Prevalence of Headquarters Economies
This chapter presents metropolitan areas around the world with concentrations of headquarters of the world’s largest companies. From here, the chapter discusses how the insights from the research presented in the book can be applied across many different metropolitan areas. Of note is that a headquarters economy need not be an exclusive source of regional vitality. It can co-exist with other sources of regional vitality; however, focusing exclusively on these other sources can mask the importance of the headquarters economy dynamics. The chapter then revisits the importance of considering headquarters as pools of managerial talent and the implications that stem from this. It concludes by discussing limitations of the research and avenues for further development.