Londrina as center for the management of the territory: a discussion from private activities

Abstract

This article discusses the role of Londrina, in the state of Paraná, as an administrative center of the territory through private activities, as one of the dimensions of a city’s functionality. As the city comes in 19^th position for the number of parent companies; 15^th for establishments of controlled subsidiaries; 31^st for attracted branches; 28^th for attracted companies; and 30^th in the number of external employees at the national level, according to the IBGE (2014), the question arises: which activities allow this management to occur? Which are the companies? What does this mean from the perspective of its importance on the national and regional scale? In which spatial scale does this management take place? The number of company headquarters in the city, the number of controlled subsidiaries and the number of external employees were used as the elements to carry out this study.