More than half a century ago the French futurist Jean Fourastié (1907‐1990) presented an interesting view of society in the year 2000. His vision of the future has remained relatively unfamiliar in the Anglo‐Saxon world. However Fourastié’s “hypothesis” that the fundamental “laws...

Purpose – This article seeks to explore the usefulness of city marketing as a method to attract new residents and firms from a geographical perspective. Design/methodology/approach – To answer the research question, the paper reviews relevant theoretical concepts, empirical data on migration...

Purpose – This paper analyses firms, which survived in a collapsed regional cluster. The target is to analyze whether the principles for enduring success identified researching success factors of very old firms also apply in such an environment. Design/methodology/approach – The authors...