Understanding the Firm: Spatial and Organizational Dimensions by Michael Taylor

Description: Understanding the Firm by Michael Taylor, Päivi Oinas 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. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Firms are at the very heart of modern day life. They come in a seemingly infinite variety - from transnationals to small firm, from corporations to branch plants, to subsidiaries and joint ventures, from subcontractors to franchisees, from sole proprietorships to partnerships, from manufacturers to service providers and retailers. For the most part we view them as the creators, destroyers, and repositories of jobs - the creators and destroyers of peopleslivelihoods, lives, and dreams. But, deciding just what a firm is is neither a simple nor a straightforward task. Against a background of the dynamic complexity and plurality that businessforms (and firms) can assume, there is a constant search within academic research for the processes that create and maintain both enterprise and enterprises in capitalist societies: a search for a theory of the firm. 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; andthe firm in place. Author Biography Michael Taylor is Professor of Human Geography in the School of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK. Paivi Oinas is a Research Fellow in Department of Applied Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Table of Contents Part I: Theorising the Firm - Introduction1: Michael Taylor: Fragments and Gaps: Exploring the Theory of the FirmPart II: The Boundaries of the Firm2: Päivi Oinas: The Many Boundaries of the Firm3: Michael Taylor and John Bryson: Guns, Firms, and Contracts: The Evolution of Gun-Making in BirminghamPart III: Collective Agency and Narratives on Performance4: Michael Taylor: The Firm: Coalitions, Communities and Collective Agency5: Phillip ONeill: The Corporation, Shareholder Value Added and the Power of Financial Management NarrativesPart IV: The Political Firm and the State6: Ann Markusen: Distortions in Industrial Geography: Triangulating Among Industrial Firms, and the State7: Ray Hudson: Firms as Political Actors in Processes of Capital Accumulation and Regional DevelopmentPart V: The Firm in Place8: Mia Gray: An Activity Specific Approach to the High-Tech Firm9: BjØrn T. Asheim: Learning Firms in Learning Regions: Innovation, Cooperation and Social CapitalPart IV: Theorising the Firm - Afterword10: Päivi Oinas: Theorising the Firm in Economic Geography and Why It Matters Promotional Examines the phenomenon of the firm in modern day life and the ways we conceive of this Long Description Firms are at the very heart of modern day life. They come in a seemingly infinite variety - from transnationals to small firm, from corporations to branch plants, to subsidiaries and joint ventures, from subcontractors to franchisees, from sole proprietorships to partnerships, from manufacturers to service providers and retailers. For the most part we view them as the creators, destroyers, and repositories of jobs - the creators and destroyers of peopleslivelihoods, lives, and dreams. But, deciding just what a firm is is neither a simple nor a straightforward task. Against a background of the dynamic complexity and plurality that business forms (and firms) can assume, there is a constant search within academic research for the processesthat create and maintain both enterprise and enterprises in capitalist societies: a search for a theory of the firm. 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. Promotional "Headline" Part I: Theorising the Firm - Introduction 1. Michael Taylor: Fragments and Gaps: Exploring the Theory of the Firm Part II: The Boundaries of the Firm 2. Paivi Oinas: The Many Boundaries of the Firm 3. Michael Taylor and John Bryson: Guns, Firms, and Contracts: The Evolution of Gun-Making in Birmingham Part III: Collective Agency and Narratives on Performance 4. Michael Taylor: The Firm: Coalitions, Communities and Collective Agency 5. Phillip ONeill: The Corporation, Shareholder Value Added and the Power of Financial Management Narratives Part IV: The Political Firm and the State 6. Ann Markusen: Types of Firm, Strategic Action, and the State 7. Ray Hudson: Firms as Political Actors in Processes of Capital Accumulation and Regional Development Part V: The Firm in Place 8. Mia Gray: An Activity Specific Theory of Firm Location 9. Bjorn T. Asheim: Learning Firms in Learning Region: Innovation, Cooperation and Social Capital Part IV: Theorising the Firm - Afterword 10. Paivi Oinas: Theorising the Firm in Economic Geography and Why It Matters Feature Examines the phenomenon of the firm in modern day life and the ways we conceive of thisLooks at 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 placeExamines gaps in contemporary theorising of the firm from an economic geography perspectiveContributions from an international team of scholars Details ISBN0199260796 Short Title UNDERSTANDING THE FIRM Pages 288 Language English ISBN-10 0199260796 ISBN-13 9780199260799 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 338.5 Imprint Oxford University Press Subtitle Spatial and Organizational Dimensions Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Päivi Oinas Edited by Päivi Oinas DOI 10.1604/9780199260799 UK Release Date 2006-12-21 AU Release Date 2006-12-21 NZ Release Date 2006-12-21 Illustrations 6 tables, 1 figure Birth 1937 Affiliation School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK Position Consultant Microbiologist Qualifications FBA Publisher Oxford University Press Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-12-21 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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