How does insertion in global value chains affect upgrading in industrial clusters?

By J. Humphrey, H. Schmitz. 2002

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Subfields: Business and International Management, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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Toward a Dynamic Theory of Global Production Networks (2015, background): “More importantly, it has also created new demand from literally billions of final consumers for goods and services previously destined for consumption only in advanced economies (Kaplinsky and Farooki 2011; Yang 2014).”
Commercialization and upgrading in the aquaculture value chain in Zambia (2017, background): “Four categories of upgrading are commonly recognized: product, process, functional and inter-chain upgrading (Humphrey and Schmitz, 2002).”
The Geographies of Knowledge Transfers over Distance: Toward a Typology (2014, background): “Typically, the focus of such studies has been directed towards the governance of highly complex global production and knowledge networks involving large numbers of firms (Coe et al, 2010; Humphrey and Schmitz, 2002).”
Rana Plaza collapse aftermath: Are CSR compliance and auditing pressures effective? (2016, background): “Functional upgrading refers to a change in the combination of activities performed to increase the value added (Humphrey and Schmitz, 2002).”
Global cluster networks—foreign direct investment flows from Canada to China (2014, background): “Humphrey and Schmitz (2002) suggest that trans-local vertical linkages may enable local producers to develop skills, knowledge, and competencies.”
The Internationalization of Corporate R&D and the Automotive Industry R&D of East-Central Europe (2012, background): “This situation is hardly surprising, since limited firm-level functional upgrading is typical of quasi-hierarchical (captive) production networks, especially in less 287 IN T ER N AT IO N A LIZ AT IO N O F C O R PO R AT E R & D developed countries (Humphrey and Schmitz 2002, 2004a).”
Regional worlds: from related variety in regional diversification to strategic coupling in global production networks (2020, background): “…economic geography (Coe et al., 2004; Coe & Hess, 2011; Henderson et al., 2002; Yeung, 2009a, 2015) and development studies (Giuliani et al., 2005; Humphrey & Schmitz, 2002; Parrilli et al., 2013; Pietrobelli & Rabellotti, 2011; Schmitz, 2004) are concerned with how regional actors and assets can…”
Linkages and spillovers in global production networks: firm-level analysis of the Czech automotive industry (2016, background): “The continuous cost-cutting pressure and the emphasis on product quality throughout automotive GPNs stimulate process and product upgrading among suppliers (Humphrey and Schmitz, 2002, 2004).”
Joining, Upgrading and Being Competitive in Global Value Chains: A Strategic Framework (2013, background): “Source: Baldwin, 2012 Within the context of GVCs, four different upgrading paths have been identified (Humphrey and Schmitz, 2002): • Process upgrading – this corresponds to a better organization of production or the introduction of new technologies, and efficiency or sustainability gains; •…”
Social Upgrading and Labour in Global Production Networks: A Critique and an Alternative Conception (2013, background): “Upgrading is represented within most of the chain/network literature as a process of innovation where firms raise their competitiveness through enhancing their use of technology, skills and knowledge (Kaplinsky & Morris, 2001; Humphrey & Schmitz, 2002).”