Understanding the Firm: Spatial and Organizational Dimensions

by Michael Taylor, Pïivi Oinas

Overview

Firms are at the very heart of modern day life. This book addresses some of the gaps in the current state of the theory of the firm from an economic geography perspective: issues around the boundaries of the firm; the collective agency of the firm; the political firm, financial markets, and the state; and the firm in place.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199260799
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/01/2007
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	9.21(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.69(d)

Table of Contents

Part I: Theorising the Firm - Introduction1. Fragments and Gaps: Exploring the Theory of the Firm, Michael TaylorPart II: The Boundaries of the Firm2. The Many Boundaries of the Firm, Päivi Oinas3. Guns, Firms, and Contracts: The Evolution of Gun-Making in Birmingham, Michael Taylor and John BrysonPart III: Collective Agency and Narratives on Performance4. The Firm: Coalitions, Communities and Collective Agency, Michael Taylor5. The Corporation, Shareholder Value Added and the Power of Financial Management Narratives, Phillip O'NeillPart IV: The 'Political' Firm and the State6. Types of Firm, Strategic Action, and the State, Ann Markusen7. Firms as Political Actors in Processes of Capital Accumulation and Regional Development, Ray HudsonPart V: The Firm in Place8. An Activity Specific Theory of Firm Location, Mia Gray9. Learning Firms in Learning Region: Innovation, Cooperation and Social Capital, Bjørn T. AsheimPart IV: Theorising the Firm - Afterword10. Theorising the Firm in Economic Geography and Why It Matters, Päivi Oinas