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. Ed(S): Kenney, Martin; Florida, Richard - Locating Global Advantage - 9780804747578 - V9780804747578
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Locating Global Advantage

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Description for Locating Global Advantage Hardback. What are the forces that are driving firms and industries to globalize their operations? This volume explores how specific industries have organized their global operations through case studies of seven manufacturing industries including: garments and textiles, televisions and personal computers. Editor(s): Kenney, Martin; Florida, Richard. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 38 tables, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCL; KJK; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 603.

What are the forces that are driving firms and industries to globalize their operations? This volume explores how specific industries have organized their global operations through case studies of seven manufacturing industries: garments and textiles, automobiles and auto parts, televisions, hard disk drives, flat panel displays, semiconductors, and personal computers. Based on long-term research sponsored by the Sloan Foundation, the chapters provide readers with a nuanced understanding of the complex matrix of factor costs, access to inimitable capabilities, and time-based pressures that influence where firms decide to locate particular segments of the value chain.

The book examines globalization within the context of five factors affecting locational decisions: advances in transportation and communication; the clustering of knowledge assets; the drive to reduce cycle times; the commodification of existing products; and the relative advantages of proximity to customers. The case studies are framed by Paul Deguid’s Preface on the significance of power in value chains and Bruce Kogut’s conclusion on the importance of knowledge in locational decisions. Together, the chapters reveal a remarkable diversity of responses across industries to these forces, and suggest that any understanding of globalization must appreciate this diversity.

This volume is ideal for both MBA and undergraduate students studying the location of economic activities by multinational firms.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Innovation & Technology in the World Economy
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804747578
SKU
V9780804747578
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About . Ed(S): Kenney, Martin; Florida, Richard
Martin Kenney is Professor of Human and Community Development at the University of California, Davis. Richard Florida is Heinz Professor of Regional Economic Development at Carnegie Mellon University.

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