This paper discusses the role of housing for the structural transformation of an economy away from the agricultural to the manufacturing sector in a general equilibrium model. The model explains evidence from China (1978-2015). Due to the urban-rural wage gap there is domestic migration from the...

The Low Carbon Future Cities (LCFC) project aims at facing a three dimensional challenge by developing an integrated city roadmap balancing: low carbon development, gains in resource efficiency and adaptation to climate change. The paper gives an overview of the first outcomes of the analysis of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to attempt to explore service needs in the Chinese manufacturing industry and address the research question: what clusters of service needs exist in the Chinese manufacturing industry? Design/methodology/approach – The data on service needs were...

Purpose – The article provides guidance for managers seeking to successfully position their products in the Chinese medium market segment. Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected and analyzed from about 25 international manufacturing companies. Findings – Findings identify...

Purpose – The paper aims to provide guidance for managers seeking to successfully position their products in the Chinese mid‐market segment. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected and analyzed from about 25 international and Chinese manufacturing companies. Findings – Findings...

In the last two decades, outward foreign direct investment from developing and transition economies has been growing rapidly, and new multinational enterprises from these economies have started to compete on the world stage. However, these firms are facing formidable challenges due to their...