Triple
T18625946
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | theory of the firm |
E455284
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasApproach |
P4839
|
FINISHED |
| Object | property rights theory of the firm |
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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: property rights theory of the firm | Statement: [theory of the firm, hasApproach, property rights theory of the firm]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: property rights theory of the firm Context triple: [theory of the firm, hasApproach, property rights theory of the firm]
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A.
"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.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration
chosen
"The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration" is a seminal economics paper by Oliver Hart (with co-authors) that develops the property-rights approach to the firm, explaining how ownership and control of assets shape optimal firm boundaries and integration decisions.
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D.
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.
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E.
behavioral theory of the firm
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.
- 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_69d8d38cc7948190a55ea64e5638994e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e54f04d0cc81909c3c6022c5dfdb63 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:54 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:46 a.m.