Building up innovation capabilities is a process but much research on this topic remains
static. This paper shows how Martin Bell has helped researchers to move from models to …

This article investigates how combining global value chain and innovation system
approaches can help to foster an understanding of the possible trajectories that learning and …

The aim of the paper is to present a hypothesis of upgrading within global value chains
(GVCs). In Stage I, both backward and forward linkages are low at lower level of productivity …

China and India have become major producers of products and services for global markets.
This article explores to what extent they are also building up innovation capabilities. It draws …

The current shift of technology development work by multinationals to the emerging
economies is distinctive, as many are now observing, though less understood are the …

The starting point for this paper is a fundamental change currently occurring in the way
innovation is organised in developed countries: it tended to be centralised at or near …

Innovation is central to the survival and growth of firms, and ultimately to the health of the
economies of which they are part. A clear understanding both of the processes by which …

Uses new approaches and solutions to tackle innovations in an international context. Some
of the challenges of innovating are remarkably consistent and recent times have shown the …

Purpose In the face of fierce international competition for those participating in global value
chains (GVCs), upgrading has been a central concern of emerging market firms (EMFs) that …

Innovation is a prerequisite for sustainable economic growth and development. Global
interconnectedness is progressing rapidly in developing countries, especially through global …