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Papers by Rolf Schlunze
Qualitative, quantitative und partizipative Zugänge, 2000
Spaces of International Economy and Management, 2000
Asian Inward and Outward FDI, 2014
The problems of regional innovation systems in a phase of global-ization and the challenges of mu... more The problems of regional innovation systems in a phase of global-ization and the challenges of multinational corporations were critically reviewed. Obstacles and the potential contribution of foreign firms in Japanese learning regions and industrial clusters were identified. This investigation examined the hypothesis that the location of R&D activities impacts organizational and managerial characteristics. A questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of 185 foreign manufacturing compa-nies with R&D activities in Japan. Forty eight percent replied resulting in thirty eight questionnaires that could be analyzed. The results clearly showed that most of the R&D organizations adapted to the local busi-ness environment. To conclude, foreign firms embedded their R&D activ-ities foremost in the two regional innovation systems that exist in the Tokyo-Kanto and the Osaka-Kansai area. Foreign firms needed to embed their research activities in industrial spaces where a dynamic innovation mi...
Spaces of International Economy and Management, 2011
Page 1. l ' Spaces 0 International ~ ~ B Economy and Management Launching New Perspectives o... more Page 1. l ' Spaces 0 International ~ ~ B Economy and Management Launching New Perspectives on Management and Geography Edited by Rolf D. Schlunze, Nathaniel O.Agola g and William W. Baber Page 2. Spaces of International Economy and Management Page 3. Page 4 ...
Geographical review of Japan, Series B., 1992
Asian Business & Management, 2002
Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie, 2001
The purpose of this study was to investigate where Japanese firms have invested, what kind of bus... more The purpose of this study was to investigate where Japanese firms have invested, what kind of business activity profiles have developed, and to determine the different types of business activities by structural characteristics of investment. The business activities of 3,089 Japanese affiliated firms in each of 167 regions were analysed. Combinations were identified on the mix of manufacturing, research and service components. Regions were classified with five types based on their business activity profiles: two types were dominated by service activities, two by advanced manufacturing and one by manufacturing activities. In contrast to previous research, the importance of services and manufacturing are identified and their interrelationships with other Japanese business activities such as research and development are clarified. Service regions tend to be dominant in central locations in individual countries, whereas manufacturing regions are more dispersed.
Qualitative, quantitative und partizipative Zugänge, 2000
Spaces of International Economy and Management, 2000
Asian Inward and Outward FDI, 2014
The problems of regional innovation systems in a phase of global-ization and the challenges of mu... more The problems of regional innovation systems in a phase of global-ization and the challenges of multinational corporations were critically reviewed. Obstacles and the potential contribution of foreign firms in Japanese learning regions and industrial clusters were identified. This investigation examined the hypothesis that the location of R&D activities impacts organizational and managerial characteristics. A questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of 185 foreign manufacturing compa-nies with R&D activities in Japan. Forty eight percent replied resulting in thirty eight questionnaires that could be analyzed. The results clearly showed that most of the R&D organizations adapted to the local busi-ness environment. To conclude, foreign firms embedded their R&D activ-ities foremost in the two regional innovation systems that exist in the Tokyo-Kanto and the Osaka-Kansai area. Foreign firms needed to embed their research activities in industrial spaces where a dynamic innovation mi...
Spaces of International Economy and Management, 2011
Page 1. l ' Spaces 0 International ~ ~ B Economy and Management Launching New Perspectives o... more Page 1. l ' Spaces 0 International ~ ~ B Economy and Management Launching New Perspectives on Management and Geography Edited by Rolf D. Schlunze, Nathaniel O.Agola g and William W. Baber Page 2. Spaces of International Economy and Management Page 3. Page 4 ...
Geographical review of Japan, Series B., 1992
Asian Business & Management, 2002
Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie, 2001
The purpose of this study was to investigate where Japanese firms have invested, what kind of bus... more The purpose of this study was to investigate where Japanese firms have invested, what kind of business activity profiles have developed, and to determine the different types of business activities by structural characteristics of investment. The business activities of 3,089 Japanese affiliated firms in each of 167 regions were analysed. Combinations were identified on the mix of manufacturing, research and service components. Regions were classified with five types based on their business activity profiles: two types were dominated by service activities, two by advanced manufacturing and one by manufacturing activities. In contrast to previous research, the importance of services and manufacturing are identified and their interrelationships with other Japanese business activities such as research and development are clarified. Service regions tend to be dominant in central locations in individual countries, whereas manufacturing regions are more dispersed.