The theory of the growth of the firm / Edith Penrose ; with a new introduction by Christos N. Pitelis. Penrose, Edith Tilton. Industries Size. 338.73 PET Previous ed.: 1995. Includes bibliographical references and index. Edith Penrose's tightly argued classic laid the foundations for the resource based view of the firm, now the dominant framework in business strategy She analyses managerial activities and decisions, organizational routines, and also the factors that inevitably limit a firm's growth prospects. --from publisher's description. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text xlix, 249 p. ; eng