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A structural overview of the new field of management geography including globalization, embeddedness of MNEs, networking, hybridization, regional economies, technology, acculturation, internationalization, IHRM and implications for management and government.

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PART I: DEFINING MANAGEMENT GEOGRAPHY Management Geography - An Actor-Centered Approach; R.D.Schlunze & M.Plattner ´Hybrid´ Managers Creating Cross-Cultural Synergy - A Systematic Interview Survey from Japan; R.D.Schlunze Mobile Elite in the Global City - International Managers´ Location Preferences; M.Plattner PART II: SPACES OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY Managing Global Cities Through Corporate Network Analysis; R.S.Wall Competition Development in the BRIC Countries - Towards a Unified International Economic Space; R.V.Kashbrasiev Managing Regulatory Risk in Energy Investments Developed in Foreign Countries; A.Calvo-Silvosa & R.C.Lois-González Restructuring in Regional Economies and Introducing Province System in Japan: With Special Reference to Kansai Region; M.Ikuta Trading Area and Locational Decision of Foreign Affiliates in Osaka Prefecture; S.Maruyama PART III: SPACES OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT How does US Educational Experience Shape the Everyday Work Environment of Japanese Legal Professionals? T.Reiffenstein Japanese MNEs´ Hybrid Factories in the Global Economy - A Management Geography Approach; T.Abo Spaces of Japanese Management - Towards a Dynamic Hybridization Theory; K.Yamazaki Survival Strategies of a Local Industry and the Characteristics of its Overseas Operations: A Case Study of the Glove-Related Industry in Eastern Kagawa, Japan; A.Taira Production Allocation Strategies and Spatial Structure of International Division of Labor in Japanese Animation Studios; K.Yamamoto Adjusting to a Distant Space: Cultural Adjustment and Inter-Culturally Fluent Support; W.Baber PART IV: A NEW PERSPECTIVE Concept of Corporate Globability; A.Jones Location Based Services Technology Innovations in Japan; N.O.Agola Managing Regulatory Risk in Energy Investments Developed in Foreign Countries; P.Ström & R.Schweizer Internationalization of Business Networks: How do Managers with Divergent Cultural Norms Contribute? M.Plattner

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ROLF D. SCHLUNZE is Professor of Intercultural Management at the Department of International Business Administration of Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He leads the international research group: Spaces of International Management and Economy (SIEM) and his focus is on the location adjustment of managerial systems. He is an adviser for the Euro-Asia Management Study Association (EAMSA).

WILL BABER is an Associate Professor at Kyoto University´s Graduate School of Management, Japan. He has combined education with business throughout his career, teaching business students in Japan and Europe and working in economic development for the State of Maryland, USA. His research interests include cross-cultural management and manager acculturation.

NATHANIEL O. AGOLA teaches at the Business Administration Department and the Graduate School of Management of Technology at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. His research focuses on technology, innovation, management of technologies in emerging markets, and innovative transfer of technology across borders.

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