<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

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

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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...

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

Published Online: Jan 31, 2020

Page range: 35 - 41

Received: Jul 01, 2019

Accepted: Nov 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0002

Keywords
Command and control function, corporate financials, gravity model, headquarters

© 2020 Piotr Raźniak, Sławomir Dorocki, Anna Winiarczyk-Raźniak, published by Sciendo

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

Published Online: Jan 31, 2020

Page range: 35 - 41

Received: Jul 01, 2019

Accepted: Nov 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0002

KeywordsCommand and control function, corporate financials, gravity model, headquarters

© 2020 Piotr Raźniak, Sławomir Dorocki, Anna Winiarczyk-Raźniak, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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Keywords
Command and control function, corporate financials, gravity model, headquarters