Theme 2. Theories of firm: neoclassical and institutional

Task 1. Paper discussion on the theme: «Concept of organizational structure of firm, stages of construction of system of horizontal and vertical division of labor».

Task 2. Paper discussion on the theme: «Competition and classification of market structures».

Task 3. Paper discussion on the theme: «Parameters of behavior of firm».

Task 4. Paper discussion on the theme: «Types of behavior of firm in the market: competitive behavior, strategic behavior, the dominating behavior».

Task 5. Paper discussion on the theme: «Main concepts of firm: neoclassical, neoinstitutional, strategic, enterprise, evolutionary».

Methodical recommendations: Preparation for performance of tasks should be began with studying of recommended literature. To study essence of the theories of firm, its task and function, to define the basic principles of functioning this theories. Studying of a material should be accompanied by consideration of the national economy of Republic of Kazakhstan.

Literature: 1-42.

Theme 3. Transaction cost theory of firm

Task 1. Paper discussion on the theme: «Essence and origin of transactional expenses».

Task 2. Paper discussion on the theme: «Transaction of management».

Task 3. Paper discussion on the theme: «Economy in the conditions of "friction"».

Task 4. Paper discussion on the theme: «Types of transactional expenses».

Methodical recommendations: Preparation for performance of tasks should be began with studying of recommended literature. To study essence of the transaction cost theory of firm, its task and function, to define the basic principles of functioning this theories. Studying of a material should be accompanied by consideration of the national economy of Republic of Kazakhstan.

Literature: 1-42.

Theme 4. Contract theory

Task 1. Paper discussion on the theme: «Economic actors. Contractual arrangements. Asymmetric information».

Task 2. Paper discussion on the theme: «Behaviour of a decision maker».

Task 3. Paper discussion on the theme: «Optimization algorithm to identify optimal decisions. Labeled moral hazard, adverse selection and signalling».

Task 4. Paper discussion on the theme: «The principal-agent problem (agency dilemma or theory of agency)».

Methodical recommendations: Preparation for performance of tasks should be began with studying of recommended literature. To study essence of the contract theory of firm, its task and function, to define the basic principles of functioning this theories. Studying of a material should be accompanied by consideration of the national economy of Republic of Kazakhstan.

Literature: 1-42.

Theme 5. Production program of firm

Task 1. Paper discussion on the theme: «Production program of the enterprise».

Task 2. Paper discussion on the theme: «Methods of measurement of the production program».

Task 3. Paper discussion on the theme: «Indicators of the production program».

Task 4. Paper discussion on the theme: «Strategic planning: needs, principles».

Task 5. Paper discussion on the theme: «Current planning: types and principles».

Task 6. Paper discussion on the theme: «Methods and assessment of the production stocks recommended by the international standards».

Task 7. Paper discussion on the theme: «Marketing strategy of the enterprise: methods of the analysis of demand and sales volume forecast».

Task 8. Paper discussion on the theme: «Determination of optimum volume of production on the basis of dynamics of the general, average and limiting product (the characteristic of the law and a graphic representation)».

Methodical recommendations: Preparation for performance of tasks should be began with studying of recommended literature. To study essence of the enterprise, its task and function, to define the basic principles of functioning and types of the enterprises, to familiarize with concept of bankruptcy. Studying of a material should be accompanied by consideration of the Civil Code of Republic of Kazakhstan, Law of Republic of Kazakhstan «About bankruptcy».

Preparation for performance of tasks should be began with studying of recommended literature. When studying this theme, to understand an order of production planning and production realization (sales), to explain meaning of indicators “the gross, commodity, realized net production” and their role in planning.

Literature: 1-42.