
Service Worlds
People, Organisations, Technologies
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 6. November 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
294 pages
978-0-415-24787-0 (ISBN)
Description
As the twenty-first century begins, significant changes are occurring in the way that services and goods are produced and consumed. One of the key drivers of this change is information and communications technology (ICT). It has transformed the role of space and time in patterns of economic development, in the rise of globalization and in the scale and structure of organizations. ICT has therefore accelerated the process of continual change and evolution that is the hallmark of both the capitalist economy and of organizations.
Giving a student-friendly account of the diversity of theoretical perspectives, this outstanding book aids understanding the evolving economic geography of advanced capitalist economies. A series of detailed firm and employees' case studies from Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific, are used to inform useful theoretical case studies, which also investigate the significance of increased blurring of the lines between services and manufacturing functions in the production and consumption process.
Giving a student-friendly account of the diversity of theoretical perspectives, this outstanding book aids understanding the evolving economic geography of advanced capitalist economies. A series of detailed firm and employees' case studies from Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific, are used to inform useful theoretical case studies, which also investigate the significance of increased blurring of the lines between services and manufacturing functions in the production and consumption process.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Illustrations
24 s/w Zeichnungen
24 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
531 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-24787-0 (9780415247870)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
04/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€72.49
Available for download

E-Book
04/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€72.49
Available for download

Book
11/2003
1st Edition
Routledge
€377.20
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Peter Daniels is Professor of Geography ay the University of Birmingham, UK.
John Bryson is Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Barney Warf is Professor and Chair of Geography at Florida State University, USA.
John Bryson is Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Barney Warf is Professor and Chair of Geography at Florida State University, USA.
Content
Acknowledgements 1. Services Worlds 2. Changing Perspectives on the Service Economy 3. From Networks to New Forms of Regulation 4. Service Knowledge and the Production Process 5. The Rise and Role of Producer Services 6. Service Work 7. Information and Communications Technology and Services: Opportunities and Impacts 8. Consuming Services: Circuits of Knowledge, Stages and Performances 9. Service Spaces 10. Services and Globalisation 11. Global Services: from Trade to Foreign Direct Investment 12. Service Worlds Revisited References