{"product_id":"territories-of-profit-9780804747226","title":"Territories of Profit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerritories of Profit\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eEconomic Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTerritories of Profit\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome addition to the literature on learning, innovation and regional development.\" -- \u003ci\u003eRegional Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this interesting and thoughtful book, Gary Fields pursues the analogy with exceptional sophistication and rigor.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Economic History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable 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","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405554590039,"sku":"9780804747226","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804747226.jpg?v=1730492813","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/territories-of-profit-9780804747226","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}