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Author:   Michael Taylor (, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK) ,  Päivi Oinas (, Department of Applied Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.527kg
ISBN:  

9780199260799

ISBN 10:   0199260796
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   21 December 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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 O'Neill: The Corporation, Shareholder Value Added and the Power of Financial Management Narratives Part IV: The 'Political' Firm and the State 6: Ann Markusen: Distortions in Industrial Geography: Triangulating Among Industrial Firms, 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 Approach to the High-Tech Firm 9: Bjorn T. Asheim: Learning Firms in Learning Regions: Innovation, Cooperation and Social Capital Part IV: Theorising the Firm - Afterword 10: Paivi Oinas: Theorising the Firm in Economic Geography and Why It Matters

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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.

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