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Spatial changes in the command and control function of cities based on the corporate centre of gravity model

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  • Raźniak Piotr

    (Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland)

  • Dorocki Sławomir

    (Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland)

  • Winiarczyk-Raźniak Anna

    (Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to discuss changes in the spatial distribution of cities that perform the command and control function created by the largest corporations, based on the method of gravity centres. The analysis was performed both for individual sectors of the economy as well as for the global scale. A shift occurred in an easterly direction. This also pertains to sector indices, although the centroids of knowledge-based sectors, such as information technology and healthcare, shifted the most in the direction of Asia. At the same time, information technology was the only sector whose centroid shifted to the west in the study period. Moreover, the magnitude of the shift of the centre of gravity of the number of corporate headquarters in the studied cities does not converge to the shift of the centroid based on the value of the financial potential of the companies.

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  • Raźniak Piotr & Dorocki Sławomir & Winiarczyk-Raźniak Anna, 2020. "Spatial changes in the command and control function of cities based on the corporate centre of gravity model," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 24(1), pages 35-41, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:mgrsod:v:24:y:2020:i:1:p:35-41:n:5
    DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0002
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