CORPORATE GEOGRAPHY - A NEW REALITY FOR E CONOMIC RESEARCH, TEACHING AND BUSINESS

Corporate geography is dealing with the study of the relationships bet ween business organisations and their environment. In Finland and in t he other Nordic countries corporate geography is a new field of academ ic study. The paper deals with how the changing business environment p oses challenges to business research and how the spatial (geographical ) aspects both in physical and cultural terms should be incorporated. New regional couplings, the greening of business, internationalisation , logistics and cultural issues as well as the virtual space and local specificities concerning competition and networks are core fields of inquiry where the geography of the firms plays a crucial role.