This book seeks to provide a critical introduction to the under-theorized concept of
Glocalization. While the term has been slowly diffused into social-scientific vocabulary, to …

This study evaluates the current situation and challenges of reshoring in the Japanese
manufacturing industry, focusing on the semiconductor industry, which once dominated the …

Due to the dispersion of headquarters' activities across organizational and geographical
boundaries, intermediate units (IUs) are emerging as a key actor in international business …

This article offers an overview of engagements with the glocal and traces the consequences
of this research agenda for Global Studies. First, it compares the emergence of the global …

The article explores the relationship between globalization and the information and
communications technology (ICT) revolution. The impact of ICTs does not conform to the …

In this article, a comprehensive dataset of publicly listed firms in the People's Republic of
China is used to examine the spatial pattern and evolution of headquarters functions …

In multinational enterprises (MNEs), regional management centres (RMCs) most frequently
take the form of either dedicated regional headquarters (RHQs) or regional management …

This paper explores the effect of business connectivity between cities on their air traffic
connections, and in turn on their place in a region's urban hierarchy. Its focus of attention is …

The purpose of this volume is to offer an inter-and cross-disciplinary engagement with the
themes of glocalization and culture. Glocalization has been employed in numerous …

The pattern of international capital flows has changed dramatically in the process of
globalization. In this study, we argue that human capital (HC) facilitates a region's reversal …