A Theory of Firm Scope

The existing literature on firms, based on incomplete contracts and property rights, emphasizes that the ownership of assets - and thereby firm boundaries - is determined in such a way as to encourage relationship-specific investments by the appropriate parties. It is generally accepted that this

现有基于不完全契约（incomplete contracts）与产权（property rights）理论的企业相关研究文献均强调，资产所有权——进而决定企业边界——的设定方式，旨在激励合适主体开展关系专用性投资（relationship-specific investments）。这一观点已得到普遍认可。