Towards a typology of repositioning strategies of GVC/GPN suppliers: the case of functional upgrading and downgrading

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbv044" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbv044</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbv044" target="_blank" >10.1093/jeg/lbv044</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Towards a typology of repositioning strategies of GVC/GPN suppliers: the case of functional upgrading and downgrading

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article examines various upgrading and downgrading repositioning firm strategies within global value chains (GVCs) or global production networks (GPNs). It builds upon recent evidence that the mode of governance could vary profoundly among firms engaged in the same GVC/GPN. Therefore, the relevance of particular types of upgrading that were originally derived from the ideal types of GVC/GPN governance will be reconsidered. It is argued that the existing dissonance in the literature over possibilities for functional upgrading can be attributed to the different modes of governance that can exist within a particular GVC/GPN and to the diverse nature of functional upgrading. Consequently, a typology of functional upgrading is outlined, and it is argued that these different types vary significantly according to their probability and potential risk-benefit ratios. The article also introduces passive, adaptive and strategic downgrading and outlines their potential negative and positive effects on firms.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Towards a typology of repositioning strategies of GVC/GPN suppliers: the case of functional upgrading and downgrading

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article examines various upgrading and downgrading repositioning firm strategies within global value chains (GVCs) or global production networks (GPNs). It builds upon recent evidence that the mode of governance could vary profoundly among firms engaged in the same GVC/GPN. Therefore, the relevance of particular types of upgrading that were originally derived from the ideal types of GVC/GPN governance will be reconsidered. It is argued that the existing dissonance in the literature over possibilities for functional upgrading can be attributed to the different modes of governance that can exist within a particular GVC/GPN and to the diverse nature of functional upgrading. Consequently, a typology of functional upgrading is outlined, and it is argued that these different types vary significantly according to their probability and potential risk-benefit ratios. The article also introduces passive, adaptive and strategic downgrading and outlines their potential negative and positive effects on firms.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

DE - Zemský magnetismus, geodesie, geografie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Economic Geography

ISSN

1468-2702

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

16

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

21

Strana od-do

849-869

Kód UT WoS článku

000381163100004

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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