a roster of world cities by corporate service

8/17/2019 A Roster of World Cities by Corporate Service

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A ROSTER OF WORLD CITIES BYCORPORATE SERVICE CRETERIA

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Services- directly for cons!ers "nd #r!s$rodcin% ot&er %oods for cons!ers'

• A&dered t&e follo(in% %ener"l $rinci$les in$rodcin% t&e service c"$"cities of cities)

*' Ent"ils t(o !"in %ides'+' In ter!s of recordin% " city $resence, identifysi%ni#c"nt $resences.

/' In convertin% individ"l #r! $resences to cityc"$"cities, i%nore cities t&"t &"ve only one

si%ni#c"nt $resence in %iven sector'

0' Tre"t e"c& sector on its o(n ter!s "nd do not"tte!$t to i!$ose " sin%le set of cl"ssi#c"tion

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1' Prodce " cl"ssi#c"tion of cities co!$"r"2le


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• T(o $oint need to 2e e!$&"si3ed

2efore t&e otline of t&e s$eci#c!et&od "nd reslt)

• First 4 consider t&e li!it"tions of d"t"

2ot& in ter!s of r"n%e of servicessectors covered "nd n!2ers of#r!s de"lt (it& in e"c& sector'

• Second 4 (e de#ned %ener"l$rinci$les of cl"ssi#c"tion 2t t&es$eci#c !et&od sed in e"c& sector"re inevit"2ly s25ective'


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*' 6lo2"l service centres in

"ccont"ncy

• Accont"ncy is t&e !ost &i%&ly concentr"ted servicessector'

• T&ere "re !"5or or%"ni3"tions "s 7no(n "s Big Six. 4Ernst 8 Yon%, Price W"ter&ose, Art&r Andersen,

Coo$ers 8 Ly2r"nd "nd 9P:6' T&e e;ce$tion ("sDeloitte Toc&e To&!"ts Intern"tion"l'

• Of t&e Dsseldorf 8 Fr"n7frt?to%et&er in t&e $ri!e list centre "nd "not&er !inorcentre' T&"t is s&o( t&"t %lo2"l "ccontin% e;&i2it "$"rticl"r concentr"tion in cities of t&is contry'


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+' 6lo2"l service centres in"dvertisin%

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T&e list 2elo( "re t&e to$ 1@ "dvertisin% #r!s%ro$s2y "nn"l trnover'

• T&ree cities do!in"ted t&is list >To7yo, Y, London?'

• sin% t&e reverse r"n7 s! for e"c& city 8 #nd t&e

%"$ in t&e s!s so t&"t t&ose "2ove 2co!e $ri!ecentres "nf t&ose 2elo( 2eco!e !"5or centres'

• T&is ("y de#ne ei%&t $ri!e %lo2"l "dvertisin% servicecentres' T&e re!"inin% !"5or n !inor (ere de#ned

2y 2r"nc&es of selected #r!s'

• London 4 de#ned "s $ri!e centre (&ic& is scoreed =in ter!s of t&ese $resence' It is "lon% (it& 1 non$ri!e &e"d-"rter centre'


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' o " serv ce cen res n2"n7in%

• In t&is service, (e ("nt to $rodce " listin% of

centres co!$"r"2le to t&e ot&er sectors'• Pt to%et&er sit"2le d"t" for *@ 2"n7s (it&in t&e

to$ +1 in t&e (orld 2y "ssets' For seven of t&e 2"n7ssed oce loc"tions to re$resent si%ni#c"nt$resence'

• For t&e to$ r"n7ed 2"n7, St"nd"rd C&"rtered- &"vedet"iled d"t" on 2r"nc&es (&ic& "llo( to incldeonly t&ose #ve or !ore f"; no' listed'

• A $ri!e %lo2"l 2"n7in% service centres "city (it&

ei%&t or !ore si%ni#c"nt $resence "nd @ cities"lify'

• T&e list le"din% 2y t&ree cities of P"ci#c Asi", #vecities in Western Ero$e, + in SA, (it& S"n

Fr"ncisco 5oinin% Y "&e"d of C&ic"%o "nd LosAn%eles'


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0' 6lo2"l le%"l servicecentres

• T&e de"rt& ntil recently of !"5or l"( #r!str"ndin% "cross st"te 2ond"ries is &"rdlys$risin% %iven t&"t l"( is very territori"l in

its $r"ctice, $rinci$le "nd or%"ni3"tion'• T&e reslt &"s 2een " ite nie $"ttern

of %lo2"li3"tion'

• An n$recedented 9SA do!in"nce

resltin% in $"rt fro! t&e intern"tin"lco!!erci"l se of en%lis% L"( "nd ne(

Yor7 St"te L"('


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• We de#ne 9SA cities "s le%"l service centreson t&e 2"sis of %lo2"l l"( #r! ori%ins "nd t&e

rest of t&e (orld in ter! of t&e n!2er offorei%n 2r"n&es t&ey &"ve'

• Eleven cities "re desi%n"ted $ri!e %lo2"l le%"lservice centres on t&e 2"sis of eit&er &"vin% +

or !ore forei%n 2r"nc&es'• T(enty 4ei%&t cities (it& eit&er for or #ve

%lo2"l l"( #r!s centred in t&e! or (it& 1 to *<forei%n 2r"nc&es "re de#ned "s !"5or le%"l

service centre'• T(o or t&ree %lo2"l l"( #r! &e"d"ters or t(o

to for forei%n 2r"nc&es "li#es /* cities to 2e!inor %lo2"l le%"l service centre'


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1' T&e 6"WC inventory of (orldcities

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We &"ve c"lled t&is listin% t&e 6"WC inventory.2ec"se it for!s one of t&e 2"sic rese"rc& $l"tfor!sfor ftre rese"rc& 2y t&e 6lo2"li3"tion "nd WorldCities >6"WC? Rese"rc& 6ro$ "nd et(or7'

• *++ cities "re considered in "ll'

• T&e division of t&e *++ cities into diGerent cl"sses&"s 2een c"rried ot sin% si!$le lo%ic"l criteri"'

• W&ere iit is !inor centre t&is (old &"ve to 2eco!$ens"ted for 2y t&e ot&er t&ree 2ein% $ri!e'

• Any city scorin% < to H !st 2e " %lo2"l servicecentre for "t le"st t&ree of t&e for sectors "nd !st2e " $ri!e or !"5or centre in "t le"st t(o sectors'


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• *@ sc& cities "lify "s Bet" (orld cities "nds"!e / (orld re%ions "re re$resented "s for

$ri!e (orld cities 2t (it& oterJ cities"$$e"rin% sc& "s Sydney, Toronto, :e;ico City"nd :osco('

• T&ey &"d decided to de#ne cities scorin% 0 to

"s 6"!!" (orld cities'• All t&ese cities !st &"ve 2e %lo2"l service

centres for "t le"st t(o sector "nd "t le"st one oft&ose !st 2e " !"5or service $rovision'

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T&e re!"inin% < cities "re desi%n"ted "s &"vin%evidence of (orld city for!"tion $rocesses 2tt&e evidence is not stron% eno%& to re"lly c"llt&e! (orld cities'


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COCLSIO

• Cert"inly t&e cities (&ic& "$$e"r "re fond to 2e Al$&"(orld ciities in or "n"lysis (it& only one or t(oe;ce$tion'

• Al$&" cities (it& !";i!! scores in inventory London,

e( Yor7, P"ris, To7yo t&e interest of or inventory lies int&e lo(er level of (orld %eo%r"$&y of %lo2"lJ servicecentres'

• T&e re%ion"l concentr"tion is ite re!"r7"2le t&is is "concrete e;$ression of (&"t &"s 2een c"lled neven

%lo2"li3"tionJ• World city for!"tion &"s l"r%ely $roceeded in t&ree (orld

re%ions-nort&ern A!eric", (estern Ero$e "nd P"ci#c Asi"(&ic& t&ey &"ve ter!ed t&e !"5or %lo2"li3"tion "ren"sJ'


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• T&e rise of t&e l"tter "ren" is conseent $on t&ede!ise of t&e Cold W"r "n% t&e s2seent econo!ic

li2er"li3"tion es$eci"lly $riv"ti3"tion of st"te "ssets(&ic& reres ne( "dv"nced $rodcer servicin%'

• T&e 2"sic "dv"nt"%e of t&e 6"WC inventory is its%rondin% in " l"r%e "ntity of t&e (orld cities "ro2st e!$iric"l 2"sis'

• T&is is t&e #rst syste!"tic, !lti-sector "ss"ss!entof cities to $rodce "n inventory of conte!$or"ry(orld cities "nd t&"t (orld cities "re !c& !ore t&"nservice centres'

• T&is inventory &"s 2een $rodced " $"rt of "t&e6"WC $ro%r"!!e of rese"rc& loo7in% "t rel"tion

2et(een (orld cities'

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