Introduction to the Handbook on Global Value Chains

Ponte, Stefano; Gereffi, Gary; Raj‐Reichert, Gale

doi:10.4337/9781788113779.00005

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“…1 In particular, we apply the concepts of GVC governance and up‐grading. From the perspective of governance , the GVC literature assumes that organizationally fragmented production processes are embedded in various firm‐to‐firm institutional arrangements, which regulate the divisions of labour between interdependent producers (Gereffi, 1994; Gereffi, et al., 2005; Ponte et al., 2019). The key concept used in early GVC research to study this phenomenon was ‘lead firm’, understood as a particularly powerful business actor shaping the overall structure of value‐chain relations (Humphrey & Schmitz, 2002).…”

Section: Conceptualizing Iiot As a Global Technological Ecosystemmentioning

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“…1 In particular, we apply the concepts of GVC governance and up-grading. From the perspective of governance, the GVC literature assumes that organizationally fragmented production processes are embedded in various firm-to-firm institutional arrangements, which regulate the divisions of labour between interdependent producers (Gereffi, 1994;Gereffi, et al, 2005;Ponte et al, 2019).…”

Section: Unpacking the Global-scale Inter-firm Dynamics In Iiotmentioning

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“…The key concept used in early GVC research to study this phenomenon was 'lead firm' , understood as a particularly powerful business actor shaping the overall structure of value-chain relations (Humphrey & Schmitz, 2002). More recently, the notion of multipolar governance (Ponte & Sturgeon, 2014) has been introduced to extend the analysis to broader political-economic contexts and to include such factors as the regulatory influence of public authorities (Ponte et al, 2019). Regarding the question of up-grading (or down-grading; see : Gereffi, 2019;Humphrey & Schmitz, 2002), the GVC analysis investigates how the integration into different value-chain arrangements creates specific economic opportunities for firms and regions.…”

Section: Unpacking the Global-scale Inter-firm Dynamics In Iiotmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Drawing on Kenney and Zysman (2016), we define the ‘platform economy’ as a broad spectrum of economic activities enabled by cloud‐based digital infrastructures and services. In conceptual terms, our analysis combines the global value‐chains framework (GVC; Ponte et al., 2019) with the complex‐technical‐systems perspective (CTS; Baldwin, 2015) to illuminate the emerging global‐scale divisions of labour within the multi‐layered technological ecosystems of the digital (Chalaby & Plunkett, 2020; Clark & Sudharsan, 2020; Kenney & Zysman, 2016; Sturgeon, 2021). While, empirically, our study focuses on inter‐firm dynamics, we put the company strategies that we analyse in the broader context of the EU’s ‘digital sovereignty’ discourse.…”

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Emerging positions of German firms in the industrial internet of things: A global technological ecosystem perspective

Lechowski

Krzywdzinski

2022

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Section: Conceptualizing Iiot As a Global Technological Ecosystemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Unpacking the Global-scale Inter-firm Dynamics In Iiotmentioning

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Section: Unpacking the Global-scale Inter-firm Dynamics In Iiotmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Emerging positions of German firms in the industrial internet of things: A global technological ecosystem perspective

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“…This favors cost minimization, flexibility and speed. To do so, firms have constructed global value chains, defined as the full range of activities distributed among many firms scattered around the world (Ponte et al , 2019). However, global value chains have many shortcomings when it comes to sustainability.…”

Section: Shortcomings Of Global Value Chains Regarding Natural Resour...mentioning

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Disappearing natural resources: what flowers tell us about new value chains

Carton

Parigot

2021

JBS

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Purpose This paper aims to question the capacity of firms embedded in global value chains to manage their natural resources in a sustainable way. Thus, it offers guidelines for more sustainable value chains. Design/methodology/approach While business strategies have focused on optimizing natural resource exploitation and on constructing global value chains to face sustainability issues, this study first explains why these strategies are not effective in preventing natural resource depletion. Second, it offers a model for anticipating resource depletion. The cut flower industry constitutes a central case to explain the model. Two other industry cases complement the demonstration. Findings To anticipate natural resource depletion and thus improve industry sustainability, firms must shift from the exploitation of endangered natural resources to the use of alternative local ones. This shift, however, encourages firms to reconstruct value chains and rethink how they create value within these new value chains. It also has an impact on firms’ growth strategy: they must replicate value chains on a local scale instead of taking part in global value chains. Research limitations/implications The findings rely on illustrations from the cut flower, fishing and textile fiber industries. Generalization to other industries may strengthen the argument. Originality/value This study offers a model of sustainable growth for firms willing to anticipate natural resource depletion by offering a shift in value chains. It consists of exploiting alternative natural resources and of rethinking the value offered to consumers. Thus, it goes against current models that merely focus on optimizing natural resource exploitation within global value chains.

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