The Role of Cultural Characteristics in Industrial Manufacturers Performance -Implications of locating production in Norway

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10.2991/iwama-16.2016.47How to use a DOI?

Keywords

culture; production location; maritime cluster

Abstract

Geographical location is one of the factors that can contribute to the company's competitive advantage on the global market [1]. Each location is unique in terms of its cultural characteristics; understanding the relation between cultural factors, production characteristics and performance is essential when making decisions regarding production location. This paper aims to explore the effects of national culture on manufacturing performance. We study a case of the Norwegian maritime cluster in North-Western M›re region. We evaluate the performance of manufacturing companies within the cluster, and discuss the role that cultural characteristics play in performance. The study contributes to the knowledge on how national culture can affect the performance of manufacturers by linking culture- and industry-specific factors. It further proposes some implications for the choice of production location.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Natalia Swahn
AU  - Marco Semini
AU  - Jan Ola Strandhagen
PY  - 2016/11
DA  - 2016/11
TI  - The Role of Cultural Characteristics in Industrial Manufacturers Performance -Implications of locating production in Norway
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 252
EP  - 256
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/iwama-16.2016.47
DO  - 10.2991/iwama-16.2016.47
ID  - Swahn2016/11
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