The global value chain (GVC) concept has gained popularity as a way to analyze the international expansion and geographical fragmentation of contemporary supply chains and value creation and capture therein. It has been used broadly in academic publications that examine a wide range of global industries, and by many of the international organizations concerned with economic development. This no...

The significance of R&D capabilities of China has become increasingly important as an emerging force in the context of globalization of pharmaceutical research and development (R&D). While China has prospered in its R&D capability in the past decade, how to integrate the rising pharmaceutical R&D capability of China into the global development chain for innovative drugs remains challenging. For...

Abstract Innovation trajectories in global value chains (GVCs) can take differentiated pathways. In this article, we address the question: do stylized emerge from analysis of countries’ relative innovative capacity (IC) and GVC participation? We draw explorative insights a cluster 45 countries on two subsectors information technology industry: hardware software. Our uncovers remarkable differen...