High-Technology Location and Development: The Case of Orange County
通过分析南加州奥兰治县高科技企业的选址行为，发现其决策因素与传统产业不同，主要受专业人才、地区生活方式和企业主居住意愿驱动，且对市场与供应商的邻近性要求较低。
This article analyzes the question of local high-technology location and development by examining the behavior of companies within Orange County, a rapidly growing high-technology highway in Southern California. This study reaches several important conclusions. First, high-technology firms operate according to a different set of factors than traditional industry in making their location decisions. Second, three salient, and somewhat related, components govern high-technology location decisions: the availability of professional and technical personnel, the general ambiance and lifestyle of the area, and the desire of the owner/CEO to live in the area. Third, only a modified industrial infrastructure is needed; that is, high-technology firms are footloose in their location decision and questions of proximity to markets and suppliers are secondary. Strategies to overcome high housing costs are also explored.