Introduction

Giuditta De Prato, Daniel Nepelski and Jean Paul Simon

Over the last decades, an intensive process of redistribution of production across the world has been observed (Bruche, 2012; Dachs and Pyka, 2010; Meyers et al., 2008; UNESCO, 2010; Van der Zee, 2006). As part of the process, large corporations have begun to seek new knowledge opportunities worldwide (Bartlett and Ghoshal, 1990; Dunning, 1994). This is motivated by rapid innovation and strong market adaptation needs, of which knowledge-intensive sectors, such as the information and communication technologies (ICT) industry, are the most prominent examples. An intensive process of redistribution of production across the world is taking place with shifting roles between developed ...

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