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Claes Göran Alvstam

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ID2570645
NAMEClaes Göran Alvstam
GIVEN NAMESClaes Göran
FAMILY NAMEAlvstam
SIGNATUREALVSTAM C G
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS54
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
H-INDEX4
  • Supplier Upgrading in the Home-furnishing Value Chain: An Empirical Study of Ikea’s Sourcing in China and South East Asia

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•World Development•2010•Cited by: 15•References: 4

  • The Effect of Spatial Proximity on Technology Transfer from TNCs to Local Suppliers in Developing Countries: The Case of AB Volvo in Asia and Latin America

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•Economic Geography•2009•Cited by: 8•References: 79

    This article contributes to the limited number of studies on how agglomeration and spatial proximity contribute to the establishment of technology linkages between foreign transnational corporations and suppliers in developing countries. We use firm-level data, collected at the bus and truck plants of AB Volvo in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico, to analyze the extent to which “local” suppliers, located near the assembly plants, are in a better p…

  • Technology transfer from TNCs to local suppliers in developing countries: A study of AB Volvo’s truck and bus plants in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•World Development•2005•Cited by: 25•References: 7

  • International Technology Transfer to Local Suppliers by Volvo Trucks in India

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•Tijdschrift voor Economische en…•2004•Cited by: 6•References: 20

    This paper present a case study of international technology transfer, where foreign transnational companies (TNCs) in developing countries provide their local suppliers with technological assistance as part of their on‐going business relationships. The analysis is set against a background of changing corporate strategies, where TNCs increasingly use ‘follow sourcing’, i.e. international suppliers set up operations close to their main established …

  • International Technology Transfer to Local Suppliers by Volvo Trucks in India

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•Tijdschrift voor Economische en…•2004

    This paper present a case study of international technology transfer, where foreign transnational companies (TNCs) in developing countries provide their local suppliers with technological assistance as part of their on-going business relationships. The analysis is set against a background of changing corporate strategies, where TNCs increasingly use ‘follow sourcing’, i.e. international suppliers set up operations close to their main established …

  • Urbanisation under Central Planning: The Case of Albania

    Claes Göran Alvstam, Orjan Sjoberg•ARTICLE•Geografiska Annaler Series B…•1992

  • Technology transfer from TNCs to local suppliers in developing countries: A study of AB Volvo’s truck and bus plants in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•World Development•2005•Cited by: 25•References: 7

  • Supplier Upgrading in the Home-furnishing Value Chain: An Empirical Study of Ikea’s Sourcing in China and South East Asia

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•World Development•2010•Cited by: 15•References: 4

  • The Effect of Spatial Proximity on Technology Transfer from TNCs to Local Suppliers in Developing Countries: The Case of AB Volvo in Asia and Latin America

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•Economic Geography•2009•Cited by: 8•References: 79

    This article contributes to the limited number of studies on how agglomeration and spatial proximity contribute to the establishment of technology linkages between foreign transnational corporations and suppliers in developing countries. We use firm-level data, collected at the bus and truck plants of AB Volvo in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico, to analyze the extent to which “local” suppliers, located near the assembly plants, are in a better p…

  • International Technology Transfer to Local Suppliers by Volvo Trucks in India

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•Tijdschrift voor Economische en…•2004•Cited by: 6•References: 20

    This paper present a case study of international technology transfer, where foreign transnational companies (TNCs) in developing countries provide their local suppliers with technological assistance as part of their on‐going business relationships. The analysis is set against a background of changing corporate strategies, where TNCs increasingly use ‘follow sourcing’, i.e. international suppliers set up operations close to their main established …

  • Urbanisation under Central Planning: The Case of Albania

    Claes Göran Alvstam, Orjan Sjoberg•ARTICLE•Geografiska Annaler Series B…•1992

  • International Technology Transfer to Local Suppliers by Volvo Trucks in India

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•Tijdschrift voor Economische en…•2004•Cited by: 6•References: 20

    This paper present a case study of international technology transfer, where foreign transnational companies (TNCs) in developing countries provide their local suppliers with technological assistance as part of their on‐going business relationships. The analysis is set against a background of changing corporate strategies, where TNCs increasingly use ‘follow sourcing’, i.e. international suppliers set up operations close to their main established …

  • International Technology Transfer to Local Suppliers by Volvo Trucks in India

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•Tijdschrift voor Economische en…•2004

    This paper present a case study of international technology transfer, where foreign transnational companies (TNCs) in developing countries provide their local suppliers with technological assistance as part of their on-going business relationships. The analysis is set against a background of changing corporate strategies, where TNCs increasingly use ‘follow sourcing’, i.e. international suppliers set up operations close to their main established …

  • Technology transfer from TNCs to local suppliers in developing countries: A study of AB Volvo’s truck and bus plants in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•World Development•2005•Cited by: 25•References: 7

  • The Effect of Spatial Proximity on Technology Transfer from TNCs to Local Suppliers in Developing Countries: The Case of AB Volvo in Asia and Latin America

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•Economic Geography•2009•Cited by: 8•References: 79

    This article contributes to the limited number of studies on how agglomeration and spatial proximity contribute to the establishment of technology linkages between foreign transnational corporations and suppliers in developing countries. We use firm-level data, collected at the bus and truck plants of AB Volvo in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico, to analyze the extent to which “local” suppliers, located near the assembly plants, are in a better p…

  • Supplier Upgrading in the Home-furnishing Value Chain: An Empirical Study of Ikea’s Sourcing in China and South East Asia

    Open Access•Inge Ivarsson, Claes Göran Alvstam•ARTICLE•World Development•2010•Cited by: 15•References: 4

Business (5 works) · Global trade and economics (5 works) · International trade (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Industrial organization (4 works) · International Business and FDI (4 works) · Technology transfer (4 works) · Asian Industrial and Economic Development (3 works) · Developing country (3 works)

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