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INDUSTRIAL INERTIA VERSUS RELOCATION: A SHIPBUILDING ILLUSTRATION |
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| Authors: | Daniel Todd |
| Abstract: | Industrial inertia has both spatial and behavioral connotations. In the first place, it implies stability in plant location whereas in the second, it results from managerial behavior which either actively perceives advantages from status quo locations or passively condones such locations through lack of initiative. This paper illustrates the dilemmas facing a British shipbuilding firm which chose to locate at a greenfield site instead of opting for the traditional centers. |
| Keywords: | inertia relocation shipbuilding innovations |