Corporate Geography by R. Laulajainen, H.A. Stafford - 9789048145126

Corporate GeographyBusiness Location Principles and Cases\nAuthor(s): R. Laulajainen, H.A. Stafford\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer, Netherlands\nImprint: Springer\nISBN-13: 9789048145126, 978-9048145126\nSynopsis\nCorporate Geography examines the spatial structures and behaviour of large business organizations. Corporations are key operational units of economies. Each corporation has several locations and connections to suppliers and customers who also operate in geographical space. The effectiveness of corporate spatial organizations is of importance for their well-being and for the health of the national and local economies in which they operate. This volume discusses where and why firms locate units of production, sales and control and how these interact with each other, with suppliers and with customers. The foundations are from commercial geography, business economics and location theory, but there are some unique characteristics. One is the blending of manuf.