The role of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Cape Town's competitiveness
OUTPUT TYPE: Research report- client
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2010
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.Lorentzen, M.Gastrow, A.Manamela, L.Muller
KEYWORDS: BUSINESSES, CAPE TOWN, KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 6580
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4035
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4035
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2010
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.Lorentzen, M.Gastrow, A.Manamela, L.Muller
KEYWORDS: BUSINESSES, CAPE TOWN, KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 6580
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4035
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4035
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Abstract
This paper undertakes a comparative analysis of the role multinational and other leading firms play in enhancing the city's global competitiveness through access to knowledge, technology, skills, and markets, and of location-specific assets, namely whether economic and business conditions in the city make Cape Town an internationally attractive investment location or not.-
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