Örjan Sölvell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6493358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Örjan Sölvell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Örjan |
| FAMILY NAME | Sölvell |
| SIGNATURE | SÖLVELL Ö |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm School of Economics |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The dark side of agglomeration, sustained wealth and transposition of trading institutions—the case of Bordeaux in the 18th and 19th centuries
The present paper explores a historical case of a location where a group of merchant families established powerful positions over many generations, involving both the international trade of fine wine and human beings sold as slaves. These families lived in Bordeaux, one of the largest trading centers for trade of enslaved humans in the world in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. These trading families were concentrated in a few quarters of t…
Subsidiary impact on host-country economies--the case of foreign-owned subsidiaries attracting investment into sweden
This paper examines the impact of foreign-owned subsidiaries on their surrounding host-country economies, focusing particularly on investment attraction. To explain such subsidiary impact, we develop a LISREL-model including four interlinked constructs: (a) the dynamism of the host-country business environment within which the subsidiary unit is active; (b) the control strategies of corporate headquarters; (c) quality of subsidiary competencies; …
The Dynamic Firm
Spatial Clustering, Local Accumulation of Knowledge and Firm Competitiveness
This paper draws together theory on spatial agglomeration of economic activity, innovation processes, and international business to address the phenomena of spatial clustering, accumulation of knowledge in local milieux and firm competitiveness. It builds a conceptual model explaining the process of local knowledge accumulation and why there are important barriers to the diffusion of knowledge from one local milieu to another. The role of transna…
Spatial Clustering, Local Accumulation of Knowledge and Firm Competitiveness
This paper draws together theory on spatial agglomeration of economic activity, innovation processes, and international business to address the phenomena of spatial clustering, accumulation of knowledge in local milieux and firm competitiveness. It builds a conceptual model explaining the process of local knowledge accumulation and why there are important barriers to the diffusion of knowledge from one local milieu to another. The role of transna…
Subsidiary impact on host-country economies--the case of foreign-owned subsidiaries attracting investment into sweden
This paper examines the impact of foreign-owned subsidiaries on their surrounding host-country economies, focusing particularly on investment attraction. To explain such subsidiary impact, we develop a LISREL-model including four interlinked constructs: (a) the dynamism of the host-country business environment within which the subsidiary unit is active; (b) the control strategies of corporate headquarters; (c) quality of subsidiary competencies; …
Spatial Clustering, Local Accumulation of Knowledge and Firm Competitiveness
This paper draws together theory on spatial agglomeration of economic activity, innovation processes, and international business to address the phenomena of spatial clustering, accumulation of knowledge in local milieux and firm competitiveness. It builds a conceptual model explaining the process of local knowledge accumulation and why there are important barriers to the diffusion of knowledge from one local milieu to another. The role of transna…
The Dynamic Firm
Subsidiary impact on host-country economies--the case of foreign-owned subsidiaries attracting investment into sweden
This paper examines the impact of foreign-owned subsidiaries on their surrounding host-country economies, focusing particularly on investment attraction. To explain such subsidiary impact, we develop a LISREL-model including four interlinked constructs: (a) the dynamism of the host-country business environment within which the subsidiary unit is active; (b) the control strategies of corporate headquarters; (c) quality of subsidiary competencies; …
The dark side of agglomeration, sustained wealth and transposition of trading institutions—the case of Bordeaux in the 18th and 19th centuries
The present paper explores a historical case of a location where a group of merchant families established powerful positions over many generations, involving both the international trade of fine wine and human beings sold as slaves. These families lived in Bordeaux, one of the largest trading centers for trade of enslaved humans in the world in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. These trading families were concentrated in a few quarters of t…
Economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Economies of agglomeration (2 works) · Knowledge management (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Business enterprises (1 work) · Business Strategy and Innovation (1 work)