The enormous and sustained success of Silicon Valley has excited interest around the globe. Startup companies the world over are attempting to emulate its high tech businesses, and many governments are changing their institutions in order to foster Silicon Valleys of their own. What accounts for...

What are the forces that are driving firms and industries to globalize their operations? This volume explores how specific industries have organized their global operations through case studies of seven manufacturing industries: garments and textiles, automobiles and auto parts, televisions,...

Examines trademarks and brands, and their historical role in national competitive and comparative advantage and in overall economic growth. This book provides an historical account of the contribution of brands in consumer goods to economic growth. It also examines the development of trademark...