馬克·卡森（Mark Casson）生于1945年，英國雷丁大學(xué)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)教授。早期致力于創(chuàng)業(yè)家的研究，近年又專注于創(chuàng)業(yè)理論與道統(tǒng)企業(yè)理論融合的研究。卡森之前的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)文獻(xiàn)大都從功能觀點(diǎn)給創(chuàng)業(yè)家下定義，強(qiáng)調(diào)創(chuàng)業(yè)家的作用并認(rèn)為發(fā)揮這些作用的人就是創(chuàng)業(yè)家。在各式各樣的創(chuàng)業(yè)家功能中缺乏一條貫穿其中的主線?？ㄉ瓐?jiān)持從倫理人假設(shè)和有限理性假設(shè)，沿著方法論個人主義和契約理論的“路徑”，從所有關(guān)于創(chuàng)業(yè)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)理論和心理學(xué)、社會學(xué)的論述中，概括出創(chuàng)業(yè)家行為本身的性質(zhì)，建立了一個創(chuàng)業(yè)家需求、供給和“創(chuàng)業(yè)家市場”均衡的理論框架，并對之進(jìn)行了模型化?？ㄉ⒅赋觯瑒?chuàng)業(yè)的經(jīng)濟(jì)理論與交易費(fèi)用經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)、基于資源的企業(yè)理論等現(xiàn)代企業(yè)理論有著緊密的聯(lián)系?？ㄉ瓌?chuàng)業(yè)理論的內(nèi)核是“創(chuàng)業(yè)家式判斷（Entrepreneurial judgment）。

• Casson, Mark C. and Andrew Godley (eds.) (2000) Cultural Factors in Economic Growth, Berlin: Springer, x + 200 pp.

• Casson, Mark C. (2000) The Evolution of International Business, 7 volumes with an introduction, London: Routledge.

• Casson, Mark C. (2000) The Hegemony of International Business, 7 volumes with an introduction, London: Routledge.

• Casson, Mark C. (ed.) (1999) The Emergence of International Business, 7 volumes, with an introduction, London: Thoemmes press.

• Casson, Mark C. (ed.) (1999) The Railway Revolution, 7 volumes, with an introduction, London: Thoemmes Press.

• Casson, Mark C. (ed.) (1998) International Competitiveness, 7 volumes, with an introduction, London: Thoemmes Press.

• Casson, Mark C., Martin Carter and Vivek Suneja (eds.) (1998) The Economics of Marketing, (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics) Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

• Casson, Mark C. and Mary Rose (eds.) (1997) Institutions and the Evolution of Modern Business London: Frank Cass, 184pp.

• Casson, Mark C. (ed.) (1997) Entrepreneurship and the Industrial Revolution, 7 volumes, with an Introduction, London: Thoemmes Press.

• Casson, Mark C. (ed.) 1997 The Rise of Big Business: The British Experience, 7 volumes, with an Introduction, London: Thoemmes Press.

• Casson, Mark C., (ed.) (1996) The Theory of the Firm (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics), Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, xx + 739 pp.

• Casson, Mark C. and John Creedy (eds.) (1993) Industrial Concentration and Economic Inequality: Essays in honour of Peter Hart, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar,

xix + 235pp.

• Buckley, Peter J. and Casson Mark C. (1992) Multinational Enterprises and World Development: Essays in honour of John Dunning, Cheltenham; Edward Elgar, x + 360pp.

• Casson, Mark C. (1992) International Business and Global Integration: Empirical Studies, London: Macmillan, 271pp.

• Casson, Mark C. (1991) (ed.) Global Research Strategy and International Competitiveness, Oxford: Blackwell, vii + 312 pp.

• Casson, Mark C. (1990) Multinational Corporations (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics) Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, xviii + 478 pp.

• Casson, Mark C. (1990) (ed.) Entrepreneurship ( International Library of Critical Writings in Economics) Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, xxv + 610 pp.

• Casson, Mark C. (1983) (ed.) The Growth of International Business, London: George Allen & Unwin, xii + 276pp.