Locating Global Advantage : Industry Dynamics in the International Economy / ed. by Martin Kenney, Richard Florida.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abernathy, Frederick H., Contributor.

Appleyard, Melissa M., Contributor.

Brown, Clair, Contributor.

Curry, James, Contributor.

Duguid, Paul, Contributor.

Dunlop, John T., Contributor.

Florida, Richard, Contributor.

Florida, Richard, Editor.

Hammond, Janice H., Contributor.

Hart, Jeffrey A., Contributor.

Kenney, Martin, Contributor.

Kenney, Martin, Editor.

Kogut, Bruce, Contributor.

Leachman, Chien H., Contributor.

Leachman, Robert C., Contributor.

Lenway, Stefanie Ann, Contributor.

Linden, Greg, Contributor.

McKendrick, David G., Contributor.

Murtha, Thomas P., Contributor.

Sturgeon, Timothy, Contributor.

Weil, David, Contributor.

Series:

Innovation and Technology in the World Economy Series

Innovation and Technology in the World Economy

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.) : 38 tables, 13 illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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 provide readers with a nuanced understanding of the complex matrix of factor costs, access to inimitable capabilities, and time-based pressures that influence where firms decide to locate particular segments of the value chain. The book examines globalization within the context of five factors affecting locational decisions: advances in transportation and communication; the clustering of knowledge assets; the drive to reduce cycle times; the commodification of existing products; and the relative advantages of proximity to customers. The case studies are framed by Paul Deguid’s Preface on the significance of power in value chains and Bruce Kogut’s conclusion on the importance of knowledge in locational decisions. Together, the chapters reveal a remarkable diversity of responses across industries to these forces, and suggest that any understanding of globalization must appreciate this diversity. This volume is ideal for both MBA and undergraduate students studying the location of economic activities by multinational firms.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Tables

Figures

Preface: In Vino Veritas?

Contributors

1. Introduction

Part One

2. Globalization in the Apparel and Textile Industries: What Is New and What Is Not?

3. Globalization, Deverticalization, and Employment in the Motor Vehicle Industry

4. The Shifting Value Chain: The Television Industry in North America

Part Two

5. The Organizational and Geographic Configuration of the Personal Computer Value Chain

6. Leveraging Locations: Hard Disk Drive Producers in International Competition

7. Industry Creation and the New Geography of Innovation: The Case of Flat Panel Displays

8. Globalization of Semiconductors: Do Real Men Have Fabs, or Virtual Fabs?

9. The Net World Order’s Influence on Global Leadership in the Semiconductor Industry

Part Three. Conclusion

10. Conclusion: From Regions and Firms to Multinational Highways: Knowledge and Its Diffusion as a Factor in the Globalization of Industries

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 31. Jan 2022)

ISBN:

9780804767057

080476705X

OCLC:

1319215453