The global value chain (GVC) concept has gained popularity as a way to analyze the
international expansion and geographical fragmentation of contemporary supply chains and …

From its inception, governance and upgrading have been the twin pillars of the global value
chain (GVC) framework (Gereffi and Lee, 2012; Gereffi, 2014). Both grew out of the …

The recent US–China trade conflicts cast new light on the role of trade policies in global
value chains (GVCs). Contrary to the expectation that trade restrictions lead to the shrinking …

Contemporary globalization has been marked by significant shifts in the organization and
governance of global industries. In the 1970s and 1980s, one such shift was characterized …

A growing body of research points to the 'Rise of the South'and the growth of South–South
trade. In this article, we consider the implications of the shifting dynamics of global trade and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the global value chain (GVC) approach to
understand the relationship between multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the changing …

In the past two decades, profound changes in the structure of the global economy have
reshaped global production and trade and altered the organization of industries and …

Asian trans-national garment manufacturers are transforming the structure of global value
chains in the apparel industry. Recent studies show such first tier suppliers undertaking a …

Extending the resource-based view that location characteristics influence firms' resources
and internationalization, we argue that the global value chains (GVCs) of lead firms from …

This article uses the global value chain approach to analyse the upgrading trajectories of
leading apparel exporters adapting to the end of textile and apparel quotas and the …