Routledge Studies in Global Competition
About the Book Series
This series presents high quality research monographs and collections written from a variety of perspectives and at different levels of analysis. The study of global competition is increasingly at the centre of an academic crossroads at which different research programmes and levels of investigation are now meeting, bringing together researchers working in areas such as international business, technological change, geographical and locational analysis and European integration.
Global Competition and the Labour Market
1st Edition
By Nigel Driffield
December 01, 2014
This study combines an industry level and a firm level analysis on the wage and employment effects of multinational companies. This has not been attempted in any previous work. In view of the results, important questions are raised regarding how global changes in the structure of production may ...
Multinational Enterprises and Technological Spillovers
1st Edition
By Tommaso Perez
December 01, 2014
An analysis of the impact of inward investment on the competitiveness of indigenous firms, Multinational Enterprises and Technological Spillovers draws on evidence from the UK and Italian manufacturing sectors to show how foreign presence may generate both virtuous and vicious circles of ...
Innovation, Technology and Knowledge
1st Edition
Edited
By Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson, Roger Stough
November 10, 2014
In the last four decades the developed economies have developed into veritable knowledge economies at the same time as more and more economies have entered the road to economic development. Typical for the developments during this time has been substantially increased investments in research and ...
European Union Direct Investment in China: Characteristics, Challenges and Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Maria Do Céu Esteves, Haiyan Zhang, Daniël Van den Bulcke
September 11, 2014
China's immersion in the world economy and trading system is a continued source of great interest throughout the globe.The book is divided into three parts, the first being an overview of the Chinese investment environment and the development of foreign direct investment (FDI) over the last twenty ...
Dynamic Capabilities Between Firm Organisation and Local Systems of Production
1st Edition
Edited
By Riccardo Leoncini, Sandro Montresor
August 12, 2014
Changes in technology and demand require firms to learn how to continuously reshape unique and non-imitable resources and competences. A firm’s capacity to achieve this is captured by the concept of dynamic capabilities. This book offers an analysis of how firms manage to reconfigure their pool of ...
Economic Geography and the Unequal Development of Regions
1st Edition
By Jean-Claude Prager, Jacques-François Thisse
June 19, 2014
Behind the mystery of economic growth stands another mystery: why do some places fare better than others? Casual evidence shows that sizable differences exist at very different spatial scales (countries, regions and cities). This book aims to discuss the main economic reasons for the existence of ...
Localised Technological Change: Towards the Economics of Complexity
1st Edition
By Cristiano Antonelli
June 19, 2014
The extent to which firms can react creatively to rather than adjust passively against new techniques and practices is dependent on their command of technological knowledge and relative competence. This book explores the characteristics of the path dependent dynamics of localized technological ...
Public Policy for Regional Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, François Vaillancourt
June 19, 2014
This book draws on the expertise of both North American and European specialists of regional economics, evaluating the impact of economic policy in certain regions and considering alternative policies to foster regional economic development and improve the employment and income of the residents of ...
Innovation, Knowledge and Power in Organizations
1st Edition
By Theodora Asimakou
May 16, 2014
This book examines discourses of knowledge and innovation in post-industrial societies and knowledge-based organizations. The author investigates the value of knowledge and the question of innovation management in a fully commercial environment for a technology company. In contrast with most of ...
Governance and Innovation: A historical view
1st Edition
By Maria Brouwer
April 28, 2014
"This provocative book applies law and finance theory to a wide range of issues bearing on corporate governance and business history. Brouwer's analysis should hold particular interest for students and scholars interested in comparative governance." Joseph A. McCahery, Professor of Corporate ...
Internationalization, Technological Change and the Theory of the Firm
1st Edition
Edited
By Nicola De Liso, Riccardo Leoncini
February 14, 2014
This book focuses on three main areas, each of which is central to economic theorising: firms’ organisation and behaviour, technological change and the process of globalisation. Each subject can be analysed by using different methods, which range from purely theoretical abstractions to case studies...
Innovation and Economic Crisis: Lessons and Prospects from the Economic Downturn
1st Edition
By Daniele Archibugi, Andrea Filippetti
November 08, 2013
The recent financial and economic crisis has spurred a lot of interest among scholars and public audience. Strangely enough, the impact of the crisis on innovation has been largely underestimated. This books can be regarded as a complementary reading for those interested in the effect of the crisis...