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Labor needs, crime, and the business location decision: a qualitative account

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  • Shelley McDonough Kimelberg

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The reliance on econometric models in site-selection research limits what we can conclude about how decision-makers evaluate some common location factors. In an effort to open the "black box" of location decisions, this article makes use of in-depth interviews with corporate real estate managers and external service providers to illustrate how such actors serve as intermediaries in the site-selection process. The findings reveal that distinct ways of operationalizing one factor - in this case, labor needs - can influence how decision-makers think about not only the labor market characteristics of a potential location, but also other important factors, such as crime. The data furthermore demonstrate the degree to which real estate professionals rely on anecdotal evidence and subjective perceptions when assessing various location factors. This has important implications for the types of strategies that community development officials might deploy in an effort to attract private investment.

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  • Shelley McDonough Kimelberg, 2014. "Labor needs, crime, and the business location decision: a qualitative account," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(1), pages 45-59, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:comdev:v:45:y:2014:i:1:p:45-59
    DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2013.840006
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    1. Yung Hyeock Lee & In Hyeock (Ian) Lee, 2022. "A regional analysis of crime heterogeneity and small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) location choices: recent evidence from South Korea," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 21(4), pages 569-597, September.
    2. Biyue Lin & Shoukat Iqbal Khattak & Bei Zhao, 2021. "To Relocate Or Not to Relocate: A Logit Regression Model of Factors Influencing Corporate Headquarter Relocation Decision in China," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(3), pages 21582440211, July.

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