Fast-growing firms as elements of change in Canada's headquarters city system

This research explores the factors that shape the evolving geographic distribution of business headquarters (HQ) activity. We address an understudied influence on HQ geographies: metropolitan HQ changes driven by the process of small, rapidly expanding businesses growing into mature companies. This...

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Published in:Urban geography 2015-08, Vol.36 (6), p.844-863
Main Authors: Rice, Murray D., Lyons, Donald I., O'Hagan, Sean B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business
Canada
Canadian cities
Change agents
Cities
Companies
Corporate growth
Corporate headquarters
economic geography
fast-growing firms (FGFs)
Geographic distribution
Geography
Head offices
headquarters
Metropolitan areas
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