Essays about: "local lead firms"

Showing result 21 - 23 of 23 essays containing the words local lead firms.

1. 21. Tracing the Portland Athletic Shoe Industry. Innovation, Time & Space

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Kieve Saling; [2009]
   Keywords : innovation; apparel; cluster; commodity chain; Nike; Adidas; Portland; Oregon; shoes; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : The athletic shoe industry in Portland, Oregon is examined in this paper. We argue that Portland’s athletic shoe industry is representative of an industry cluster, and go on to examine the roles of technology diffusion, innovation, local competition, local demand and local factor conditions in the growth of this industry in the Portland area. READ MORE

3. 22. INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION:A STUDY ON MNC-BASED CHINA-SWEDEN TRADE FLOWS

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

   Author : Wenwen Jiao; [2009]
   Keywords : international freight transport; international trade; MNCs;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to offer a general picture of MNCs` freight transportation activities in China-Sweden trade, and to explore the reasons by comparison with related theories. The study has been based on interviews with eleven Swedish companies and two Chinese companies, who have transported their commodities between China and Sweden. READ MORE

4. 23. Elektronisk handel i lantbruket : en innovationsspridningsteoretisk analys

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Arvid Pålsson; [1999]
   Keywords : lantbrukskooperation; jordbrukskooperation; kooperation; e-handel; elektronisk handel; innovationsspridning;

   Abstract : Internet har de senaste åren haft en stor ökning i antalet användare. "Nätet" användes till en början mest i den akademiska världen, men idag är användarskaran mycket bred. READ MORE