In the new techno-socio-economic conditions, characterized by an increasing reduction of temporal and spatial barriers, and further globalization of economic activity, paradoxically geography seems to matter more than ever before. This particularly applies to science-based industries (e.g....

CANTWELL J. and IAMMARINO S. (2000) Multinational corporations and the location of technological innovation in the UK regions, Reg. Studies 34, 317-332. In a rapidly globalizing economy, and particularly in the face of a process of economic integration such as that occurring in the European...

This paper examines how the characteristics of local contexts affect the location of foreign-owned R&D activities, in terms of positive (i.e. attraction) and/or negative (i.e. deterrence) spillovers. It distinguishes between activities that are Competence-Creating (CC) (that create new lines of...

An open question in the literature on the taxation of multinational corporations is whether repatriation taxes influence whether the profits of foreign subsidiaries are repatriated or reinvested abroad. Theoretical models suggest that dividend remittances should not be influenced by repatriation...

Proposals for the reform of the taxation of cross-border income are evaluated within the general context of the corporate tax in an open economy. We focus on the various behavioral decisions that can be affected such as the location of income and its repatriation. The two income tax proposals...

Drawing on previous works in the knowledge management literature, this paper aims at highlighting a number of human-related factors that have to be taken into consideration in the design of an efficient Revenue Management (RM) system. These factors are identified by considering the case of the...

The auto industry is usually considered to be a global industry. Yet the majority of passenger cars are still manufactured and sold in industrialised states where its largest firms are headquartered. The central claim made is that despite the auto industry being comprised of multinational...

Jiangsu and Zhejiang are of two of China's most prosperous and dynamic provinces. This paper first presents a factual account of two empirical phenomena: 1) FDI has played a more substantial role in the economic development of Jiangsu than in Zhejiang, and 2) ownership biases against domestic...

It is generally acknowledged that domestic investment boosts economic growth, yet the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) is not as clear, with some studies suggesting the need for a miniumum threshold level of development in order for FDI to be beneficial. In this paper we conduct an...