Multinationals play a fundamental role in innovation and productivity growth. Indeed, 98 per
cent of the top 700 R&D spenders are multinational firms (MNFs) and account for more than …

The location of economic activities in specific territories and the reorganization of industries
into global value chains have reshaped analysis on the competitiveness of regions and …

It is suggested that a transition is taking place towards new modes of organising
transnational corporations' innovative activities. First, different units of multinational firms …

This paper describes the results of a survey that was carried out in nineteen industrial
districts in Italy. The data collected clearly show that the districts examined are undergoing a …

Questo libro valorizza in misura intelligente e originale la crescita della media impresa in
Italia. Le analisi contenute nel volume raggiungono un obiettivo importante in un contesto …

New trends in port strategies are emerging around the world in the last decade: port
authorities are modifying their nature and their role, acquiring more and more an active role …

The major purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact of global networking on Italian
industrial districts (IDs). Today, in many Italian IDs we can observe a trend towards opening …

This paper deals with the globalization process, and with the tension between national,
super-national and sub-national forces it entails in the field of technology. The concept of …

In order to access and exploit knowledge, MNCs are induced to make FDI in technological
districts. It occurs in a two-step process: first joint venture and then acquisition. This …

Pierre Veltz sostiene che «l'economia, quanto più si mondializza, tanto meno è
conoscibile». Basti pensare, ad esempio,«al carattere spesso ingannevole della valutazione …