Citation:
Hernández, V. & Pedersen, T. (2017). Global value chain configuration: A review and research agenda. BRQ Business Research Quarterly, 20(2), 137–150.
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Comunidad de Madrid Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Sponsor:
This study has been partially supported by financial aid from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Projects ECO2012-36160 and ECO2015-67296-R (MINECO/FEDER, UE)) and from the Project INNCOMCON-CM S2015/HUM-3417 (cofinanced by the Communtiy of Madrid and European Social Fund).
Project:
Gobierno de España. ECO2012-36160 Comunidad de Madrid. S2015/HUM-3417 Gobierno de España. ECO2015-67296-R
Keywords:
Literature review
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Global value chain
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International business
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GVC configuration
This paper reviews the literature on global value chain configuration, providing an overview of this topic. Specifically, we review the literature focusing on the concept of the global value chain and its activities, the decisions involved in its configurationThis paper reviews the literature on global value chain configuration, providing an overview of this topic. Specifically, we review the literature focusing on the concept of the global value chain and its activities, the decisions involved in its configuration, such as location, the governance modes chosen and the different ways of coordinating them. We also examine the outcomes of a global value chain configuration in terms of performance and upgrading. Our aim is to review the state of the art of these issues, identify research gaps and suggest new lines for future research that would advance our understanding of how firms are implementing new ways of organizing and managing activities on a global scale.[+][-]