Risto Laulajainen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1474052 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Risto Laulajainen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Risto |
| FAMILY NAME | Laulajainen |
| SIGNATURE | LAULAJAINEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Dry bulk shipping market inefficiency, the wide perspective
Payment systems ‐ the geographical dimension
The principles of large‐scale payment systems for foreign exchange are explained and illustrated with examples from the three main timezones. Operational and legal constraints of continental and worldwide systems are outlined. Timezone‐related theoretical basics are indicated
Subnational Credit Ratings – penetrating the cultural haze
What about managerial geography
Corporate Geography. Business Location Principles and Cases
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Location Factors. 3. Location Decisions. 4. Territorial Strategies. 5. Production Systems. 6. Restructuring. 7. Administration. 8. Competitive Strategies. 9. Epilogue. References. Company Index
Chain Store Expansion in National Space
The rudimentary theoretical basis of chain store expansion in national space is emphasized. A decision-making flowchart based on industry concentration, logistics and advertising backup, 'market saturation, store image, company size and familiarity with the market is presented. The flowchart does not necessarily follow conventional boundaries of retail segments but leaves much leeway for entrepreneurial experimentation with various formats
The Spatial Dimension of an Acquisition
The acquisition of a large, diversified retailer by a competitor is described. The case sheds light on the weight of spatial considerations, such as expansion to new markets and penetration of existing ones, relative to other acquisition criteria, such as the compatibility of merchandising and management styles and the price of the target. Non-spatial factors narrowed the search to three corporations with compatible retail mix, while spatial over…
Locational avoidance
Laulajainen R. and Gadde L-E. (1986) Locational avoidance: a case study of three Swedish retail chains, Reg. Studies 20, 131–140. Spatial competition by three Swedish variety store chains in the period 1927–76 is studied cartographically and by regression technique. The behaviour was avoidance rather than matching. The two centrally-managed private chains were broadly similar and far more attracted by untapped market potential and repelled by com…
Verifying a Spatial Forecast on Rural Retail Trade
Learned journals contain remarkably few spatial forecasts made by geographers and still more rare is their verification. Success depends essentially on understanding the underlying structure, its relative stability during the forecast period and ability to foresee changes in parameters. A case is presented on rural retail trade 1971–1980. The forecast was based on a computerized iteration routine which estimated the number of centers below the vi…
Corporate geography
Risk and uncertainty in entrepreneurial decision-making ? The case of the Kokkola Sulphur plant
Three Tests on Locational Matching
Locational matching, i.e. the ambition to neutral- ize the locational advantage of a competitor by selecting the same location, is studied in an oligopolistic and particularly in a duopolistic context. Two testing methods are discussed and applied to three cases, one international, one national and one local. Both methods give indications of locational matching. Problem
Industrial Complexes of Inorganic Basic Chemicals in Finland
An Entrepreneurial View of Transportation
macro-level and in those parts of micro-level where the decision-makers can be comprehended as an anonymous group. In recent years, however, there has been an increasing request for micro-level research from the angle of one or a few decision makers, often firms1. This request is well founded because decisions concerning production and supply are more often than not made by the organizational unit called a firm or an enterprise. From the entrepre…
An Entrepreneurial View of Transportation
Locational avoidance
Laulajainen R. and Gadde L-E. (1986) Locational avoidance: a case study of three Swedish retail chains, Reg. Studies 20, 131–140. Spatial competition by three Swedish variety store chains in the period 1927–76 is studied cartographically and by regression technique. The behaviour was avoidance rather than matching. The two centrally-managed private chains were broadly similar and far more attracted by untapped market potential and repelled by com…
Corporate Geography. Business Location Principles and Cases
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Location Factors. 3. Location Decisions. 4. Territorial Strategies. 5. Production Systems. 6. Restructuring. 7. Administration. 8. Competitive Strategies. 9. Epilogue. References. Company Index
The Spatial Dimension of an Acquisition
The acquisition of a large, diversified retailer by a competitor is described. The case sheds light on the weight of spatial considerations, such as expansion to new markets and penetration of existing ones, relative to other acquisition criteria, such as the compatibility of merchandising and management styles and the price of the target. Non-spatial factors narrowed the search to three corporations with compatible retail mix, while spatial over…
An Entrepreneurial View of Transportation
macro-level and in those parts of micro-level where the decision-makers can be comprehended as an anonymous group. In recent years, however, there has been an increasing request for micro-level research from the angle of one or a few decision makers, often firms1. This request is well founded because decisions concerning production and supply are more often than not made by the organizational unit called a firm or an enterprise. From the entrepre…
An Entrepreneurial View of Transportation
Industrial Complexes of Inorganic Basic Chemicals in Finland
Three Tests on Locational Matching
Locational matching, i.e. the ambition to neutral- ize the locational advantage of a competitor by selecting the same location, is studied in an oligopolistic and particularly in a duopolistic context. Two testing methods are discussed and applied to three cases, one international, one national and one local. Both methods give indications of locational matching. Problem
Verifying a Spatial Forecast on Rural Retail Trade
Learned journals contain remarkably few spatial forecasts made by geographers and still more rare is their verification. Success depends essentially on understanding the underlying structure, its relative stability during the forecast period and ability to foresee changes in parameters. A case is presented on rural retail trade 1971–1980. The forecast was based on a computerized iteration routine which estimated the number of centers below the vi…
Corporate geography
Risk and uncertainty in entrepreneurial decision-making ? The case of the Kokkola Sulphur plant
Locational avoidance
Laulajainen R. and Gadde L-E. (1986) Locational avoidance: a case study of three Swedish retail chains, Reg. Studies 20, 131–140. Spatial competition by three Swedish variety store chains in the period 1927–76 is studied cartographically and by regression technique. The behaviour was avoidance rather than matching. The two centrally-managed private chains were broadly similar and far more attracted by untapped market potential and repelled by com…
Chain Store Expansion in National Space
The rudimentary theoretical basis of chain store expansion in national space is emphasized. A decision-making flowchart based on industry concentration, logistics and advertising backup, 'market saturation, store image, company size and familiarity with the market is presented. The flowchart does not necessarily follow conventional boundaries of retail segments but leaves much leeway for entrepreneurial experimentation with various formats
The Spatial Dimension of an Acquisition
The acquisition of a large, diversified retailer by a competitor is described. The case sheds light on the weight of spatial considerations, such as expansion to new markets and penetration of existing ones, relative to other acquisition criteria, such as the compatibility of merchandising and management styles and the price of the target. Non-spatial factors narrowed the search to three corporations with compatible retail mix, while spatial over…
Corporate Geography. Business Location Principles and Cases
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Location Factors. 3. Location Decisions. 4. Territorial Strategies. 5. Production Systems. 6. Restructuring. 7. Administration. 8. Competitive Strategies. 9. Epilogue. References. Company Index
What about managerial geography
Subnational Credit Ratings – penetrating the cultural haze
Payment systems ‐ the geographical dimension
The principles of large‐scale payment systems for foreign exchange are explained and illustrated with examples from the three main timezones. Operational and legal constraints of continental and worldwide systems are outlined. Timezone‐related theoretical basics are indicated
Dry bulk shipping market inefficiency, the wide perspective
Business (10 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Economic geography (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Business Strategy and Innovation (4 works) · Human geography (4 works) · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies (3 works) · Finance (3 works)