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 … (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector, as well as their competitive strategic orientation to production in the context of the …

manufacturing small and medium enterprise (SMEs) in global value chains (GVCs). The empirical analysis shows that manufacturing SMEs … environment. Finally, the results highlight some asymmetries in the factors that affect the GVC entry and exit of manufacturing …

Trade in manufacturing through global and regional value chains has played an especially prominent role in global … economic growth in recent decades. However, Africa faces severe challenges in growing manufacturing activities in the face of … SME development. …