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Multinationals and economic geography: Location, technology and innovation
No full text"Despite often playing second fiddle to clusters in the economic geography literature, multinationals are fundamental drivers of economic development. As generators and diffusers of knowledge they have played an essential role in shaping the new world economic order. No book captures this better than Simona Iammarino and Philip McCann's Multinationals and Economic Geography, a must read for anyone eager to fully understand the new economic geography of globalisation.' - Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics, UK". © Simona Iammarino and Philip McCann 2013
International business, cities and competitiveness: recent trends and future challenges
Full text linkPurpose: This paper aims to explain how thinking regarding multinationals, competitiveness and location in cities has evolved over the past five decades and how our current understanding and thinking about future challenges is contingent on these previous shifts. Design/methodology/approach: The design of the paper is a conceptual piece linking different theoretical strands. Findings: Global cities are not always necessarily the key locations for future multinational investments. It depends on the activities taking place. Knowledge and technology and how they interact with the firm’s capabilities and objectives are crucial. Research limitations/implications: The implications are that future multinational location choices will be driven by diversity, demography, protectionism, automation and industrial policy. Originality/value: This paper provides a roadmap for scholars in the international business and competitiveness fields to understand the current and future challenges facing multinationals and their location behavior
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