Based on competition at market and suppliers levels, companies owned by a distribution group follow a cooperation strategy on the logistics operations. The concept of relational strategy is helpful to describe and analyze the coordination structure set up by the observed companies. The purpose...

Public management literature, using network theories, is basically directed at examining and explaining how policy networks work. Much less attention is paid to analyze local service provision networks. In our paper we explore how a network management model can be used to describe local health...

CUADRADO-ROURA J. R. and RUBALCABA-BERMEJO L. (1998) Specialization and competition amongst European cities: a new approach through fair and exhibition activities, Reg. Studies 32 , 133-147. This paper reviews the concept of urban specialization through the processes of exhibition concentration...

Cities of Europe tend to be thought of in hierarchical terms. Although interesting results have been achieved, it seems clear that there is no single hierarchy. The process of European integration is generating numerous changes in different fields. One of these changes is the need for European...

This working paper explores service internationalisation trends including levels, growth rates, leadership and the relative position of service industries. The analysis draws upon the most recent available data and a comparative approach is developed that explores differences between countries,...

La globalización económica ha puesto de relieve la cuestión de la competitividad como modo con el que se consigue tener mayor capacidad comercial. Tradicionalmente, las medidas de competitividad suelen utilizarse para evaluar la competencia internacional entre empresas y sectores...

El presente documento de trabajo pretende indagar, en una primera aproximacidn, la relacidn entre crecimiento de servicios y crecimiento econdmico a partir del andlisis de productividad en 10s servicios a empresas en Europa. Puesto que 10s servicios son el sector mayoritario dentro de la...

El artículo revisa el concepto de especialización urbana a través de los procesos de concentración y diversificación feriales. Se trata de conocer las diferentes especializaciones urbanas en Europa evaluando hasta qué punto las estrategias de especialización pueden tener sentido. El...

In the current wave of service globalisation, a new dynamic explaining international trade in services emerges. Some services are following similar trends to the ones initiated by manufacturing industries some decades ago. In this context, costs factors, the ones leading the major part of the...

El artículo revisa el concepto de especialización urbana a través de los procesos de concentración y diversificación feriales. Se trata de conocer las diferentes especializaciones urbanas en Europa evaluando hasta qué punto las estrategias de especialización pueden tener sentido. El...