Hostile Takeovers, Corporate Law, and the Theory of the Firm

Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

Michael C. Jensen, William H. Meckling · Journal of Financial Economics · 1976 · 70.7K citations

Management, Business Economics, Corporate Governance +16

An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change.

Brian J. Loasby, Richard R. Nelson, Sidney G. Winter · The Economic Journal · 1983 · 21.7K citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Coevolution +11

Separation of Ownership and Control

Eugene F. Fama, Michael C. Jensen · The Journal of Law and Economics · 1983 · 19.1K citations

Management, Contract Law, Corporate Governance +12

The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration

Sanford J. Grossman, Oliver Hart · Journal of Political Economy · 1986 · 9.5K citations · Full text

Business, Business Economics, Contract Law +16

The Modern Industrial Revolution, Exit, and the Failure of Internal Control Systems

Michael C. Jensen · The Journal of Finance · 1993 · 8.7K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Economics, Finance +15