Multinational Corporations and European Regional Systems of Innovation

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-50127-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 339 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 Volkswirtschaftslehre Industrie- und Technologiepolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Multinationale Unternehmen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Europäische Union, Europa: Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction2. Regional Systems of Innovation in Europe and the Globalisation of Technology3. MNC Technological Activities and Economic Wealth: An Analysis of Spatial Distribution in the European Union4. Geographical Hierarchies of Research Locations in the European Union5. Multinational Corporations and the Italian Regional Systems of Innovation6. Multinational Corporations and the UK Regional Systems of Innovation7. Multinational Corporations and the German Regional Systems of Innovation8. Multinational Corporations and the French Regional Systems of Innovation9. The Geographical Hierarchy Across European National Borders10. 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).