Relocation of economic activity : contemporary theory and practice in local, regional and global perspectives /: contemporary theory and practice in local, regional and global perspectives. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paweł Capik, Magdalena Dej, editors.
• Editors: Capik, Paweł; Dej, Magdalena
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Spatial Organisation and Movements of Firms and Industries: The Role of Firm and Place in (Re)Location Research; 1.1 Theory in (Re)Location Research; 1.2 Location and Relocation-Firm and Place Factors; 1.3 Focus and the Scope of the Book; 1.4 Book Structure and Overview; 1.4.1 Part 1; 1.4.2 Part 2; References; Spatial Reconfigurations of Firms and Industries; 2 Between Location, Persistence and Relocation-Early Historical and Spatial Trajectories of the Polish Aviation Industry; 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Location, Persistence and Relocation2.2.1 Process- and Path-Based Approaches; 2.2.2 Origins and Mechanisms Behind Locational Dynamics; 2.3 Methodology; 2.4 Historical and Spatial Trajectories of the Polish Aviation Industry; 2.4.1 Poland's Postponed Appearance on World's Aviation Landscape; 2.4.2 Germany's (Un-)Expected Takeover; 2.5 Discussion and Conclusions; References; 3 The Relocation of the Automotive Industry in Brazil and Mexico: Between Corporate Strategies and Industrial Policies; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Global Value Chains in the Automotive Industry 3.3 Developments and Relocations Within the Brazilian Automotive Industry3.4 Current Development and Relocation of the Mexican Automotive Industry; 3.5 Conclusion; References; 4 Industrial Upgrading and Downgrading of Export-Oriented Furniture Firms in the Market Reorientation Towards China's Domestic Market; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Revisiting Industrial Upgrading and Downgrading in the Rise of Emerging Markets in the Global South; 4.3 Research Context and Method; 4.3.1 Changing the Dynamics of Export-Oriented Furniture Industry in the Pearl River Delta 4.3.2 Research Design and Data Collection4.4 Industrial Upgrading and Downgrading Trajectories of Furniture Firms in the Market Reorientation Towards China's Market; 4.4.1 Strategic Functional Upgrading Through Branding and Retail; 4.4.2 Adaptive Product Downgrading Through Domestic Online Sales; 4.4.3 Passive Attempts at Industrial Upgrading; 4.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 5 The Changing Firm Landscape and Firm Location Behaviour; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Firm Location Decisions in the Social Context 5.3 Empirical Illustration 1: Firm Location Decisions in the Context of the Household5.4 Empirical Illustration 2: Firm Premises; 5.5 Conclusion; References; Firm Relocation Factors and Consequences; 6 Relocation of Economic Activity Within Major Metropolitan Areas in Poland-Scale and Key Characteristics; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Theoretical Context; 6.2.1 Size and Age of Company and Distance of Relocation; 6.2.2 Business Types; 6.3 Methodology; 6.3.1 Defining Company Relocation; 6.3.2 Research Area and Period of Analysis
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 337; Social sciences; International economic integration; Human Geography; Geography; Globalization; Economic development; Business logistics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Business & Economics -- General; Social Science -- Regional Studies; Business & Economics -- Production & Operations Management; Economic geography; Market research; Development studies; Physical geography & topography; Purchasing & supply management; Social Science -- Human Geography; Human geography; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319922829; 3319922823
• Related ISBNs: 9783319922812
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 6, 2018)
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