This study investigates whether strategic networks in global value chains affect the upgrade of suppliers and describes alternative ways of overcoming the barriers to such upgrades. Using a cross-national analysis, we examine the complex upgrade process for suppliers from a long-term perspective...

The existing potential of SMEs remains untapped in most developing countries, including India. In India, most SMEs have a lower share of foreign goods and services to produce exports than larger firms. Moreover, dependent SMEs also have greater integration in terms of imports than independent...

The automotive industry in India has metamorphosed from a virtually non existent, low-quality-low-volume industry to a conglomerate of one among world best auto manufacturers with highest growth rate with in last 15 years. The earlier studies revealed that Indian automotive industry was not...

Growing internationalization of firms in Asia through participation in global value chains (GVCs) and free trade agreements (FTAs) has focused attention on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Yet there is scant literature on the characteristics of SMEs involved in GVCs and FTAs. Malaysia...

The creation of global value chains (GVCs) has changed the dominant manufacturing paradigm, shifting focus away from producing complete goods and toward manufacturing activities or tasks that are organized along trans-border value chains called global production networks (GPNs). This paper...

Global Value Chain (GVC), The full range of activities (design, production, marketing, distribution, and support to the final consumer, etc.) that are divided among multiple firms and workers across geographic spaces to bring a product from its conception to its end use and beyond.Most of the...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in every economy, irrespective of their development status. A global value chain (GVC) refers to a value chain that operates in more than one economy. The principal objective of this review paper is to identify the impact of global...

Accelerated globalization allowed companies to spread their operations across countries, leading to international production chains, also called Global Value Chains (GVCs). In recent times it was argued SMEs emerging and developing nations are threatened by globalization although Small and...

Global Value Chain (GVC), the total vary of activities (design, production, marketing, distribution, and support to the ultimate shopper, etc.) that are divided among multiple companies and staff across geographic areas to bring a product from its conception to its finish use and on the far...