Information technology (IT) coordination with supply chain (SC) partners improves customer and supplier integration. However, little research integrates multinational firms' cultural and geographical distance with subsidiaries' SC practice even as subsidiaries increasingly face problems engaging...

Purpose This study addresses the COVID-19 infection and its relationship with the city's constructive intensity, commuting time to work and labor market dynamics during the lockdown period. Design/methodology/approach Microdata from formal workers in Recife was used to adjust a probability model...

This paper considers the evolution of global transportation usage over the past half century and its implications for supply chains. Transportation usage per unit of real output has more than doubled as costs decreased by a third. Participation of emerging economies in world trade and...

We analyze the spatial relationships of economic output dynamics in European regions from 2000 to 2019 using panel spatial autoregressive (SAR) models. Unlike previous studies that rely on exogenous spatial weight matrices solely based on geographical proximity, we use a novel Bayesian approach...

The intervention of local governments in the labor market is the cornerstone of stable employment and economic development in China. This paper combines the office addresses of 4,491 listed companies from 2008 to 2020 and the geographic information before and after the relocation of the...

This study investigates the effect of transportation distance on knowledge spillovers and smart specialization in China. Utilizing a micro-level regression approach, the paper examines the heterogeneous effects of transportation distances on the probability of intra- and inter-class patent...

This paper considers the evolution of global transportation usage over the past half century and its implications for supply chains. Transportation usage per unit of real output has more than doubled as costs decreased by a third. Participation of emerging economies in world trade and...