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The Location Decisions and Operations of High Technology Organizations in Washington State

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Peter Haug
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HAUG P. (1991) The location decisions and operations of high technology organizations in Washington State, Reg. Studies 25, 525--541. Numerous studies exist on high technology industry regional development theories, location decisions, and agglomerations in the United States, but no major research has studied Washington State, which represents a leading high technology region. This paper presents findings from a mail survey of 363 high technology establishments in Washington, and background on high technology definitions and employment comparisons confirms that Washington is a high technology concentration. High technology in the state is dominated by the aerospace industry and, in particular, the Boeing Company but Washington is experiencing growth in software and biotechnology industries. Supporting previous research on high technology regional development theories and companies, survey results on location decisions show that Washington's high technology industry has been primarily locally grown and attracted to the state by founder preferences, quality of life features, and labour agglomeration factors. Findings reveal that state government agencies and programmes have had no significant effect on establishment location and investment activities, and the major academic-establishment relationships were access to library resources, recruitment of graduates, seminars, and employee degree programmes. HAUG P. (1991) Le choix de localisation et les opérations des industries de pointe dans l'Etat de Washington, Reg. Studies 25, 525--541. II existe de nombreuses études sur les théories concernant le rôle des industries de pointe dans l'aménagement du territoire, le choix de localisation, et les agglomérations aux Etats-Unis, mais aucune étude n'a été effectuée concernant l'Etat de Washington qui constitue une région clé de la haute technologie. Cet article présente les résultats d'une enquête par correspondance de 363 établissements des industries de pointe implantés a Washington, et la documentation sur les définitions de la haute technologie et sur les comparaisons d'emploi con-firme que Washington constitue une concentration des industries de pointe. La haute technologie dans cet Etat se voit dominer par l'entreprise Boeing, mais Washington fait témoin d'une croissance dans les domaines du logiciel et de la bio-technologie. Tout en renforcant des recherches anté-rieures sur les théories qui cherchent à expliquer l'import-ance de la haute technologie dans l'aménagement du territoire et dans l'industrie, les résultats provenant d'une enquête sur le choix de localisation montrent que la présence des industries de pointe à Washington s'explique dans une large mesure par des facteurs autochtones, attirées à cet Etat par les préférences du créateur, l'image de marque de la région, et des facteurs qui incitent a la concentration de la main-d'oeuvre. Les résultats montrent que les agences et les programmes dans cet Etat qui sont sous la tutelle du gouvernement n'ont influé sensiblement ni sur la localisation des établissements, ni sur l'investissement, et que la synergie entre l'éducation et l'industrie remonte principalement à l'ac&cgrave; aux bibliothèques universitaires, au recrutument des diplôméminaires, et aux programmes universitaires destinés aux employés. HAUG P. (1991) Standortenscheidungen und Tätigkeit von Hochtechnologieorganisationen im Staate Washington, Reg. Studies 25, 525-541. Obschon es zahlreiche Studien zu Theorien der Regionalentwicklung durch Hochtechnolo-gieindustrie, über Standortbeschlüsse und Ballungen in den Vereinigten Staaten gibt, hat keine grössere Studie sich mit dem Staate Washington beschäftigt, der eine in der Hoch-technologie führende Region darstellt. Dieser Aufsatz stellt Befunde einer brieflichen Befragung von 363 Niederlas-sungen der Hochtechnologie in Washington vor, und der Hintergrund zu Hochtechnologiedefinitionen sowie Vergleiche der Erwerbstätigkeit bestätigen, dass sich die Hochtechnologie in Washington konzentriert. Die Hochtechnologie in diesem Staat wird von der Luft-raumindustrie, und besonders der Firma Boeing beherrscht, doch findet in Washington auch ein Zuwachs an Software-und Biotechnologieindustrien statt. Ergebnisse von Untersuchungen von Standortent-scheidungen, die vorhergehende Forschungen über Theorien und Firmen regionaler Hochtechnologieentwick-lung bekräftigen, zeigen, dass Washingtons Hochtechnolo-gieindustrie vorwiegend örtlichen Ursprungs ist, und dies den Faktoren: Bevorzugung durch ihre Gründer, Merk-male der Lebensqualität und Ballung von Arbeitskräften zu verdanken hat. Die Befunde zeigen, dass staatliche Regierungsagenturen und -programme keine bedeutsame Wirkung auf Standortfestsetzung und Investierungstätig-keiten hatten, und dass die Hauptbeziehungen mit akademischen Institutionen sich auf Zugang zu Biblio-teken, Anwerbung von Studienabsolventen, Seminare und Kurse fü Angestellte zur Erlangung von akademischen Graden erstreckten.

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Volume (Year): 25 (1991)
Issue (Month): 6 (December)
Pages: 525-541
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