The geography of business information:
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| Schriftenreihe: | Belhaven studies in the information economy: urban and regional development
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| Beschreibung: | XVIII, 245 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 0471949396 |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Figures xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgements xvii
Chapter One Introduction: The IT Revolution and
the Information Economy 1
1 The IT revolution 2
2 The information economy 6
3 Corporate networks and the geography of corporate
restructuring 8
4 The approach adopted by the book 10
5 The structure of the book 15
Chapter Two The Geography of Business Information:
Developinga New Approach to IT and
Corporate Restructuring 21
1 Introduction 21
2 Why bother with geography? 21
3 Large firms: the key players in the IT revolution 22
4 The technological perspective 24
4.1 The dynamics of IT 24
4.2 The key dimensions of the corporate network 26
4.3 Conceptualising the nature of information 28
4.4 Developing a functional approach to corporate networks 30
5 The flexibility thesis 31
5.1 From Fordism to post Fordism 31
5.2 From Fordist production to flexible specialisation 32
5.3 Flexible technology and labour 33
5.4 The flexibility thesis and this book 34
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6 The institutional perspective 35
6.1 The evolution of the institutional perspective 35
6.2 The new challenges since the early 1980s 37
6.3 The blurring boundaries between firms and markets 39
6.4 The institutional perspective and this book 40
7 Summary 41
Chapter Three The Evolution of Corporate
Networks in Large Firms: The
Automation and Creation of Information
Activities and Linkages 42
1 The evolution of corporate networks in large firms 42
1.1 The automation of information activities 43
1.2 The automation of existing information linkages 44
1.3 The creation of new information linkages 49
2 Achieving sustainable competitive advantage through
innovative use of IT 53
3 Summary 56
Chapter Four The Non technological Context of the
Corporate NetworK 58
1 The non technological context: the crucial factors in the
development of the corporate network 59
1.1 The internal and external contexts 59
1.2 The non technological context: critical factors to the
development of the corporate network 60
2 The key non technological factors for corporate
networks 64
2.1 IT strategy and business strategy 64
2.2 Organisational structure 68
2.3 The characteristics of the firm s products and services 72
3 The human aspect factors 73
3.1 Top down versus bottom up approach to the development
of IT systems 75
3.2 Corporate networks and corporate restructuring 78
3.3 The human effects of IT development 79
3.4 Organisational culture and regional culture 81
3.5 Summary 82
4 Summary 82
Contents ix
Chapter Five Information Technology as Spatial Systems : A
Functional Approach 83
1 Introduction 83
2 The technological approach and its limitations 84
3 Developing a new functional approach: some empirical evidence 86
3.1 Previous studies and this inquiry 86
3.2 Developing a functional approach 88
4 The functional approach: summary and implications 92
Chapter Six Information Technology and Production
Transformation in Large Firms 95
1 The re programmability and informatability of IT and
flexible production 96
2 IT and the transformation of production systems 97
3 IT and flexible labour practices 102
3.1 IT and flexible working patterns 102
3.2 IT and flexible pay 104
3.3 IT and functional flexibility 105
4 The geographical and policy implications of production
transformation 107
5 Note 109
Chapter Seven Corporate Reorganisation through
Information Technology: Developing
a New Analytical Framework 110
1 Introduction 110
2 Conceptualising the relationships between the corporate
network and corporate reorganisation 111
2.1 Enhancing the existing organisational structures
and processes HI
2.2 Reacting to organisational changes 112
2.3 Parallel changes 113
2.4 Generating organisational changes 115
2.5 Summary 117
3 The key elements and dimensions of corporate reorganisation 118
4 Summary 120
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Chapter Eight Corporate Networks and the Spatial and
Functional Reorganisation of Large Firms 122
1 Introduction 222
2 Corporate networks and vertical corporate reorganisation:
the centralisation vs decentralisation debate 124
2.1 Corporate networks and the centralisation of power
in large firms ^24
2.2 Corporate networks and the decentralisation of
responsibilities and activities 129
2.3 Some middle management layers: the hardest hit of all 133
2.4 Summary ^5
3 Corporate networks and horizontal corporate reorganisation:
the spatial separation and functional re integration of
business activities jjg
4 The third dimension: incorporation through automation 140
5 The informal dimension 141
6 The geography of corporate reorganisation and urban
and regional development 142
7 Summary ^44
8 Notes 145
Chapter Nine Computerisation between Firms and Changing
Inter firm Relations 146
1 Computerisation between firms: previous studies and
this inquiry 147
1.1 Defining the concepts of computerised inter firm
information linkages and inter firm relations 147
1.2 Computerised inter firm information linkages and
changing inter firm relations 153
2 Computerisation between firms and changing inter firm
relations ^55
2.1 Centred inter firm information systems and changing
inter firm relations 156
2.2 Non centred inter firm information systems and changing
inter firm relations 162
2.3 Integrated systems I63
2.4 Some problems and implications of inter firm
computerisation I65
Contents xi
3 Computerisation between firms and the geography of
changing inter firm relations 168
Chapter Ten Team telework and the New Workplace
in the Information Economy 171
1 Introduction 171
2 A critical review of previous tele work studies and trials 172
3 Telematics and new work organisation: a new vision of
telework 175
3.1 The context of telework: the emergence of the
new electronic working environment 177
3.2 What is work organisation? 178
3.3 Developing a new vision of telework: team telework 179
4 The main barriers to the growth of team telework 181
4.1 The technical barriers 182
4.2 The non technical barriers 184
5 Team telework as a newly emergent form of work organisation:
some pilot demonstrations 186
6 Conclusions: team telework and newly emergent forms
of organisation 189
7 Note 191
Chapter Eleven Towards a Theory of Integrated
Communications Infrastructure 192
1 Introduction 192
2 Telecommunications and transportation: towards a theory
of integrated communications infrastructure 193
3 The communications infrastructure for firms in the
information economy: integrated business logistics systems 197
3.1 The evolution of business logistics 197
3.2 Elements of integrated business logistics:
information and freight innovation 200
3.3 Integrated business logistics systems: some examples 202
4 The implications for government policy and business strategy 207
5 Conclusions 210
6 Note 211
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Chapter Twelve Conclusions and Future Research Agenda 212
1 The central platform for the study: corporate networks,
large organisations and geography 212
1.1 The technological perspective: from technological to
functional approach 214
1.2 Competitive necessity or competitive advantage? 214
1.3 The emergence of flexible production or the expansion
of neo Fordism? 217
1.4 The separation of power from responsibilities 218
1.5 Spatial separation and functional integration: corporate
networks and the new spatial flexibility for large
organisations 219
1.6 Corporate restructuring and urban and regional
development 219
1.7 Summary 221
2 A future research agenda 221
Bibliography 225
Index 243
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