Sensemaking involves turning circumstances into a situation that is comprehended explicitly
in words and that serves as a springboard into action. In this paper we take the position that …

Convention theory helps refine our understanding of the governance of global value chains
through its analysis of 'quality'. In this article, it is argued that global value chains are …

Africa's role in the global economy is evolving as a result of new corporate strategies,
changing trade regulations, and innovative ways of overseeing the globalized production …

Can developing countries trade their way out of poverty? International trade has grown
dramatically in the last two decades in the global economy, and trade is an important source …

Recent theoretical and empirical work in economic geography has experienced what might
be termed a 'relational turn'that focuses primarily on the ways in which socio‐spatial …

Studies of economic development and economic history have long been concerned with the
relationship between the transparent and supposedly anonymous forces of markets, rules …

Using a unique database derived from prospectuses for US initial public stock offerings, we
examine the location of four actors (the firm's lawyers, the venture capitalists on the board of …

American manufacturing is in obvious crisis: the sector lost three million jobs between 2000
and 2003 as the American trade deficit shot to record highs. Manufacturers have …

This paper offers an organizational perspective on the firm in new economic geographies. It
starts with the premise of the firm as a production function in neoclassical economics and a …

By exploring the emergence of new clusters, this paper departs from traditional research
focused on established clusters and enriches recent studies on their development dynamics …