Multinational Corporations and European Regional Systems of Innovation

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-27140-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 508 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

In globalising economies, particularly those going through a process of economic integration such as those economies within the EU, regions forge an increasing number of linkages with other locations within and across national borders. This is largely carried out by the technological efforts of Multinational Corporations (MNCs).
This book explores the regional dimension of Europe in terms of localised technological comparative advantages and the location of innovative activities by MNCs. Using an empirical analysis John Cantwell and Simona Iammarino cover such important themes as:

*MNC technological activities and economic wealth
*MNCs and the regional systems of innovation in Italy, UK, Germany and France
*the geographical hierarchy across European national borders.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cantwell, John

Iammarino, Simona

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Multinationale Unternehmen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Europäische Union, Europa: Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Industrie- und Technologiepolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Regional Systems of Innovation in Europe and the Globalisation of Technology 3. MNC Technological Activities and Economic Wealth: An Analysis of Spatial Distribution in the European Union 4. Geographical Hierarchies of Research Locations in the European Union 5. Multinational Corporations and the Italian Regional Systems of Innovation 6. Multinational Corporations and the UK Regional Systems of Innovation 7. Multinational Corporations and the German Regional Systems of Innovation 8. Multinational Corporations and the French Regional Systems of Innovation 9. The Geographical Hierarchy Across European National Borders 10. Conclusions: The Global-Local Nexus in Technological Innovation: What Implications for the Future?

Über Autor(innen)

John Cantwell is Professor of International Business at the Rutgers Business School, New Jersey, USA

Simona Iammarino is Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics, UK