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The role of Swiss civic corporations in land-use planning

The role of Swiss civic corporations in land-use planning
Civic corporation ; Decision making process ; Institution ; Land ; Real estate development ; Switzerland ; Town ; Urban planning

Assistance rendered by the corporations

Corporate strategy and corporate strategists: power, identity, and knowledge within the firm

Corporate strategy and corporate strategists: power, identity, and knowledge within the firm
The A. tries to explain why whole groups of once-successful firms in a particular nation or region fail to react appropriately to new competitive conditions. There is a need to analyse corporate strategists as social agents in a particular time
and place and to understand what aspects of their social being may tend systematically to produce inappropriate corporate strategies. An explanation of the origins and the power of the managerial commitments that shape strategic decisions is sought.

Multinational corporations in Bendel state of Nigeria in Spatial dimensions of growth.

Multinational corporations in Bendel state of Nigeria in Spatial dimensions of growth.

The integration of the environment into planning and regional policies. The right organisation : Leeds Development Corporation

The integration of the environment into planning and regional policies. The right organisation : Leeds Development Corporation
This Corporation is a « third generation » Urban Development Corporation, with a small area, a short live (5 years) and a small budget. The statutory objectives are described. Rapid progress has been made, on new building development, environmental

Limits of statutory responses to corporate restructuring illustrated with reference to plant closing legislation

Limits of statutory responses to corporate restructuring illustrated with reference to plant closing legislation
The A. wonders if an industrial policy is the best way of rationalizing corporations' economic imperatives with their social obligations. It appears that legislative practices, the actions of regulatory agencies limit the potential of a statutory
response to corporate restructuring. These arguments are illustrated with reference to recent US legislation.

The former Western Nigerian Development Corporation: a framework for performance evaluation

The former Western Nigerian Development Corporation: a framework for performance evaluation
Développement ; Emploi ; Entreprise ; Entreprise publique ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Nigeria ; Nigéria ; Politique économique ; Travail ; Western Nigerian Development Corporation
If judged on the basis of profit, the projects initiated by the Western Nigerian Development Corporation have failed. But there are other objectives such as combatting unemployment, conserving foreign exchange or continuing unprofitable transport

The geography of development finance in Africa : the Commonwealth Development Corporation, 1948-1991

The geography of development finance in Africa : the Commonwealth Development Corporation, 1948-1991
An analysis of the evolution, development practice and spatial patterns of financing between 1948 and 1991 of the Commonwealth Development Corporation in Africa. - (AJC)

The geographer as external consultant for transnational corporations in Latin America

The geographer as external consultant for transnational corporations in Latin America
U.S.-based multinational investments in Latin America are described, and advice is given on portfolio planning and market analysis for these corporations. - (DWG)

The government versus management controversy: ascribing responsibility for the failure of a public corporation in Nigeria

The government versus management controversy: ascribing responsibility for the failure of a public corporation in Nigeria
A study of the Nigerian Cross River State Agricultural Development Corporation shows that government is responsible for its failure. (EMS).

Utilite du public ou cause publique : les corporations religieuses et les changements politiques a Orizaba (Mexique), 1700-1834

Utilite du public ou cause publique : les corporations religieuses et les changements politiques a Orizaba (Mexique), 1700-1834
Orizaba - Mexique - Amerique centrale - Amerique - Secularisation - Eglise catholique - Corporations religieuses - Changements politiques - Interet general

Transnational corporations and European regional restructuring

Transnational corporations and European regional restructuring
Economic impact ; Economic restructuring ; Europe ; Firm strategy ; German Democratic Republic ; Ireland ; Italy ; Portugal ; Regional economy ; Spain ; Transnational corporation ; Urban economy
of transnational corporations, the impact of transnational corporations in the Republic of Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Eastern Germany and Hungary. - (AGD)

Spatial competition amongst hierarchically organized corporations: prices, profits, and shipment patterns

Spatial competition amongst hierarchically organized corporations: prices, profits, and shipment patterns
The A. develops an approach to the modeling of spatial pricing. He hypotheses that competition between corporations takes place at two spatial scales. At the intraurban scale, corporations compete for market share through their franchise sites
, and competition is defined in terms of the strategies of the individual corporations as they adjust their delivered prices to urban markets in response to changes in their costs of production and distribution. There exists at least one spatial price equilibrium.

Corporate space and emerging spatial order in Japan

Corporate space and emerging spatial order in Japan
Location of corporate headquarters leads to an emergence of the new spatial order in Japan. Corporations seem to have their spatial preferences for headquarters, central and that for sub-branches: it results in the emergence of a specific spatial

The political economy of transnational corporations : a study of the regionalization of Singaporean firms

The political economy of transnational corporations : a study of the regionalization of Singaporean firms
Capitalism ; Economic indicators ; Enterprise ; Internationalization ; Investment ; Market ; Regionalization ; Singapore ; State control ; Transnational corporation
l'étranger et des corporations transnationales domiciliées à Singapour. L'Etat est parvenu à modifier les avantages comparatifs de la régionalisation.

Strategy and structure: corporate restructuring and the cope and characteristics of sunk costs

Strategy and structure: corporate restructuring and the cope and characteristics of sunk costs
between the choice of strategy and corporate form, a series of models of corporate control are developed that distinguish between ownership and management. These arguments are used to analyse the scope of the portion of fixed costs which are non

Hong Kong firms in the ASEAN region: transnational corporations and foreign direct investment

Hong Kong firms in the ASEAN region: transnational corporations and foreign direct investment
corporation
Some facets of the economic links between Hong Kong and the ASEAN are studied in relation to the transnational operations of HK firms and their investment flows in ASEAN. Transnational corporations in the tertiary sector are inclined to establish

Corporate headquarters relocation and changes in metropolitan corporate dominance, 1980-1987

Corporate headquarters relocation and changes in metropolitan corporate dominance, 1980-1987

Corporate linkages, local employment and uncertainty. A framework for analysis

Corporate linkages, local employment and uncertainty. A framework for analysis
Boeing Corporation ; Comportement ; Comportement économique ; Décision ; Echanges inter-industriels ; Economie régionale ; Economie urbaine ; Emploi ; Entreprise ; Etats-Unis ; Géographie humaine ; Incertitude ; Individus ; Interdépendance
Corporation (7% de l'emploi local). Cet article soulève le problème de l'information permettant un jugement économique rationnel.

Global cities in the global corporate network

Global cities in the global corporate network
Economic power ; Network ; Town ; Transnational corporation ; Urban hierarchy ; World city
L'A. étudie la manière dont les plus grandes villes mondiales et les sièges des principales corporations s'articulent au sein d'un réseau global. Ce réseau est concentré dans les principales villes mondiales de façon à renforcer le système

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