Asian firms and the restructuring of global value chains
By Shamel Azmeh, Khalid Nadvi. 2014
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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 greater range of functional activities. In many cases, these firms originate from the so-called ‘Rising Power’ economies, particularly ‘Greater China’ and South Asia. We argue that such, transnational, Asian firms can play a pivotal and strategic role in shaping the geography and organisational restructuring of the global value chain. Drawing on secondary sources and primary research we illustrate how such firms manage complex international production linkages, and ensure the incorporation of Jordan into the global garment industry. The paper contributes to the understanding of the role of these firms and how their behaviour is driven by complex dynamics linked to their own business strategies, their linkages with buyers, and their ability to exploit production and trade opportunities while maintaining high levels of global locational flexibility.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Plant Science, Strategy and Management
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- Global Value Chain Configuration: A Review and Research Agenda (2017, background): “Azmeh and Nadvi, 2014; Ponte and Gibbon, 2005 Coordination of operation modes in the value chain Examination of how to combine operation modes in the different activities involved in the global value chain.”