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Production Network Upgrading

Production Network Upgrading is a structural transformation process within international production networks whereby firms, industries, or economies enhance their position, capabilities, and value capture through technological learning, skill accumulation, and strategic repositioning in global value chains.

133

Publications

13.5K

Citations

231

Authors

146

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

33

Parents

Publications

133

International trade and industrial upgrading in the apparel commodity chain

Gary Gereffi · Journal of International Economics · 1999 · 3.2K citations

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Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Lessons from Latin American Clusters

Elisa Giuliani, Carlo Pietrobelli, Roberta Rabellotti · World Development · 2005 · 1K citations

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Economic and social upgrading in global production networks: A new paradigm for a changing world

Stephanie Barrientos, Gary Gereffi, Arianna Rossi · International Labour Review · 2011 · 1K citations · Full text

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Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains and Industrial Clusters: Why Governance Matters

Gary Gereffi, Joonkoo Lee · Journal of Business Ethics · 2014 · 712 citations · Full text

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Upgrading Primary Production: A Global Commodity Chain Approach

Peter Gibbon · World Development · 2001 · 371 citations

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Authors

231

  1. GG
    Gary Gereffi

    Duke University, United States

    11 publications · 5.7K citations

    11

    h-index

  2. SB
    Stephanie Barrientos

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 1.6K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. JP
    John Pickles

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    6 publications · 493 citations

    6

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  4. DE
    Dieter Ernst

    East–West Center, United States

    6 publications · 117 citations

    6

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  5. RR
    Roberta Rabellotti

    University of Pavia, Italy

    4 publications · 1.2K citations

    4

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Institutions

146

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    5.7K citations

  2. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    2K citations

  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    673 citations

  4. University of Malaya

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    178 citations

  5. New School

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    337 citations

  6. International Labour Organization

    Geneva, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    546 citations

  7. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    514 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 13 publications · 598 citations

    12

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  2. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 10 publications · 363 citations

    10

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  3. Asia Pacific Business Review

    4 publications · 91 citations

    4

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  4. Journal of Contemporary Asia

    4 publications · 187 citations

    4

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  5. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

    4 publications · 377 citations

    4

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