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1 online resource (xviii, 619 pages) |
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Routledge companions in business, management and accounting |
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Routledge companions in business, management and accounting.
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| Contents |
Intro; Praise; Dedication; The Routledge Companion to the Geography of International Business; Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction to the Companion; The Genesis of the Companion; A Framework for the Companion; Introduction to the Chapters; References; Part I Some Core Material in International Business; 2 Space and International Business; Introduction; Trade and Firm Heterogeneity; Trade and Multinationals; Trade in Value-Added; Global Trade Linkages. |
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Global Supply Chains; Geography and Economics; Consequences for Trade Flows; Conclusion; Notes; References; 3 Networks and Alliances; Introduction; Definitions; Data Availability and Trends; Theoretical Perspectives; Alliance Portfolios; Geographic Perspectives on Global Production Networks; Conclusion; References; 4 Outsourcing, Offshoring and the Global Factory; Introduction; The Global Factory; Why Do Firms Offshore Manufacturing Activities?; Why Do Firms Outsource Manufacturing Activities?; Concluding Remarks; Notes; References. |
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5 The Regional Mne and Coordination of Mne Organizational Structures; Introduction; The Debate of Regionalization Versus Globalization; Definition of Regions; Theory of Regional Multinationals; Regional Organizational and Management Structures; Conclusion; References; 6 The Dynamics of Multinational Enterprise Subsidiary Roles in an Era of Regionalization; Introduction; Regional Integration as an Economic Determinant of Subsidiary Roles; Patterns of Subsidiary Role Dynamics as Responses to Regional Integration Schemes; Effects of Regional Integration on Subsidiary Competences. |
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A Penrosean Perspective of Subsidiary-Driven Evolution; Conclusion; References; Part II Some Core Material in Economic Geography; 7 The Current Research Programme in Economic Geography; Introduction; A Genealogy of Anglophone Economic Geography; The Current Research Programme; Conclusion; References; 8 Evolutionary Economic Geography: An Emerging Field or Framework?; Introduction; Key Perspectives in Ee; Evolutionary Analysis Within Economic Geography; The Production and Destruction of Variety Within Economic Geography; Path Dependence and Lock-In as Forms of Retention in Space. |
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The Silence of Selection; Self-Organization in Networks; Conclusion; References; 9 Global Production Networks; Introduction; Context: From Gccs to Gpns; Currents: Towards a Gpn 2.0?; Connections: Productive Points of Exchange; Coda: Deepening the Dialogue; Notes; References; 10 The Relational Turn in Economic Geography; Introduction; Relational Economic Geography: Origins and Antecedents; The Relational "Turn" in Economic Geography; Rethinking Proximity Relationally; Socio-Spatial Practice: The Everyday Worlds of International Business; Conclusion; References. |
| Summary |
The fields of Economic Geography and International Business share an interest in the same phenomena, whilst each provides both a differing perspective and different research methods in attempting to understand those phenomena. The Routledge Companion to the Geography of International Business explores the nature and scope of inter-disciplinary work between Economic Geography and International Business in explaining the central issues in the international economy. Contributions written by leading specialists in each field (including some chapters written by inter-disciplinary teams) focus on the nature of multinational firms and their strategies, where they choose to locate their activities, how they create and manage international networks and the key relationships between multinationals and the places where they place their operations. Topics covered include the internationalisation of service industries, the influence of location on the competitiveness of firms and the economic dynamism of regions and where economic activity takes place and how knowledge, goods and services flow between locations. The book examines the areas for fruitful inter-disciplinary work between International Business and Economic Geography and sets out a road map for future joint research, and is an essential resource for students and practitioners of International Business and Economic Development. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Economic geography.
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International trade.
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International economic relations.
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Géographie économique. |
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Commerce international. |
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Economic geography |
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International economic relations |
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International trade |
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Auslandsgeschäft |
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Internationales Management |
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Multinationales Unternehmen |
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Wirtschaftsgeografie |
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Electronic books.
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Added Author |
Cook, Gary, 1961- editor.
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Johns, Jennifer (Economic geographer), editor.
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McDonald, Frank, 1951- editor.
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Beaverstock, Jonathan V., editor.
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Pandit, Naresh R., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Routledge companion to the geography of international business. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018 9781138953345 (DLC) 2017046182 (OCoLC)1013528371 |
| ISBN |
9781317357919 (electronic bk.) |
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1317357914 (electronic bk.) |
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9781315667379 (electronic bk.) |
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1315667371 (electronic bk.) |
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9781317357926 |
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1317357922 |
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9781317357902 |
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1317357906 |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9781315667379 doi |
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