Advanced producer service firms as strategic networks, global cities as strategic places

Taylor, Peter J. and Derudder, Ben and Faulconbridge, James and Hoyler, Michael and Ni, Pengfei (2014) Advanced producer service firms as strategic networks, global cities as strategic places. Economic Geography, 90 (3). pp. 267-291. ISSN 0013-0095

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Abstract

Sassen’s identification of global cities as ‘strategic places’ is explored through world city network analysis. This involves searching out advanced producer service (APS) firms that constitute ‘strategic networks’, from whose activities strategic places can be defined. 25 out of 175 APS firms are found to be strategic and from their office networks, 45 cities out of 526 are designated as strategic places. A measure of ‘strategicness’ of cities is devised and individual findings from this are discussed by drawing on existing literature about how APS firms use specific cities. A key finding shows that New York and London have different levels of strategicness and this is related to the former’s innovation prowess and the latter’s role in global consumption of services. Other cases of strategicness discussed in terms of the balance between production and consumption of advanced producer services are: Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai; Palo Alto; Mexico City; Johannesburg; and Dubai and Frankfurt.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Economic Geography
Additional Information:
This is a pre-print of an article published in Economic Geography, 90 (3), 2014. (c) Wiley.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? advanced producer servicesglobal citieslondonnew yorkstrategic placesworld city networkeconomics and econometricsgeography, planning and development ??
ID Code:
70132
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Deposited On:
29 Jul 2014 09:31
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Yes
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Published
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13 Jan 2024 00:12