Triple

T17875441
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Richard M. Cyert E446939 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object A Behavioral Theory of the Firm — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (2 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: A Behavioral Theory of the Firm | Statement: [Richard M. Cyert, notableWork, A Behavioral Theory of the Firm]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: A Behavioral Theory of the Firm
Context triple: [Richard M. Cyert, notableWork, A Behavioral Theory of the Firm]
  • A. behavioral theory of the firm chosen
    The behavioral theory of the firm is an organizational and economic framework that explains how companies actually make decisions based on bounded rationality, routines, and internal politics rather than purely profit-maximizing optimization.
  • B. "The Nature of the Firm"
    "The Nature of the Firm" is a foundational 1937 economic essay by Ronald Coase that explains why firms exist and how transaction costs shape their size and structure.
  • C. Studies in Economic Theory of Decision and Organization
    Studies in Economic Theory of Decision and Organization is a seminal collection of Jacob Marschak’s contributions to decision theory and the economics of organizations, emphasizing formal analysis of choice under uncertainty and information.
  • D. Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm
    Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm is a foundational work in organizational and contract theory that analyzes how incomplete contracts shape firm boundaries, ownership structures, and incentives.
  • E. theory of the firm
    The theory of the firm is an economic framework that explains why firms exist, how they are structured, and what determines their boundaries and behavior in markets, particularly in relation to transaction costs and contractual arrangements.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8b9f4c22c819093c2680434472894 completed April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e49aa54d1481908c0af8533edd51c4 completed April 19, 2026, 9:04 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:18 a.m.