Governance and learning in global, regional, and local value chains: The IT enabled services industry in South Africa

Keijser, Charlotte; Belderbos, René; Goedhuys, Micheline

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105398

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“…The globalisation of production and trade are essential features of the current economy (Keijser et al , 2021). This work has proven that a firm's size could be an inconvenience in increasing its imports.…”

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Towards an analysis of the determinants of exports in Brazil: the perspective of exporting companies

Mataveli

Ayala

Gil

2022

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PurposeFew studies have analysed the determinants of exports in emerging economies, which are critical in the exporting reality of firms. Two variables decisively affect the export performance of firms – their size and their export experience. This paper analyses the relationship between size and export experience in the export intensity of Brazilian firms. In addition, it considers two variables (location and sector) that identify firms in Brazil and could affect their export intensity. This research answers the question of which characteristics of Brazilian companies determine their export intensity.Design/methodology/approachA statistically significant sample of 318 firms is collected from Brazilian exporting companies. Regression analysis is performed, and data describing the relationship between the export determinants and the export intensity of Brazilian firms are presented. Three evaluation models are proposed. In the first, the location and sector variables are considered. In the second, the firm size, firm location and sector are presented. In the third, the firm size, export experience, location and sector are proposed.FindingsThe results of the third model confirm that only export experience is statistically significant. Therefore, there is no relationship between firms' size, location and sector and export intensity for companies in Brazil.Originality/valueThis work shows the organisational characteristics that affect export performance in Brazil from the firm’s perspective; these are aspects that have been analysed less in emerging economies.

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Towards an analysis of the determinants of exports in Brazil: the perspective of exporting companies

Mataveli

Ayala

Gil

2022

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“…Moreover, a number of researchers note an emerging transition from regional innovation systems to global innovation centers, which is facilitated by many factors of the macro, meso and micro levels. The elements of new structures are: joint innovation, collective investment, mutual trust management of the participants in the chain, training and exchange of experience and knowledge [45,46]. Thus, the spatial development of regional innovation chains in age of sustainable development has created conditions for the formation of global innovation ecosystems based on models of efficient resource allocation, technological integration and knowledge transfer at the national and federal levels [47].…”

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Strategic Innovation as a Factor of Adaptation of National Economies to the Development of Global Value Chains

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In age of sustainable development, strategic innovations have become the most important factor in the adaptation of national economies to dynamic global changes, encompassing trade and economic relations between the leading and developing countries of the World. At the same time, the task of this study was to reveal the complex and contradictory role of strategic innovations in the development of national economies against the background of the transformation of global value chains (GVCs). Main methods for solving the problem were empirical methods of comparative and structural analysis, as well as econometrics. The study analyzed 44 countries classified by the World Bank in the group of countries with per capita incomes below and above the average, as well as with high income. Results of the calculations made it possible to establish a highly differentiated relationship between the share of products manufactured by foreign companies operating in the host countries, on the one hand, and indicators of the dynamics of foreign direct investment (the number of researchers engaged in R&D, the number of technical specialists involved in research and development (R&D), the cost of research and development in the territory of the host countries), on the other hand. This made it possible to determine the role of strategic innovation in the adaptation of national economies. The established dependencies expand the understanding of the role of strategic innovations in the formation and further development of global value chains and their significance in evolution: from process and product innovations of individual companies to the formation of global innovation ecosystems.

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“…6 The final estimation sample ranges from approximately 5 Despite two additional waves are available (2017 and 2019) we restrict our analysis to a reduced time span due to data availability about the task distribution of the workforce (which we employ in the construction of our governance modes and whose question was removed from the survey in 2017). 6 There have been applications of the GVC governance theory to value chains in services sectors (see, for example, for IT-related analyses Keijser et al, 2021 andLema, 2012). However, these attempts are still relatively scarce, and it remains unclear to what extent and to which areas of services the theory of value-chain governance can be applied without significant adaptations.…”

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The Influence of Value-Chain Governance on Innovation Performance: a Study of Italian Suppliers

2021

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This paper explores how value-chain governance affects the innovation performance of suppliers of intermediate products. We take advantage of a unique dataset of Italian firms to identify governance regimes along suppliers' technological capabilities and the level of explicit coordination in the value chain. Our results indicate that 'modular' value-chain governance is more conducive to innovation for suppliers, especially when these firms have medium capability levels. Conversely, market-based governance modes appear to strongly reduce the innovativeness of suppliers with low capability. These patterns are also reflected in export performances and sales of innovative products. Our results go partially against other findings in the GVC literature, whereby relational value chains are seen to provide the most favourable environment to learn and innovate. Interestingly, the highest levels of technological capabilities consistently reduce the correlation between supplying intermediates and innovation performance, which indicates that technology-gap is an important mediator of learning within value chains.

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Governance and learning in global, regional, and local value chains: The IT enabled services industry in South Africa

Cited by 20 publications

References 38 publications

Towards an analysis of the determinants of exports in Brazil: the perspective of exporting companies

Towards an analysis of the determinants of exports in Brazil: the perspective of exporting companies

Strategic Innovation as a Factor of Adaptation of National Economies to the Development of Global Value Chains

The Influence of Value-Chain Governance on Innovation Performance: a Study of Italian Suppliers

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