Multinational companies are crucial actors in a global knowledge-based economy, combining the advantages of global and locally coordinated production and innovation strategies with specific regional and national factors. This book questions how MNCs can best exploit institutionally embedded...

Introduction : about the origin of local innovations / Hubert Heinelt, Björn Egner and Nikolaos-Komninos Hlepas -- Why are some cities more innovative than others? : an answer based on an interpretive concept / Hubert Heinelt and Georgios Terizakis -- Athens / Nikolaos-Komninos Hlepas --...

World population and the number of city dwellers are steadily growing. Globalization and digitalization lead to an increased competition for skilled and creative labor and other economic resources. This is true not only for firms, but increasingly also for cities. The book elaborates on...