The Spatial Organisation of Multinational Corporations (RLE International Business).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarke, Ian M.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: International Business Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises.

Industrial management.

Chemical industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor & Francis Group, 2012.

Summary:

This book, 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. Exploring the themes of centre and periphery in the corporation it surveys the impact of corporate change and restructuring on regional economies.

Contents:

Intro

THE SPATIAL ORGANISATION OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS

Copyright

The Spatial Organisation of Multinational Corporations

Contents

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 lCI

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

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

First published in 1985 by Croom Helm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Print version: Clarke, Ian M. The Spatial Organisation of Multinational Corporations (RLE International Business)

ISBN:

9781135130336

OCLC:

823719103