Agglomeration in FDI is typically attributed to location-specific characteristics such as natural resource advantages or production related spillovers between multinational firms. The increasing collocation of the largest global firms in the cement industry since the 1980s is not easily...

This paper presents an empirical study of the international operations of Brazilian MNCs in Cement Industry with a dynamic approach using knowledge-based strategies (KBV) through the analysis of the development of three families of intangible assets (individual competence, internal structure,...

Structural change in basic industries is usually interpreted as an autonomous economic process. Some authors claim that there is a tendency to use the "end of the era of materials", thus resulting in a decline of the basic industries. Such a process would obviously benefit the environment....

Thailand’s cement industry shows a significant share of energy consumption and GHG emissions in industries. Therefore, the industry will need to curb its emissions to meet the first national determined contribution (NDC). This study attempts to clarify two research questions: firstly, what is...