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Transnational corporations and network effects of a local manufacturing cluster in mobile telecommunications equipment in China

Yeung, H. W., Liu, W., & Dicken, P. (2006) · World Development · doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.07.019 · Cited by 129 · see citing works

Environmental Upgrading and Downgrading in Global Value Chains: A Framework for Analysis

Krishnan, A., Marchi, V. D., & Ponte, S. (2022) · Economic Geography · doi:10.1080/00130095.2022.2100340 · Cited by 127 · see citing works

Value chain analysis for policy-makers and practitioners

Schmitz, H. (2005) · International Labour Office eBooks · Cited by 125 · see citing works

Geographical proximity and innovation: Evidences from the Campos Basin oil & gas industrial agglomeration—Brazil

Silvestre, B. D. S., & Dalcol, P. R. T. (2009) · Technovation · doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2009.01.003 · Cited by 125 · see citing works

Digitalisation, automation and upgrading in global value chains – factory economy actors versus lead companies

Szalavetz, A. (2019) · Post-Communist Economies · doi:10.1080/14631377.2019.1578584 · Cited by 124 · see citing works

Quantifying value chain analysis in the context of livestock systems in developing countries

Rich, K. M., Ross, R. B., Baker, D., & Negassa, A. (2010) · Food Policy · doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.018 · Cited by 123 · see citing works

An evolutionary perspective on economic catch-up by latecomers

Malerba, F., & Lee, K. (2021) · Industrial and Corporate Change · doi:10.1093/icc/dtab008 · Cited by 122 · see citing works

Collective Learning in Global Diffusion: Spreading Quality Standards in a Developing Country Cluster

Perez-Aleman, P. (2011) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.1090.0514 · Cited by 120 · see citing works

Shifting Proximities: The Maritime Ports Sector in an Era of Global Supply Chains

Hall, P. V., & Jacobs, W. (2010) · Regional Studies · doi:10.1080/00343400903365110 · Cited by 120 · see citing works

Buyer-driven greening? Cargo-owners and environmental upgrading in maritime shipping

Poulsen, R. T., Ponte, S., & Lister, J. (2015) · Geoforum · doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.11.018 · Cited by 119 · see citing works

Buzz, Archipelago Economies and the Future of Intermediate and Peripheral Areas in a Spiky World

Rodríguez‐Pose, A., & Fitjar, R. D. (2012) · European Planning Studies · doi:10.1080/09654313.2012.716246 · Cited by 119 · see citing works

Environmental Management, Climate Change, CSR, and Governance in Clusters of Small Firms in Developing Countries

de Oliveira, J. A. P., & Jabbour, C. J. C. (2015) · Business & Society · doi:10.1177/0007650315575470 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

State policies and upgrading in global value chains: A systematic literature review

Marchi, V. D., & Alford, M. (2021) · Journal of International Business Policy · doi:10.1057/s42214-021-00107-8 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

Linkages and spillovers in global production networks: firm-level analysis of the Czech automotive industry

Pavlínek, P., & Žížalová, P. (2014) · Journal of Economic Geography · doi:10.1093/jeg/lbu041 · Cited by 116 · see citing works

Evolution and relocation in fashion-led Italian districts: evidence from two case-studies

Sammarra, A., & Belussi, F. (2006) · Entrepreneurship and Regional Development · doi:10.1080/08985620600884685 · Cited by 116 · see citing works

Learning and technological capability building in emerging economies: The case of the biomass power equipment industry in Malaysia

Hansen, U. E., & Ockwell, D. (2014) · Technovation · doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2014.07.003 · Cited by 115 · see citing works

Global value chains, innovation and performance: firm-level evidence from the Great Recession

Brancati, E., Brancati, R., & Maresca, A. (2017) · Journal of Economic Geography · doi:10.1093/jeg/lbx003 · Cited by 114 · see citing works

Quality and Safety of Herbal Medical Products: Regulation and the Need for Quality Assurance along the Value Chains

Heinrich, M. (2015) · British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology · doi:10.1111/bcp.12586 · Cited by 113 · see citing works

How do Italian footwear industrial districts face globalization?

Amighini, A., & Rabellotti, R. (2006) · European Planning Studies · doi:10.1080/09654310500421105 · Cited by 113 · see citing works

Manufacturing Disorder: Liberalization, Informal Enterprise and Economic ‘Ungovernance’ in African Small Firm Clusters

Meagher, K. (2007) · Development and Change · doi:10.1111/j.1467-7660.2007.00420.x · Cited by 110 · see citing works

Industrial Districts and the Collapse of the Marshallian Model: Looking at the Italian Experience

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Governance of global value chains after the Covid-19 pandemic: A new wave of regionalization?

Barber, J. P., Villar, C., & Narula, R. (2021) · BRQ Business Research Quarterly · doi:10.1177/23409444211020761 · Cited by 109 · see citing works

Global value chains from an evolutionary economic geography perspective: a research agenda

Boschma, R. A. (2022) · Area Development and Policy · doi:10.1080/23792949.2022.2040371 · Cited by 109 · see citing works

Social structure and technology spillovers from foreign to domestic firms

Eapen, A. (2012) · Journal of International Business Studies · doi:10.1057/jibs.2012.2 · Cited by 109 · see citing works

A Qualitative Approach to Evidence–Based Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Considerations and an Example Involving Business Clusters

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Geographical Indications in Latin America Value Chains: A “branding from below” strategy or a mechanism excluding the poorest?

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The importance of being a capable supplier: Italian industrial firms in global value chains

Agostino, M., Giunta, A., Nugent, J. B., Scalera, D., & Trivieri, F. (2014) · International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship · doi:10.1177/0266242613518358 · Cited by 107 · see citing works

Does Trade Policy Impact Food and Agriculture Global Value Chain Participation of Sub‐Saharan African Countries?

Balié, J., Prete, D. D., Magrini, E., Montalbano, P., & Nenci, S. (2018) · American Journal of Agricultural Economics · doi:10.1093/ajae/aay091 · Cited by 107 · see citing works

A New Economic Geography of Trade and Development? Governing South–South Trade, Value Chains and Production Networks

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Capability accumulation, innovation, and technology diffusion: Lessons from a Base of the Pyramid cluster

Silvestre, B. S., & Neto, R. E. S. (2013) · Technovation · doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2013.09.007 · Cited by 106 · see citing works

The fourth industrial revolution, changing global value chains and industrial upgrading in emerging economies

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Agglomeration, catch-up and the liability of foreignness in emerging economies

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Does value chain participation facilitate the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in developing countries?

Delera, M., Pietrobelli, C., Calza, E., & Lavopa, A. (2021) · World Development · doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105788 · Cited by 99 · see citing works

Trade Competitiveness Diagnostic Toolkit

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Supplier strategy in global value chains: shaping governance and profiting from upgrading

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Internationalising Smart Specialisation: Assessment and Issues in the Case of EU New Member States

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Innovation pathways at the Base of the Pyramid: Establishing technological legitimacy through social attributes

Hall, J. K., Matos, S. V., & Martin, M. J. C. (2014) · Technovation · doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2013.12.003 · Cited by 96 · see citing works

Opening and linking up: firms, GVCs, and productivity in Latin America

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The co-evolution of learning mechanisms and technological capabilities: Lessons from energy technologies in emerging economies

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Linking learning with governance in networks and clusters: key issues for analysis and policy

Parrilli, M. D., & Sacchetti, S. (2008) · Entrepreneurship and Regional Development · doi:10.1080/08985620801886463 · Cited by 89 · see citing works

Tomato Value Chain in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Strategies

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The Impact of Private Food Standards on Developing Countries’ Export Performance: An Analysis of Asparagus Firms in Peru

Schuster, M., & Maertens, M. (2014) · World Development · doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.08.019 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

The decline of the industrial district of Como: recession, relocation or reconversion?

Alberti, F. G. (2006) · Entrepreneurship and Regional Development · doi:10.1080/08985620600884792 · Cited by 86 · see citing works

The Role of Indigenous Vegetables to Improve Food and Nutrition Security: Experiences From the Project HORTINLEA in Kenya (2014–2018)

Bokelmann, W., Huyskens-Keil, S., Ferenczi, Z. M., & Stöber, S. (2022) · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · doi:10.3389/fsufs.2022.806420 · Cited by 85 · see citing works

CSR in the global marketplace

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The Process of C hinese Manufacturing Upgrading: Transitioning from Unilateral to Recursive Mutual Learning Relations

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A reconceptualisation of social value creation as social constraint alleviation

Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., Hoque, S. F., & Czaban, L. (2015) · Critical Perspectives on International Business · doi:10.1108/cpoib-06-2014-0036 · Cited by 83 · see citing works

Export and productivity in global value chains: comparative evidence from Latvia and Estonia

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Upgrading to lead firm position via international acquisition: learning from the global biomass power plant industry

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Local Clusters' Upgrading in Developing Countries along Global Value Chains

Chen, X. (2006) · Journal of Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

How does insertion in global value chains affect upgrading in industrial clusters?

Humphrey, J., & Schmitz, H. (2002) · Regional Studies · doi:10.1080/0034340022000022198 · Cited by 2,584 · see citing works

Research on Upgrading Model of Local Clusters in Global Value Chains

Zhang, H. (2005) · China Industrial Economy · Cited by 2 · see citing works

FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL: THE CLUSTER UPGRADING RESEARCH IN GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN

Zeng, G. (2005) · Cited by 1 · see citing works

To be presented at the EADI’s Workshop “Clusters and Global Value Chains in the North and the Third World”

Bazan, L., & Navas‐Alemán, L. (2003)