| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study is to determine the position of major corporations located
in the cities of Central and Eastern Europe. Analyzes are also dynamics of city's growth in relation
to their international connectivities. Therefore, the study was conducted using data obtained from
the Forbes Global 2000. For the largest companies analyzed data on revenues, profits, market
value, asset value and divided by the sectors. The analyzes related to the years 2006 and 2012. The
study uses an indicator of normalization index by which determined the ranking of cities where
there is at least one headquarter of corporation mentioned on the Forbes Global 2000 list. The
results show the highest position of the following cities: Tokyo, New York, London, Paris and
Beijing. Asian cities characterized by the highest growth rate. In turn, the analysis of statistical
data show weakening the position of cities located throughout the United States. In the case of the
region Central and Eastern European cities located in this area present a relatively low value of
the examined indicator; the only exception is Moscow, a relatively high located in the hierarchy. A
positive feature of cities in the region, however, is the positive dynamics of their growth, which in
perspective can make that more of them have a chance to join the ranks of major cities in the world. | en_EN |
