High-Technology Branch Plants as Labor-Oriented Industries in the United States South

摘要

The study examines the role of labor factors in the location of manufacturing branch plants in eight southern states, focusing on plants in so-called high-technology sectors in nonmetropolitan counties. It is hypothesized that the location of these plants reflects a response to labor conditions in a manner consistent with product-cycle expectations, and that these plants have been performing a pioneer role in the recent industrial development of the nonmetropolitan South. The data used in the study were taken from both published and unpublished sources, with emphasis placed on the findings from questionnaires received from over 600 branch plant managers.