ABSTRACT
The fields of Economic Geography and International Business share an interest in the same phenomena, whilst each provides both a differing perspective and different research methods in attempting to understand those phenomena.
The Routledge Companion to the Geography of International Business explores the nature and scope of inter-disciplinary work between Economic Geography and International Business in explaining the central issues in the international economy. Contributions written by leading specialists in each field (including some chapters written by inter-disciplinary teams) focus on the nature of multinational firms and their strategies, where they choose to locate their activities, how they create and manage international networks and the key relationships between multinationals and the places where they place their operations. Topics covered include the internationalisation of service industries, the influence of location on the competitiveness of firms and the economic dynamism of regions and where economic activity takes place and how knowledge, goods and services flow between locations.
The book examines the areas for fruitful inter-disciplinary work between International Business and Economic Geography and sets out a road map for future joint research, and is an essential resource for students and practitioners of International Business and Economic Development.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|87 pages
Some core material in International Business
part II|61 pages
Some core material in Economic Geography
part III|139 pages
The interface between Economic Geography and International Business
chapter 16|39 pages
The Use Of Global Value Chain/Global Production Network Related Literature In International Business Research
part IV|109 pages
Key research at the interface of International Business and Economic Geography
chapter 21|17 pages
Stepping out of the comfort zone?
chapter 23|16 pages
Language And The Development Of Trade Networks In Early Modern Europe
part V|50 pages
Location and competitiveness
chapter 25|14 pages
Multinational Performance And The Geography Of Fdi
part VI|103 pages
Services, International Business and Economic Geography
chapter 28|16 pages
An Economic Geography Of Globalizing Retail
chapter 29|16 pages
Innovation, Market Segmentation And Entrepreneurship In Services
chapter 31|14 pages
Designed Here, Re-Designed There But Made Somewhere Else
chapter 33|14 pages
The Internationalization And Localization Of Professional Services
part VII|16 pages
Epilogue