The Internationalization Process and Spatial Form
Research Problems and Prospects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4139568 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James E Mcconnell (University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1633-1644 |
| Publication date | 1982-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a141633 |
| OpenAlex | W2046492785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
The basic challenge to industrial geographers is to construct a general theory of the interrelationships between the behavior of industrial organizations and the dynamic spatial structures of industrial systems. Three conceptual problems associated with this research are examined in terms of the transformation of manufacturing firms from intranational companies to international enterprises. The major conclusions from the discussion are that the interrelationships between the internationalization process and the spatial form of industrial systems must be viewed as the result of the strategic choices made by management; that the initial dependent variable of the transformation process should be an index measure of the financial performance of the firm over time; and that rigorous testing of the hypotheses already formulated by industrial geographers must assume the highest priority. Following a discussion of the three issues, the conceptual design of an experimental research project now in progress is described. The project is an investigation of the strategic responses of a sample of American firms to import competition and economic decline
Business · Conceptual framework · Economic system · Economics · Industrial organization · International trade · Internationalization · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Trade and Competitiveness · Global trade and economics · International Business and FDI
Spatial perspectives on industrial organization and decision-making
Oligopolistic reaction and multinational enterprise
International Investment and International Trade in the Product Cycle
Explanation in geography
Determinants of Trade and Foreign Investment
The location decision of the firm
The international operations of national firms
Foreign Direct Investment in Manufacturing
Spatial Analysis, Industry and the Industrial Environment. Volume 1, Industrial Systems
The Analysis of Spatial Form and Its Relation to Geographic Theory
Explanatory Frameworks for Growth and Change in Multiregional Firms
Contemporary Industrialization
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 1988 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |