The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a dramatic shortage in the medical supplies needed to
treat the virus due to a massive surge in demand as the disease circled the globe during the …

This article argues that the global value chains (GVC) perspective bridges the firm-specific,
private-sector and country-level, societal divide that has separated the international …

Purpose This paper examines the servitization phenomenon in the context of global value
chains (GVCs) and presents a conceptual framework by connecting the two literature …

Abstract Research Summary Upgrading and governance in global value chains (GVCs)
have been understood mainly through studying the buyer–supplier transaction, where the …

Voluntary environmental and social certifications represent a channel by which firms can
contribute to sustainable development. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, we …

Building linkages with global lead firms, called strategic coupling, can be an effective way for
emerging economies to upgrade into higher-level market capabilities. However, strategic …

Standard trade theory suggests that the profile of exporting firms is characterized by large
firms which dominate domestic productivity distribution. Large manufacturing multinationals …

This article examines the debate regarding regional integration and Global Value Chains
(GVCs) in Latin America, and the challenges and opportunities that a deepening integration …

The paper evaluates strategies for developing successful special economic zones and
transnational zones for Southern African countries to spur growth and employment. Most …

We study the evolution of trade globalization in a set of countries in Latin America (mostly
the largest ones) and Asia over the past 25 years. Relying on structural gravity models, we …