corporate geography of tehran aps a case study of ict firms

this article begins with explanation of ict importance in cities restructuring with emphasizing on spatial behavior of ict firms in a tehran metropolis. the main purpose of this article is to examine the determinants of location decision making by ict firms as well as their transnational function in tehran’s international relations. analyses of data collected from 50 firms of almost 500, including questionnaire, interviews and published documents reveal that three main findings: first, tehran is a national command and control center of ict firms in iran. second; despite the high potential of tehran for participation in the global cities network, for the time being, tehran has a very weak status in connection with world cities network. therefore, it is not a world city yet. finally a new sector of corporate based economy has formed in conjunction with tehran cbd in the last two decades. in conclusion ict firms moved in to tehran corporate services district (a new service based economic district of city).