Level Organizations.- IV. Advantage and Motivation.- 17. Organizations vs. Individuals.- 18. Management Motivation: Principal and Agent.- 19. The Economics of Hierarchy.- 20. Alternatives to Hierarchy: Partnerships.- Conclusion.- Selected Bibliography.- Name Index.
