Murray D. Rice
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Peer-Reviewed Publication Record

Below is a summary and complete record of my peer-reviewed publications. Where possible, the complete publications list includes links to either a full-text version or a page where a full-text version or article abstract may be accessed. Please feel free to contact me if you have comments or questions about any publication listed here (note, any author denoted with a * indicates a past student).
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My Most Recent Publications:
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An infatuation with building things: Business strategies, linkages, and small city economic development in Manitoba, Growth and Change
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Business district development and competition: An exploration of structural evolution in the retail districts of Denton, Texas, Papers in Applied Geography
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100 years of interlocking directorates in the Canadian urban system, Canadian Journal of Regional Science
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Rous, Jeffrey, Vicki Oppenheim*, Myungsup Kim, Matthew Fry, Chetan Tiwari, and Murray D. Rice (2020) ‘Evaluating Determinants of Shale Gas Well Locations in an Urban Setting’, Annals of Regional Science (published online). DOI: 10.1007/s00168-020-00998-0.   [Journal ranking and citation data here]
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Rice, Murray D., and Joshua Bova (2020) 'Business district development and competition: An exploration of structural evolution in the retail districts of Denton, Texas', Papers in Applied Geography. 6(1), 35-55. DOI: 10.1080/23754931.2019.1697730.  [Journal ranking and citation data here]

​Rice, Murray D., and Ronald Kalafsky (2020) ‘An infatuation with building things: Business strategies, linkages, and small city economic development in Manitoba’, Growth and Change. 51(1), 102-122. DOI: 10.1111/GROW.12353.  [Journal ranking and citation data here]

O’Hagan, Sean B., and Murray D. Rice (2018) ‘100 years of interlocking directorates in the Canadian urban system’, Canadian Journal of Regional Science. 43(3): 43-52. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Rice, Murray D., Chetan Tiwari, Sean B. O’Hagan, Donald I. Lyons, Milford B. Green, and Vicki Oppenheim* (2018) ‘Defining the record of high-growth firms by U.S. metropolitan region: What happens to the Inc. 500?’, Papers in Applied Geography 4(2), 137-156. [Journal ranking and citation data here]



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Kalafsky, Ronald, and Murray D. Rice (2017) ‘High-growth firms in the Southern U.S.: Where is the growth?’, Growth and Change 48(4), 552-569. [Journal ranking and citation data here]
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Rice, Murray D., Anthony Ostrander*, and Chetan Tiwari (2016) 'Decoding the development strategy of a major retailer: Wal-Mart's expansion in the United States', The Professional Geographer 68(4): 640-649. DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2016.1140494. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Rice, Murray D. and Tony Hernandez (2016) ‘Perspectives on an evolving research field: Location Intelligence and its representation at the Applied Geography Conferences, 1978 to 2012’, Papers in Applied Geography 2(3): 271-283. DOI: 10.1080/23754931.2016.1144521. [Journal ranking and citation data here]
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O'Hagan, Sean B., and Murray D. Rice (2015) 'The geography of Canadian interlocking directorates: How do they relate to brain circulation?', Urban Geography 36(6): 823-843 (invited contribution to a special issue published in honor of James O. Wheeler, founding editor of the journal). DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2015.1069664. [Journal ranking and citation data here]
 
Rice, Murray D., Donald I. Lyons, and Sean B. O'Hagan (2015) ‘Fast-growing firms as elements of change in Canada’s headquarters city-system’, Urban Geography 36(6): 844-863 (invited contribution to a special issue published in honor of James O. Wheeler, founding editor of the journal). DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2014.977037. [Journal ranking and citation data here]
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​O’Hagan, Sean B., and Murray D. Rice, (2013) ‘Exploring the personal histories of the top executives of US firms using a quantitative approach: Is there a geographical relationship with corporate headquarters and does it influence firm performance?’, Geographical Research 51(3), 279-291. DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12004. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Wilson-Chavez, Owen*, and Murray D. Rice (2013) ‘Can you really get there from here? A case study of walkability at Mockingbird Station in Dallas, Texas’, Papers in Applied Geography 36, 271-280.

Yarbrough, Trevor*, and Murray D. Rice (2013) ‘Retail change and light rail: An exploration of business location changes accompanying commuter rail development in Denton, Texas’, Papers in Applied Geography 36, 281-289.

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Rice, Murray D., Sean Tierney, Sean O’Hagan, Donald Lyons, and Milford B. Green (2012) ‘Knowledge, influence, and firm-level change: A geographic analysis of board membership associated with growing and declining businesses in the Canadian economy’, Geoforum 43(5), 959-968. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.04.005. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Wilson-Chavez, Owen*, and Murray D. Rice (2012) ‘Substance versus style: What is the role of new urban development in the restructuring of metropolitan retail?’, Papers of the Applied Geography Conference 35, 384-392.

Regan, Amanda*, and Murray D. Rice (2012) ‘An exploration of alternative food desert definitions in south Dallas’, Papers of the Applied Geography Conference 35, 183-191.

O’Hagan, Sean B., and Murray D. Rice, (2012) 'The geography of corporate directors: Personal backgrounds, firm and regional success’, The Professional Geographer 64(4), 586-601. DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2011.614567. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

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Dickinson, Amie*, and Murray D. Rice (2010) 'Retail location, clustering, and local economic development: A case study of Port Huron, MI’, Applied Research in Economic Development 7(1), 2-13. (note: although the listed publication year is 2010, this article was actually published in 2011).

Rice, Murray D. (2010) ‘The urban geography of subsidiary headquarters in North America: Explorations by sector and foreign linkage status’, Urban Geography 31(5), 595-622. DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.31.5.595. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Rice, Murray D. and Donald I. Lyons (2010) ‘Geographies of decision-making and control: Development, applications, and future directions in headquarters location research’, Geography Compass 4(4), 320-334. DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2009.00319.x. [Journal ranking and citation data here]
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Rice, Murray D., and James A. Pooler (2009) ‘Subsidiary headquarters: The urban geography of the ‘second tier’ of corporate decision-making activity in North America’, Urban Geography 30(3), 289-311. DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.30.3.289. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Lyons, Donald, Murray D. Rice, and Robert Wachal (2009) ‘Circuits of scrap: Closed loop industrial ecosystems and the geography of US international recyclable material flows 1995-2005’, The Geographical Journal 175(4), 286-300. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2009.00341.x. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Kalafsky, Ronald, and Murray D. Rice (2009) ‘Alberta’s manufacturers: Workforce challenges and strategies’, Western Geography 17/18/19, 39-60.

Rice, Murray D., and Donald I. Lyons (2008) ‘Dynamic metropolitan economies: Consistent business generators in the American Next Wave’, Geography Research Forum 28, 82-98. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

O’Hagan, Sean B., Murray D. Rice, and Milford B. Green (2008) ‘North American corporate directors and educational affiliations: A geographical analysis’, Geography Research Forum 28, 59-81. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Rice, Murray D., Michael Seman*, and Milford B. Green (2008) ‘Regional information and influence networks: The geography of corporate board membership in Texas’, The Industrial Geographer 5(1), 1-20.

Rice, Murray D., and Donald I. Lyons (2007) 'Consistent business generators: Urban leaders in Canada’s Next Wave', Canadian Journal of Regional Science 30(1), 91-112.

Rice, Murray D. (2006) ‘Dominant national centers: A comparative analysis of the headquarters communities of New York and Toronto’, The Industrial Geographer 4(1), 28-50.

Rice, Murray D., and Darren C. Lavoie (2005) ‘Crown corporations and co-operatives as coping mechanisms in regional economic development’, The Canadian Geographer 49(4), 367-383. DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-3658.2005.00102.x. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Rice, Murray D. (2005) ‘Evolving business centres in Canada: The Establishment vs. the Next Wave’, The Great Lakes Geographer 12(1), 1-18.

Rice, Murray D. (2004) ‘Regional and sectoral growth in Canada’s emerging economy’, Canadian Journal of Regional Science 27(2), 237-254.


​From 1997 to 2003 I focused on founding and developing a consulting firm
providing geographic analysis ​and advice services to a diverse client base.

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Rice, Murray D. (1996) ‘Functional dynamics and a peripheral quaternary place: The case of Calgary’, Canadian Journal of Regional Science 19(1), 65-82.

Backman, Allen M., John M. Rigby, Murray D. Rice, and L. Mark Rivers (1995) ‘Locating community health centres in rural Saskatchewan: The case of the Living Sky Health District’, Healthcare Management Forum 8(1), 52-61. DOI: 10.1016/S0840-4704(10)60896-4. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Semple, R. Keith, and Murray D. Rice (1994) ‘Canada and the international system of bank headquarters cities, 1968-1989’, Growth and Change 25(1), 25-50. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.1994.tb00141.x. [Journal ranking and citation data here]

Rice, Murray D., and R. Keith Semple (1993) ‘Spatial interlocking directorates in the Canadian urban system, 1971-1989’, Urban Geography 14(4), 375-396. DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.14.4.375. [Journal ranking and citation data here]


* denotes a past or current student.

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I am an educator and researcher in the field of location intelligence. I specialize in research related to connections between business strategy, entrepreneurship, and urban change, and in teaching on topics that link geography, businesses, and cities.

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