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Human Development in the Context of Globalization
Romero, Alberto - 2008
The paper analyzes the globalization process and its relationship with human development. To fulfill this aim, the … nature of globalization in the current world development stage, as well as human development, are explained, as criteria to … is possible to reorient the globalization process, in order to promote the global and local human development. It is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014220806
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Globalization and its Impact in Human Development (La Globalización Y Su Impacto En El Desarrollo Humano)
Romero, Alberto - 2008
The paper analyzes the globalization process and its relationship with human development. To fulfill this aim, the … nature of globalization in the current world development stage, as well as human development, are explained, as criteria to … is possible to reorient the globalization process, in order to promote the global and local human development. It is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014221603
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Chapter 6. Preferential Trade Agreements
Limão, N. - 2016
A large and growing number of countries participate in multiple preferential trade agreements (PTAs), which increasingly entail broad cooperation over policies extending far beyond trade barriers. I review the traditional and nontraditional motives for PTAs and their empirical determinants as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023446
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La Globalización y su impacto en el Desarrollo Humano
Romero, Alberto - In: Entelequia. Revista Interdisciplinar (2007) 5, pp. 247-271
The paper analyzes the globalization process and its relationship with human development. To fulfil this aim, the … nature of globalization in the current world development stage, as well as human development, are explained, as criteria to … is possible to reorient the globalization process, in order to promote the global and local human development. It is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005734447
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Is Globalization Fit for Social Europe? (Ist Die Globalisierung Fit Fuer Das Soziale Europa?)
Tausch, Arno - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012708386
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Customizing Clusters : On the Role of Western Multinational Corporations in the Formation of Science and Engineering Clusters in Emerging Economies
Manning, Stephan - 2011
Western multinational corporations (MNCs) increasingly locate advanced functions, including product development and engineering, in emerging economies to gain access to lower-cost science and engineering (S&E) talent and specialized service providers. Over time, new S&E clusters have developed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013133139
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From Blind Spots to Hotspots : How Knowledge Services Clusters Develop and Attract Foreign Investment
Manning, Stephan - 2011
This paper explores local and global dynamics underlying the development of knowledge services clusters, which we define as new geographic concentrations of technical talent and service providers offering upstream technical and knowledge-intensive business services to regional and global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013133184
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The Hidden Costs of Offshoring : The Impact of Complexity, Design Orientation, and Experience
Larsen, Marcus M. - 2011
This paper investigates hidden costs of offshoring, i.e. unexpected and often hard to measure costs resulting from the relocation of business tasks and activities outside the home country. Particularly, the paper shows that hidden costs can be explained by the degree of offshoring complexity....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126018
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After the Decline of Large U.S. Corporations : Where Do the New Giants Come From?
Manning, Stephan - 2013
The latest Forbes 2000 Rankings leave no doubt: Large corporations continue to exist (and they grow even larger), but fewer than ever originate in the U.S. Among the Top 10 listed firms four are Chinese. This article argues that firms from China and India will soon dominate the global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082594
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New Silicon Valleys or a New Species? Commoditization of Knowledge Work and the Rise of Knowledge Services Clusters
Manning, Stephan - 2017
This paper explores knowledge services clusters (KSCs) as a distinct and increasingly important form of geographic cluster, in particular in emerging economies: KSCs are defined as geographic concentrations of lower-cost skills serving global demand for increasingly commoditized knowledge...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012942062