Single-firm case studies in economic geography: some methodological reflections on the case of Zara

tokatli, nebahat;

In this article, I reassess the undeserved reputation of Inditex�s Zara as a �home-sewn exception to globalization� for supposedly keeping manufacturing at home despite larger trends; and I use the occasion to make a case for rigorous, evidentially strong single-firm case studies. In the process, I draw attention to the manner in which the value-adding qualities of scholarly work are being judged in economic geography; and argue that the prioritization of novelty over unenhanced readings of realities may encourage case studies
to be presented as more unique and exceptional than they actually are.