Purpose The paper aims to illuminate the discrepancy between the need for knowledge as found in prior research and the requirements formulated by those taking part in destination development. The results are intended to contribute to further research on the role of knowledge in destination...

Taking the Chinese context seriously, this book provides critical reflections and policy-informed accounts of how and why old industrial cities generate uneven resilience in the face of crisis. It offers unconventional conceptualizations and on-the-ground empirical studies in the Chinese context...

Verfolgen Hochschulen explizite oder implizite Strategien, mit denen sie regional wirksam werden? Vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels interessiert dies vor allem in Schrumpfungsregionen, da dort die Regionalentwicklung besonders kritisch ist. Entsprechend hoch sind in den demografisch...

Located on the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk region was the first territorial unit with a polar climate that is equipped with significant mining structures worldwide, to satisfy the demand of young Soviet Union for raw materials. Due to the importance of the found items here (apatite, nonferrous...

Purpose – The Northeast of the People's Republic of China is now termed the “rustbelt” of the country: there is a need to reform and restructure enterprises in the region. China's major industrialization is underway elsewhere, with factories located in coastal area and primarily oriented...

Purpose – This paper sets out to analyze the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) on both the country and regional level through the extensive review of past research studies, as well as through the development of a multiple regression model for identifying key determinants of FDI...

Purpose – Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one of the most crucial phenomena of global capitalism at the beginning of the twenty‐first century. For this reason it is emphasized by many companies (especially transnational corporations and multinational companies) and in the European...

Regional development was the main goal when Norway applied for the Winter Olympics in the 1980'ies. The intention was to use the Games as a strong impulse to a stagnating region, starting a dynamic development process and creating an international tourism destination in the southeast parts of...