Talk:Theory of the firm
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Not only is this article replete with punctuation errors and grammatical errors, it is also impossible to understand. Its SMOG readability (http://www.harrymclaughlin.com/SMOG.htm) score is over 17, hardly a score suitable for a Wikipedia article. I can fix the punctuation and the grammar, but I can't make this article comprehensible. Could someone who knows something about this subject do some work on it? --Hattrick 05:16, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
I thought it read well enough. I actually wish I'd read a summary like this in my Micro class. A good supplementary reading to this is his Nobel acceptance lecture (in which he summarized his work and talked about what he thinks still needs to be done). I don't see on a quick reading if that is referenced, but if not it prob shd. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rxgx (talk • contribs) 15:06, August 22, 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Erdman reference
In the section marked "Transaction cost theory," I just commented out a reference to a 2006 publication by John Erdman. I don't have a problem with the reference, except that I don't know what it's referring to. After a quick Googling, I couldn't find a work fitting that description. If someone else can locate the paper, please evaluate its relevance and restore the citation. Thanks. --RunnerupNJ 11:27, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] UNMITIGATED DISASTER (aka poor writing)
Folks, this piece is a wreck! As the first comment notes, it's off the charts for readability...and that's not all. The use of technical terms (almost certainly unknown by the lay reader) probably lowers its readability by half again. The article might be okay for an academic wonk (see comment #2)--but for plain folks trying to get a grip on the basic concepts, this is worthless. (BTW, your current commenter has a Master's degree in administration, and spent a career as a technical writer and editor. I give this article a solid "F"...). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.254.1.7 (talk) 20:03, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
