The Italian Districts in the Global Value Chains

Sopranzetti, Silvia

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“…However, Becchetti and Rossi [70] and Mariotti and Piscitello [71] observe that the presence of qualified localized capabilities strengthens and complements the competitive advantage of SMEs, thus favoring their internationalization. They refer to industrial districts as socio-territorial entity characterized by the active presence of both a community of people and a population of firms in a naturally and historically delimitated area [72][73][74]. In the district, community and business tend to merge.…”

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Italy’s Small Exporting Companies: Globalization and Sustainability Issues

Pace¹,

Mandanici²

2022

Sustainable Development

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Internationalization has gained momentum in the last few years as a strategy that may allow small enterprises to grow. Frequently, import and export activities represent the first step of the internationalized process and an important challenge for small business. Quite a number of studies have investigated and tried to solve the implied problems. Starting from the theoretical and empirical literature, this research focuses on the most relevant economic and financial constraints faced by small Italian import-export companies and is specifically aimed at analyzing the characteristics of their financial structure between 2011 and 2020, as well as their performance over the same period. We selected small Italian enterprises and identified the subset of import-export companies. We applied a set of performance indicators to reclassify financial statements to highlight the dynamics of investments, profitability, financial independence, and liquidity over the 10 years under analysis. The economic and financial characteristics of the small import-export companies are determined by comparing their performance with that of all Italian small enterprises. The findings show that small Italian exporting companies are not characterized by significant growth in turnover but present a situation that is certainly better in terms of economic and financial sustainability compared with non-internationalized companies.

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Italy’s Small Exporting Companies: Globalization and Sustainability Issues

Pace¹,

Mandanici²

2022

Sustainable Development

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Globalization and Sustainability

Beaton¹,

Maser²

2020

Reuniting Economy and Ecology in Sustainable Development

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IntechOpen Book Series Sustainable Development Volume 2 Aims and Scope of the Series Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development endorsed by United Nations and 193 Member States, came into effect on Jan 1, 2016, to guide decision making and actions to the year 2030 and beyond. Central to this Agenda are 17 Goals, 169 associated targets and over 230 indicators that are reviewed annually. The vision envisaged in the implementation of the SDGs is centered on the five Ps: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership. This call for renewed focused efforts ensure we have a safe and healthy planet for current and future generations. This Series focuses on covering research and applied research involving the five Ps through the following topics: 1. Sustainable Economy and Fair Society that relates to SDG 1 on No Poverty, SDG 2 on Zero Hunger, SDG 8 on Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 10 on Reduced Inequalities, SDG 12 on Responsible Consumption and Production, and SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals 2. Health and Wellbeing focusing on SDG 3 on Good Health and Wellbeing and SDG 6 on Clean Water and Sanitation 3. Inclusivity and Social Equality involving SDG 4 on Quality Education, SDG 5 on Gender Equality, and SDG 16 on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 4. Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability comprising SDG 13 on Climate Action, SDG 14 on Life Below Water, and SDG 15 on Life on Land 5. Urban Planning and Environmental Management embracing SDG 7 on Affordable Clean Energy, SDG 9 on Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, and SDG 11 on Sustainable Cities and Communities.The series also seeks to support the use of cross cutting SDGs, as many of the goals listed above, targets and indicators are all interconnected to impact our lives and the decisions we make on a daily basis, making them impossible to tie to a single topic.

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“…where DVA ic represents the amount of domestic value-added of each sector i (fashion, machinery, automotive and furniture) exported in the same industry i of a foreign country c; P c DVA ic is the total amount of domestic value-added of all sectors exported in a foreign countryc; P i DVA ic is the total amount of DVA exported in each industry while P ic DVA ic is the total amount of the export of domestic value-added. Computing the RCA index on valueadded data enables preventing the double-counting issue (Koopman et al, 2014) and to detect the importance of each country in the production of inputs and intermediate goods or final goods along the entire value chain (De Benedictis, 2005;Huber and Nguyen Thanh, 2017;Sopranzetti, 2018;Wen, 2018).…”

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“…The propagation effect, both positive and negative, is even stronger when we consider industrial districts and district firms. Many studies analyse the role of industrial district (ID) firms inside the GVC framework, in particular, in the positioning of district companies along Value-added dynamics in global value chains the GVC (Chiarvesio et al, 2010;De Marchi et al, 2017;Sopranzetti, 2018) and in explaining the linkages with lead firms and GVC as sources of manufacturing capabilities (Humphrey and Schmitz, 2000). GVC studies have suggested that the opportunity for clusters to be included within GVCs, in particular with small and medium size enterprises supplying global lead firms, creates opportunities for local development and economic growth, with special attention for developing countries (Giuliani et al, 2005;Nadvi and Halder, 2005).…”

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Manufacturing and value-added dynamics in global value chains: the case of Italy

Burlina

Maria

2020

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Purpose This paper aims to provide a snapshot of various countries’ contributions to value produced along global value chains (GVCs). It focusses on manufacturing activities and their evolution over time, in the context of GVC regionalisation. Design/methodology/approach The Trade in Value Added (TiVA) and World Integrated Trade Solution databases for the period of 2005-2015 were used to explore the case of Italy and its industries’ specialisations (Made in Italy): fashion, furniture, automotive and machinery traditionally organised into clusters. Various analyses were used to show the dynamics of gross import–export and imported–exported value-added. Moreover, the revealed comparative advantage index was computed to test whether the Made in Italy sector remains a source of competitive advantage for Italy within GVCs. Findings The results highlight how the geography of value-added is changing over time, with growing importance placed on the countries close to Italy and with a different pace according to each considered GVC. Originality/value The paper applied new methods to compare trade and analyse value-added dynamics through a recent database released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development within the TiVA initiative that is useful for scholars and policymakers.

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The Italian Districts in the Global Value Chains

Cited by 9 publications

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Italy’s Small Exporting Companies: Globalization and Sustainability Issues

Italy’s Small Exporting Companies: Globalization and Sustainability Issues

Globalization and Sustainability

Manufacturing and value-added dynamics in global value chains: the case of Italy

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