1.introduction -- Labor costs and the competitive situation -- Vertical integration and the management of inputs to production -- Knowledge and competitiveness -- Innovation behavior and innovation management -- Markets, trade and globalization -- Conclusions

Territories of Profit compares Dell Computer, the dominant computer manufacturer of the late twentieth century, and G. F. Swift, the leading meatpacking firm of the late nineteenth century, to reveal how communications revolutions in different periods enabled businesses to innovate their...