Multinationals and Economic Geography

Simona Iammarino and Philip McCann ()

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Abstract: After more than fifty years of systematic research on multinational enterprises (MNEs) what is apparent is that there is, as yet, no unified or dominant theory of the MNE. The objective of this book is to bring into focus one particular dimension of MNE behaviour and activity that has been relatively under-researched – namely the geography of the multinational enterprise – as understood through the lens of innovation and technological change. The authors clearly demonstrate that geography is becoming increasingly important for MNEs and, in turn, MNEs are becoming progressively more important for economic geography. The pivot on which this vital relationship turns is the creation, diffusion and management of new knowledge.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography; Innovations and Technology; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
ISBN: 9781781954782
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction: multinational enterprises, innovation and geography in todays’ globalized world , pp 1-29

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Ch 2 Old and new(er) theories of multinational enterprises: selected perspectives and the search for location , pp 33-67

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Ch 3 Firm location behaviour in theory: extensions to multiplant and multinational firms , pp 68-135

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Ch 4 The sources of innovation: the firm and the local system , pp 136-190

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Ch 5 Multinationals, variety of geographies and evolution , pp 193-243

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Ch 6 Globalization and multinationals in a historical process , pp 244-283

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Ch 7 Multinationals, connectivity and global cities , pp 284-319

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Ch 8 Multinationals, emerging economies and the changing economic geography , pp 320-352

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Ch 9 Conclusions: review of the arguments and implications for future research , pp 353-378

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