Industrial design, competition and globalization / edited by Grete Rusten and John R. Bryson.

Industrial design, competitiveness, globalization and organizational strategy / Grete Rusten and John R. Bryon -- Industrial design, national competitiveness and the emergence of design-centred economic policy / John R. Bryson -- Better by design? : a critical appraisal of the creative economy in Finland / Nikodemus Solitander -- Locational patterns and competitive characteristics of industrial design firms in the United States / Alan D. MacPherson and Vida Vanchan -- The geography of producing and marketing design for Montreal fashion : exploring the role of cultural intermediaries / Norma Rantisi -- Designed here, made there? : project-based design work in Toronto, Canada / Tara Vinodrai -- The geography of design in the city / Thomas A. Hutton -- Design and gender with a competitive edge / Lena Hansson, Magnus Mörck and Magdalena Petersson McIntyre -- Riding the waves of design : industrial design and competitive products in the Norwegian marine, maritime and offshore sectors / Grete Rusten -- Is good design good business? / Gorm Gabrielson ... [et al.].

"Design plays an increasingly important role in the competitiveness of firms. Increasingly price-based competition is being replaced by business models based around design and added value. Given the importance of design in corporate competitiveness, this book explores the importance of industrial design within the contemporary economy"--Provided by publisher.