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Intelligence-based theory of the firm
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2021-1-73-97
Abstract
This paper presents the main provisions of the intelligence-based theory of the firm, which is a new direction in studying microeconomic entities. The objects of the theory are firms, whose activities to a decisive extent depend on the capacity and efficiency of using the firm’s intellectual abilities. These abilities allow analyzing the structure and characteristics of the firm’s internal and external social and economic environment in space and time. Intelligence features as a leading factor of production in interaction with the firm’s mental abilities and material resources are investigated. The requirements for models reflecting the influence of intelligence on the firm’s performance in strategic and tactical aspects are determined. The types of intelligence are classified depending on its participation in the formulation and solution of the firm’s tasks. Perspective directions of development and application of the intelligence-based theory of the firm are outlined.
About the Author
G. B. Kleiner
Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
George B. Kleiner
Moscow
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Kleiner G.B. Intelligence-based theory of the firm. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2021;(1):73-97. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2021-1-73-97
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