The coronavirus pandemic illustrated how rapidly the global environment could be disrupted
on many levels but also drive an acceleration in others. Business leaders are grappling with …

The emergence of global value chains (GVCs) appears due to the rise of international trade
deregulation and market liberalization over the past decades. The rise of information and …

The chronic nature of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and lack of success in
treatment and cure is creating an environment that is crucial for mental wellbeing. Presently …

This annual lecture paper bridges two influential but parallel literature strands on
evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and global production networks (GPN). It argues …

Some sympathetic critics have recently found trouble with the latest iteration of the global
production networks theory (GPN 2.0) developed in economic geography. I term these …

The study examined the impact of COVID-19 on economic growth in Nigeria: Opinions and
attitudes. The purpose was to ascertain respondents' perception of the effect of the COVID …

Technological change has drastically shaped developments in the manufacturing and
service industries. Integrating Industry 4.0 technologies in business practice is an emerging …

Over the past decade, the blockchain technology has been actively embraced by an
increasing number of companies. Blockchain has proven its effectiveness not only in the …

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a major disruption in global value chains (GVCs) that
pushed the global economy into a recession that promises to be worse than the 2008 crisis …

The logic of the 'smile curve'in the context of global value chains (GVCs) has been widely
used in case studies of individual firms, but rarely identified at the country‐industry level by …