马克·卡森（Mark Casson）生于1945年，英国雷丁大学经济学教授。早期致力于创业家的研究，近年又专注于创业理论与道统企业理论融合的研究。卡森之前的经济学文献大都从功能观点给创业家下定义，强调创业家的作用并认为发挥这些作用的人就是创业家。在各式各样的创业家功能中缺乏一条贯穿其中的主线。卡森坚持从伦理人假设和有限理性假设，沿着方法论个人主义和契约理论的“路径”，从所有关于创业家的经济理论和心理学、社会学的论述中，概括出创业家行为本身的性质，建立了一个创业家需求、供给和“创业家市场”均衡的理论框架，并对之进行了模型化。卡森并指出，创业的经济理论与交易费用经济学、基于资源的企业理论等现代企业理论有着紧密的联系。卡森创业理论的内核是“创业家式判断（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.