In this article, we apply global value chain (GVC) analysis to recent trends in the global automotive industry, with special attention paid to the case of North America. We use the three main elements of the GVC framework firm-level chain governance, power and institutions to highlight some of...

Internet Service Providers compete for customers while exchanging traffic flows to provide a complete, end to end, service to final users. This requires reliable interconnections among competitors that form multiple Global Supply Chain Networks (GSCNs) for the delivery and exchange of Internet...

This paper empirically examines the effects of financial crises on the organization of production of multinational enterprises. We construct a panel of European multinational networks from 2003 through 2015. We use as a financial shock the increase in risk premia between August 2007 and July...

This paper introduces a new methodology for measurement of the capabilities of multinational enterprises (MNEs). The analysis is based on a comprehensive database of the diversification portfolio of the largest firms in the Global Information Sector. The paper looks at the bundle of capabilities...

Semiconductor chips and their production are foundational for future innovation, future developments of digitalization, and economic prosperity. However, the role of production when discussing who is creating and capturing value across different industrial supply chains has often been...

The purpose of our analysis is to explain the segmentation of the information and communication sector, based on a selection of the largest global corporations that research, develop, produce and distribute information technology for the delivery of information services. This multi-industry...

This paper explores longitudinally and globally the relationships between cultural clusters and the determinants that drive market potentiality. The research shows differences in variances in all 7 determinants using a longitudinal one way Anova method and an Estimated Size Effect. Conclusions...

The research project aims to present a comparative analysis of countries related to the value of their MNCs in the global arena. The study works in secondary data analysis using as a platform the Forbes Global 2000 list, which is maybe the best source explaining the presence of MNCs by country....

We introduce the Input Rank as a measure of relevance of direct and indirect suppliers in Global Value Chains. We conceive an intermediate input to be more relevant for a downstream buyer if a decrease in that input’s productivity affects that buyer more. In particular, in our framework, the...