The Changing World of Oil: An Analysis of Corporate Change and Adaptation

Jerome Davis

ISBN 10: 0754641783 / ISBN 13: 9780754641780

Published by Routledge 2006-04-28, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Changing World of Oil: An Analysis of Corporate Change and Adaptation
• Publisher: Routledge 2006-04-28
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754641783
• ISBN 13: 9780754641780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book examines broad questions of industrial change in order to explain developments in the oil industry. In contrast to most other work on this industry, firms are considered to be the dependent variables rather than the future production and demand for oil and gas. An analysis of the industry is made by examining how corporations change their operating environments and are themselves changed by their environments. Particular attention is paid to 'mega-mergers' and to industrial downsizing and outsourcing. The significance of such restructuring for the societies the companies serve is also considered and comprehensive use is made of recent theories of the firm. It shows how such theories can be used to analyze a key world-wide industry. The distinctive approach of this book will help extend readers' understanding of the oil industry beyond the more conventional studies.

About the Author

Jerome Davis is Canadian Research Chair in Oil and Gas Policy at the Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.