Fuchs, Martina, <br/><br/>
Worldwide knowledge? :  global firms, local labour and the region / 
Martina Fuchs, University of Cologne, Germany. 
 - viii, 168 pages ;  illustrations (maps, picture)  24 cm. 
 - Ashgate economic geography series. .
 - Ashgate economic geography series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-163) and index. 
<br/><br/>Worldwide knowledge? global firms, local labour and the region -- Knowledge in the global economy -- Scientific-technical knowledge and the knowledge-based society -- Beyond scientific-technical knowledge -- Beyond knowledge : the relevance of interpretation -- Knowledge and interpretation in temporal dynamics : learning -- Knowledge and interpretation in place and space -- Interim conclusion -- Studies on the globalisation of knowledge : methodological introduction -- Empirical evidence for the star of knowledge and interpretation -- Globalisation of scientific-technical, R&D-related knowledge -- Globalisation of production-related knowledge -- Impacts on the north: globalisation of knowledge as a race to the bottom or industrial transition with new arrangements worldwide -- Summary and discussion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781472410160 (hardback : alk. paper)  RM387.60 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Knowledge management.<br/>International business enterprises.<br/>Labor supply.<br/>Globalization.