Contents

Industrial Design, Competition and Globalization; G.Rusten & J.R.Bryson
PART I: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
Industrial Design, National and Regional Policy and National Competitiveness; J.R.Bryson
The Finnish Design Cluster in the Age of Austerity; N.Solitander
Locational Patterns and Competitive Characteristics of Industrial Design Firms in the United States;A.D.MacPherson & V.Vanchan
The Geography of Producing and Marketing Design for Montreal Fashion: Exploring the role of Cultural Intermediaries; N.Rantisi
Designed Here, Made There? Project-based Design Work in Toronto, Canada; T.Vinodrai
The Geography of Design in the City; T.A.Hutton
PART II: DESIGN AND FIRM COMPETITIVENESS
Design, Gender and Competitiveness; L.Hansson, M.Jahnke, M.Mörck & M.Petersson
Riding the Waves of Design: Industrial Design and Competitive Products in the Norwegian Marine, Maritime and Offshore Sectors; G.Rusten
Is Good Design Good Business? G.Gabrielsen, K.Grønhaug, L.Kahle, T.Kristensen, T.Plenborg & R.Wilke
PART III: IMPLICATIONS
Epilogue; G.Rusten & J.R.Bryson

Authors

GRETE RUSTEN is a Professor at Department of Geography University of Bergen, Norway, and Honorary Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK. She is a Council member at the European Research Association on Services and Space (RESER). Her research focuses on firm strategies and location, industrial and regional development, service economy, innovation and design and other creative industries. She has several international publications including books, chapters and journal articles. 
  
JOHN R. BRYSON is Professor of Enterprise and Economic Geography and Head of the Society, Economy and Environment Research Group in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK and Vice-President of the European Association for Research on Services. He is author of Service Worlds: People, Organisations, Technologies and co-editor of The Handbook of Service Industries.



 

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