Understanding the firm : spatial and organizational dimensions / edited by Michael Taylor and Pivi Oinas.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description
viii, 279 pages ; 24 cm

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Subject(s)
Related name
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
  • 1. Fragments and gaps : exploring the theory of the firm / Michael Taylor
  • 2. The many boundaries of the firm / Paivi Oinas
  • 3. Guns, firms, and contracts : the evolution of gun-making in Birmingham / Michael Taylor and John Bryson
  • 4. The firm : coalitions, communities, and collective agency / Michael Taylor
  • 5. The corporation, shareholder value added, and the power of financial management narratives / Phillip O'Neill
  • 6. Distortions in industrial geography : triangulating among industrial firms, financial firms, and the state / Ann Markusen
  • 7. Firms as political actors in processes of capital accumulation and regional development / Ray Hudson
  • 8. Studying the new economy : an activity specific approach to the high-tech firm / Mia Gray
  • 9. Learning firms in learning regions : innovation, cooperation, and social capital / Bjom T. Asheim
  • 10. Theorizing the firm in economic geography / Paivi Oinas.
ISBN
  • 9780199260799 (alk. paper)
  • 0199260796 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2006019918
OCLC
70230588
RCP
C - S
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