SKOLKOVO School of Management

Malecki, Edward J., 1949-

The digital economy : business organization, production processes and regional developments / Edward J. Malecki and Bruno Moriset. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2008. - xv, 274 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-258) and index.

Introduction : the digital economy and the splintering of economic space -- Information technologies and the "new economy" debate -- Where local meets global : the rise of the digital network -- Digital production and business organizations -- The multiscale geographies of electronic commerce and electronic finance -- Splintering the economic space : the offshoring of corporate services -- Telework/telecommuting : time and space flexibilities in work and business organization -- The paradox of a "double-edged geography" : local ecosystems of the digital economy -- Peripheral regions and the "digital divide" -- Epilogue: the distortion of economic space in a "postmodern" era.

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Information technology--Economic aspects.
High technology industries--Management.
Business enterprises--Technological innovations--Case studies.
Electronic commerce.
Telecommunication--Technological innovations.

HC79.I55 / M355 2008

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