论企业地理研究的理论与方法

企业地理是经济地理学一种相对较新的微观分析方法。自本世纪60年代以来,西方企业地理研究的理论、方法和实践已有了很大进展。本文主要论述和评价了企业地理研究的理论、方法与研究动向,并认为在社会主义市场经济下开展中国企业地理研究具有广阔的发展前景和深远的理论与实践意义。

TOWARDS THEORY AND METHODOLOGY IN THE GEOGRAPHY OF ENTERPRISE

The geography of enterprise which is a relatively new approach in industrial geography, focuses first on enterprises themselves and only second on their spatial effects, yet several studies have already indicate its Value. Since McNee's pioneering work of over three decades ago, the idea and practice of a geography of enterprise has gathered momentum,The paper which examines the major theoretical developments of the geography ot enterprise is arranged around four main facets, First, Five approaches within the geography of enterprise can be considered, and the context in which enterprises operate is introduced. This is followed by an analysis of the major research areas of the geography of enterprise with an emphasis on the spatial evolution of enterprises and on linkages of enterprise, some new research tends make up the third section. Based on reviewing and critically analyzing the major developments of geography of enterprise in the west, many new theoretical and practical problems for geography of enterprise in China are posed.