Local Firm Upgrading in Global Value Chains
Author | : Jan Hauke Holste |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 73 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 3658097698 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783658097691 |
Rating | : 4/5 (691 Downloads) |
Download or read book Local Firm Upgrading in Global Value Chains written by Jan Hauke Holste and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Hauke Holste analyzes how a company can innovate and change its business model to the degree that it can climb up the value chain. His research synthesizes a combination of the global value chain and the business model literature to create a new framework of local firm upgrading. The findings of an empirical test of the model indicate that local firms are more than just a link within a global value chain. Each firm has a choice and inter-firm differences indicate that there is a strong firm level factor. Next to other factors, the founder is the key driver of local firm upgrading. He is possibly the most important element within a firm.