The Spatial Organisation of Multinational Corporations

ISBN-13: 9780415657235 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 288 str.

Ian M. Clarke

Opis

This volume, based on extensive original research, examines the spatial structure and geographical implications of modern multinational corporations. It looks at the geography of multinational corporations, relates this geography to management and decision making structures and discusses how these items are changing.

Spis treści

List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The Organisation of Corporate Space. 3. The Structure of Business Organisations in the Chemicals Industry. 4. The Geography of Corporate Restructuring: A Case Study of ICI. 5. Plant Centrality in Organisational Structure. 6. The Effects of Plant Centrality on Labour Dynamics. 7. The Technological Basis of Plant Peripherality. 8. Summary and Conclusions. References. Indices.

O autorze

Ian M Clarke