The nature of innovation in global value chains

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dc.contributor.authorAmbos, Björn
dc.contributor.authorBrandl, Kristin
dc.contributor.authorPerri, Alessandra
dc.contributor.authorScalera, Vittoria G.
dc.contributor.authorVan Assche, Ari
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-03T15:14:14Z
dc.date.available2021-04-03T15:14:14Z
dc.date.copyright2021en_US
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractGlobal value chains (GVCs) have revolutionized production processes and many companies no longer produce goods and services entirely in one single country or within their own organizational boundaries. Through offshoring and outsourcing, value chains are sliced up and activities are dispersed to locations and actors where they can be produced or executed most efficiently. The fine slicing of GVCs also implies that innovation activities can be geographically dispersed and separated from other GVC activities. However, there have been inconsistent arguments on the impact of this dispersion on innovations and on the effect of innovations on GVC activities, as research on the topic has been sporadic, inconclusive, and fragmented. Thus, this paper conceptually discusses the nature of innovation in GVCs by reviewing literature and raises important questions that should be addressed. It also outlines a variety of possible research directions and future research foci that can and should be taken to develop the field.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipVittoria G. Scalera acknowledges the support by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) [016.Veni.195.412/6817].en_US
dc.identifier.citationAmbos, B., Brandl, K., Perri, A., Scalera, V. G., & Van Assche, A. (2021). The nature of innovation in global value chains. Journal of World Business, 56(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2021.101221.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2021.101221
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/12828
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of World Businessen_US
dc.subjectGlobal value chainsen_US
dc.subjectInnovationen_US
dc.subjectInteractiveen_US
dc.subjectLinkagesen_US
dc.subjectNetworksen_US
dc.titleThe nature of innovation in global value chainsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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