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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Global Production Networks"”.
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The Role of Intermediary Firms in Pakistan’s Integration into Automotive Global Production Networks
… structures, and developmental implications of Global Production Networks (GPNs) in the automotive sector, with a specific focus on the Lahore region of Pakistan. Drawing on the GPN framework, which conceptualizes production as a spatially and institutionally embedded process coordinated across …
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GLOBAL PRODUCTION NETWORKS, STRATEGIC COUPLING AND THE DYNAMICS OF INDUSTRIAL UPGRADING IN PEARL RIVER DELTA, CHINA
While export-oriented industrialization has become a well-known strategy for promoting industrial growth in a latecomer region, whether local firms can catch up with transnational corporations is still in question. By using the concept of strategic coupling, this thesis proposes a four-fold …
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FROM NATIONAL LINES TO GLOBAL NETWORKS: STRATEGIC COUPLING AND EVOLVING STATE-FIRM DYNAMICS IN SINGAPORE’S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
… the concept of ‘strategic coupling’ in the global production network (GPN) approach, this thesis addresses this lacuna by examining the evolving state-firm relations underpinning the globalisation of Singapore’s telecommunications industry since the 1980s. From a centralised monopoly …
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Access in a global rattan production network: a case study of rattan originating from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia and upgraded for sale in international markets
… and forest users are increasingly engaged in global scale markets that connect different stages of commodity production and retail. This thesis adopts a Global Production Network framing in order to investigate the case of rattan cane and furniture. I examine the ways in which actors benefit …
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The Evolution of the U.S. Trade Regime: From New Deal to Neoliberal, 1971 – 2001
… the China Shock and a populist backlash against globalization. Drawing upon original archival and interview data, this thesis complicates dominant interpretations by remodeling patterns of change to recover the endogenous sources of major reconfigurations of the U.S. trade regime. I develop a …
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Varieties of innovation : the creation of wind and solar industries in China, Germany, and the United States
… and those in developing economies that focus on production. Even as global supply chains have allowed firms to outsource and offshore manufacturing activities, such literatures assume that innovation itself still takes place within firms in advanced economies. This study develops a framework to …
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The reconfiguration of the global supply chains of critical materials: behaviours and outcomes in the cobalt sector
… of the Congo (DRC) and consumed mostly in the production of lithium-ion batteries in Asia, which are used in portable electronics and electric vehicles. Focussing on the 2007 to 2017 period, the aim of this research is to determine how the cobalt supply chain is structured and organised, how …
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Development of global inter-country inter-industry system for various policy perspectives
Globalization and international economic integration are not new phenomena. However, the recent evolution of global supply and procurement networks has significantly changed foreign dependencies both for inputs (imports) and outputs (exports). These important changes in global production systems …
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Impact of Human Capital on Global Value Chains in Asia and Southeast Asian Region
… between human capital development and global value-chain (GVC) activities in East Asia. It seeks to examine the following: (a) the impact of human capital development on the domestic firm participation in global value chains, (b) impact of human capital development and the impact of SME …
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Understanding the nature and operations of India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) strategic mini lateral collaboration: 2009-2020
… and has become increasingly integrated into global production networks with expanding international enterprises. The IBSA collaboration raised numerous positive expectations on economic, political, and developmental fronts. If successful, it could not only exemplify South-South cooperation …
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The State, Aerospace Multinational Corporations and Variegated Forms of Corporate Capture in Regional Training Systems: A Cross-National Comparative Study Between Charleston, SC, U.S.A. and São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
<p>In today’s globalized world, the power of influence of multinational corporations over the state and society is significant. One particular area is related to how MNCs have influenced states and public educational institutions in order to shape their educational agendas and training initiatives. …
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The power to flourish: Unearthing the roots of Kenyan flower producers' market access strategies
… example of successful African integration into global agricultural trade. Export markets are bifurcated due to a marked shift from the Dutch flower auctions and an increase in trade within ‘direct markets’ which includes supermarkets and florists. While flower production is dominated by a few …
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Agro-Commodity Global Value Chains and Upgrading: The Case of Malaysian Palm Oil
… is the world’s largest oils and fats product by production and export volumes. The first essay examines the suitability of vertical specialisation for participation and upgrading in agro-commodity value chains based on the case of Malaysian palm oil. It uses data from interviews, site visits, and …