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The Internationalization of Engineering Consultancies: Problems of Breaking into the Club

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  • P J Rimmer

    (Department of Human Geography, Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, PO Box 4, ACT 2601, Australia)

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Changing global trends in the location of engineering consultancies are examined. This reveals the relative decline of firms headquartered in North America and the rise of European-based counterparts. It raises the question of why multinationals located in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East have not broken into this Western club in greater numbers. Of particular interest is the relatively poor showing of consultancies based in Japan, Korea, and the Philippines—countries conspicuously successful in exporting construction contracting.

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  • P J Rimmer, 1988. "The Internationalization of Engineering Consultancies: Problems of Breaking into the Club," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 20(6), pages 761-788, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:20:y:1988:i:6:p:761-788
    DOI: 10.1068/a200761
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    1. Namrata Malhotra & Timothy Morris, 2009. "Heterogeneity in Professional Service Firms," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(6), pages 895-922, September.
    2. Eric Baye & Jean-Michel Cusset & Nguyen Thien Phu, 2010. "Relations between International Consultants and the Local Engineering Force in Urban Infrastructures," Post-Print halshs-01492718, HAL.
    3. Kai Pflanz, 2013. "Seeking Opportunities: International Market Selection by European Engineering Consultancies," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 104(5), pages 556-570, December.

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