During the last decade, modularity has attracted the attention of numerous management
scholars, and both theoretical and empirical studies on this topic have flourished. However …

This article builds a theoretical framework to help explain governance patterns in global
value chains. It draws on three streams of literature–transaction costs economics, production …

The concept of 'governance'is central to the global value chain approach. This article
explains what it means and why it matters for development research and policy. The concept …

Few observers are unimpressed by the economic ambition of China or by the nation's
remarkable rate of growth. But what does the future hold? This meticulously researched …

The 1990s brought surprising industrial development in emerging economies around the
globe: firms in countries not previously known for their high-technology industries moved to …

This chapter situates, elaborates, and further explains the theory of global value chain (GVC)
governance developed by Gereffi, Humphrey and Sturgeon (2005). The theory of GVC …

The mirroring hypothesis predicts that organizational ties within a project, firm, or group of
firms (eg, communication, collocation, employment) will correspond to the technical …

Modular design practices provide a lens on the link among product architecture, imitation,
and the dynamic capabilities that sustain long-term performance. Looking at closed product …

Determining the antecedents and performance consequences of supply chain integration is
a key focus of recent supply chain management research. This study investigates the role of …

As uncertainty in markets and technology intensifies, more companies are adopting modular
product and process architectures to cope with increasing demands for individually …