Locating Global Advantage: Industry Dynamics in the International Economy

by Richard Florida and Martin Kenney

Book Overview

What are the forces that are driving firms and industries to globalize their operations? This volume explores how specific industries have organized their global operations through case studies of seven manufacturing industries: garments and textiles, automobiles and auto parts, televisions, hard disk drives, flat panel displays, semiconductors, and personal computers. Based on long-term research sponsored by the Sloan Foundation, the chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080474758X
• ISBN13: 9780804747585
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Stanford Business Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"