The objective of this thesis is to investigate the potential contribution of transnational corporations (TNC) to the upgrading of systems of innovation in late-industrialising countries. This study looks specifically at TNC-affiliierter in Thailand’s manufacturing sector and compares them with...

This paper discusses selected theories of the firm generally developed in neighbouring fields of the discipline economic geography.

This book explores the relationship between families, firms, and regions and the extent to which these relationships contribute to regional economic and social development. Although family business participation in economic activities has been a common phenomenon since pre-industrial societies,...

Die Beiträge zum vorliegenden Band befassen sich mit der Entwicklung des Nachdenkens über den Raum als Dimension wirtschaftlichen Handelns. Ihr Zeithorizont reicht von der Stadtentwicklungstheorie Giovanni Boteros im 16. Jahrhundert bis zur »Neuen Ökonomischen Geographie« alias...