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It is surprising to note how little empirical evidence there is to support the product life-cycle theory as an explanatory tool for regional and industrial change (cf. also Walker, 1979). Usually the level of analysis chosen is for classes or subclasses of industry, but not at the level of individual firms. Therefore there exists very little comprehensive knowledge about the spatial behaviour of individual firms and their responses to spatial structural change and renewal. More recently also other authors have made a plea for more micro research at the level of the firm (e.g. Thomas, 1987) to improve our knowledge and understanding of the current process of industrial change. Especially important in this context is the role of product-market strategies over time, their spatial implications and the spatial conditions required for the different strategies.
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van der Knaap, B., van Geenhuizen, M. (1990). A Longitudinal Analysis of the Growth of Firms. In: Ciciotti, E., Alderman, N., Thwaites, A. (eds) Technological Change in a Spatial Context. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75929-1_10
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