• DOI:10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_com_224155
• Corpus ID: 241333903

Eras

@article{Whittaker2020Eras,
  title={Eras},
  author={D. Hugh Whittaker and Timothy J. Sturgeon and Toshie Okita and Tianbiao Zhu},
  journal={Compressed Development},
  year={2020}
}

• D. Whittaker, T. Sturgeon, +1 author Tianbiao Zhu
• Published 17 September 2020
• Economics
• Compressed Development

Chapter 3 introduces a second dyadic pair of era influences: organizations and technology. Building on Bodrožić and Adler’s ‘The Evolution of Management Models: A Neo- Schumpeterian Theory’ (2017), the chapter traces the evolution of technology and business models over time, along with their spatial organization. The interplay between organizations and technology has profoundly influenced how developing countries have become integrated into the global economy since the late 1980s. The Fordist corporation was transformed through vertical fragmentation and horizontal integration, creating the information and communication technology–enabled network model, organized spatially through global value chains. This model is currently undergoing further transformation as the ‘digital economy’ moves through its revolutionizing and balancing cycles, and as key actors signal a retreat from trade.