TY - JOUR
T1 - Nurturing International Business research through Global Value Chains literature
T2 - A review and discussion of future research opportunities
AU - De Marchi, Valentina
AU - Di Maria, Eleonora
AU - Golini, Ruggero
AU - Perri, Alessandra
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to the participants of the SASE Conference held in Lyon, 29 June-1 July 2017, to the participants of the Global Value Chain Workshop “New Frontiers in GVC Research” held in Dublin, 2-3 May 2019; to Gary Gereffi and Stefano Ponte and reviewers for useful comments on previous versions of this paper. The usual disclaimer applies.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s)
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - This article offers a comprehensive and systematic review of the literature on Global Value Chains (GVCs). The GVC framework has received growing attention in the last decade, providing theoretical concepts and analytical tools to understand and assess patterns of value creation in view of the new international division of labour. In this area, a broad overlap of research interest exists with the international business (IB) literature. Yet, few interactions between the two fields of study have been recorded so far. Performing a quantitative content analysis on all academic publications on GVCs in the period 1994−2018, this paper describes the evolution of GVC studies, emphasizing points of contact and potential synergies with the IB literature. It also identifies research opportunities along the four key dimensions of the GVC framework: geographical and industrial scope, governance, upgrading, and institutional context.
AB - This article offers a comprehensive and systematic review of the literature on Global Value Chains (GVCs). The GVC framework has received growing attention in the last decade, providing theoretical concepts and analytical tools to understand and assess patterns of value creation in view of the new international division of labour. In this area, a broad overlap of research interest exists with the international business (IB) literature. Yet, few interactions between the two fields of study have been recorded so far. Performing a quantitative content analysis on all academic publications on GVCs in the period 1994−2018, this paper describes the evolution of GVC studies, emphasizing points of contact and potential synergies with the IB literature. It also identifies research opportunities along the four key dimensions of the GVC framework: geographical and industrial scope, governance, upgrading, and institutional context.
KW - Global value chains
KW - Governance
KW - Institutions
KW - International business
KW - Literature review
KW - Quantitative content analysis
KW - Upgrading
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85087086639
U2 - 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101708
DO - 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101708
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087086639
SN - 0969-5931
VL - 29
JO - International Business Review
JF - International Business Review
IS - 5
M1 - 101708
ER -