This study is an attempt to elucidate the spatial structure of “Just-in-Time”(JIT)-based
logistics for the distribution of automotive parts in Japan. A diverse range of opinions on …

Since liberalization in 1978, China has been a major destination for foreign direct
investment. This changed after 1990 when the Chinese government encouraged Chinese …

Internationalisation is an important part of the business history of both non-family and family
firms. The discourse regarding both is based on the mainstream microeconomic theories of …

Abstract H oll A., P ardo R. and R ama R. Just-in-Time manufacturing systems,
subcontracting and geographic proximity, Regional Studies. The paper studies the spatial …

Colleagues and friends remember Professor Cheong Kee Cheok as an eminently qualified
and respected economist, who served first at the University of Malaya and later at the World …

Systems of innovation are formed by firms interacting with other actors in an innovation
context for interactive learning. These systems have become popular as a conceptual …

This article examines the role of intra‐, inter‐, and extra‐firm networks in influencing the
location and investment of Korean firms and their subsidiaries in the US Based on a survey …

Creativity has become a key to economic competitiveness. However, the formation of
creative labor, the social organization of production, and the operational mechanisms of the …

This article visits two highly integrative concepts deployed in contemporary economic
geography–firm network analysis and embeddedness, and introduces the geographical …

This paper focuses on Korean firms' relationships with extra‐firm institutional actors through
an investigation of their international investment in the United States. The study draws from …