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Book SynopsisTerritories of Profit compares Dell Computer, the dominant computer manufacturer of the late 20th century, and G. F. Swift, the leading meatpacking firm of the late 19th century, to reveal how communications revolutions in different periods enable businesses to innovate their operations, reorganize the structure of the firm, and reshape the geography of profit-making.
Trade Review"This remarkable book, besides being timely, sophisticated, penetrating, informative, and well researched, also provides significant additional evidence that the hype surrounding the so-called information revolution of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries is just that." --
Economic Geography"
Territories of Profit is a welcome addition to the literature on learning, innovation and regional development." --
Regional Studies"In this interesting and thoughtful book, Gary Fields pursues the analogy with exceptional sophistication and rigor." --
The Journal of Economic HistoryTable of ContentsTable of Contents for Territories of Profit 1. Introduction: Communications and Innovation, Business Organization and Territory Part 1. Theory 2. From Communications and Innovation to Business Organization and Territory: A Synthesis Part 2. Rails, Telegraphy, and the Business Enterprise of G.F. Swift and Company 3. The Railroad and Telegraph as Commerce System and Market Space 4. Continental Divide: The Business Enterprise of G.F. Swift and Company Part 3. The Internet and the Business Organization of Dell Computer 5. The Internet as Commerce System and Market Space 6. Global Reach: The Business Organization of Dell Computer 7. Conclusion: The Rhyme of History Notes Reference Index
