O: Global Value Chains

Friday, June 24, 2016

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2:30 PM-4:00 PM


O-01
Upgrading in GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
Has Shifting End Markets Lost Its Steam? the Dynamics of International Manufacturing Trade in Post-Crisis Global Value Chains
Joonkoo Lee, Hanyang University
Business Differentiation and Value Chain Strategy in the Global Beer Industry: Innovation Trajectories in Comparative Perspectives
Giulio Buciuni, University of Toronto; Bart Watson, Brewers Association; Dan Breznitz, University of Toronto
To What Extent and in What Manner Do Chinese and Indian Contract Research Organisation Learn and Upgrade with the Unbundling the Global Pharmaceutical R&D Value Chain?
Paulina Ramirez, University of Birmingham; Qiang Wu, Aston Business School

4:15 PM-5:45 PM


O-02
Multinationals in GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
Whether or Not the Overseas Transferability of Hyundai Production System? : A Focus of the Supplier Relations of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC)
Hyung Je Jo, University of Ulsan; Jeong Jun Ho, Kangwon University
The Aerospace Industry in Mexico and Their Role in the Global Value Chain
Jorge H. Carrillo, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Redi Gomis, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
The Role of Regional Labour Flow Networks for MNEs: The Made in Italy Case
Mario Volpe, Università di Venezia Ca' Foscari; Giancarlo Corò, Department of Economics, University of Venice; Shamnaaz Sufrauj, Department of Economics, University of Venice
The Importance of the Territory for Local and Transboundary Management in the Expansion of Global Production Networks: The Experience in the US-Mexico Border Region.
Maria del Rosio Barajas, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte/San Diego State University

Saturday, June 25, 2016

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9:00 AM-10:30 AM


O-03
Innovation and R&D in GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
Brazil and Mexico: Relative Advantages of the Trade and the Participation in Global Value Chains
Marta Castilho, UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Martin Anyul Puchet, UNAM - Universidad Autónoma de México; Kaio Glauber Vital, UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Advanced Materials and Mobility of Innovation in Global Value Chains
Giulio Buciuni, University of Toronto; Dan Breznitz, University of Toronto; Peter Warrian, University of Toronto
Innovative Clusters in the Caribbean and Their Contribution to Economic Diversification: The Case of ICT in Jamaica
Rachel Alexander, University of Manchester; Shamel Azmeh, London School of Economics; Martín Javier Quiroga Barrera Oro, Inter-American Development Bank
Corporate Spinoffs in Mexico: Between Global Value Chains and Regional Innovation Systems.
Oscar F. Contreras, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Maciel Garcia, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

10:45 AM-12:15 PM


O-04
Industrial Policy and GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
The Politics of Processing Primary Commodities: The Case of Rwanda
Pritish Behuria, London School of Economics & Political Science
Industrial Policy and Corporate Strategy: Examining the Co-Evolution of Institutional Demands and Strategic Responses
Ezequiel Zylberberg, University of Oxford
An Evolutionary Perspective on Industrial Policy and GVCs: Policy Regimes in the Guangdong Electronics Sector
Vasiliki Mavroeidi, Centre of Development Studies
Strategic Choices for International Organizations in a GVC World
Frederick Mayer, Duke University; Gary Gereffi, Duke University

2:30 PM-4:00 PM


O-05
GVCs and Development
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
Fragmented Development: China, East Asia and Emergent Global Production
Mark Dallas, Union College
Compressed Development
Timothy Sturgeon, MIT
Strategic Development: Value Chains, International Organizations and the Global Economy
Gary Gereffi, Duke University

4:15 PM-5:45 PM


O-06
Employment and Social Impact in GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
Mexico Local Producers in GVC the Challenge of Standards and Certification
Clemente Ruiz Duran, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Uneven Development Patterns in Global Value Chains: An Empirical Inquiry Based on a Conceptualization of GVC As a Specific Form of the Division of Labor
Steven Knauss, Université Paris 13; Bruno Carballa, Université Paris 13; Cédric Durand, Université Paris 13
International Competition Intensified – Job Satisfaction Sacrificed?
Barbara Dluhosch, Helmut-Schmidt-University
Does Employment Behaviour in Multinational Affiliates Diverge from National Companies? a Counterfactual Analysis on the Italian Manufacturing Sector.
Mariachiara Barzotto, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham; Giancarlo Corò, Ca' Foscari University Venice; Ilaria Mariotti, Politecnico di Milano; Marco Mutinelli, Università di Brescia

Sunday, June 26, 2016

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9:00 AM-10:30 AM


O-07
Growing Importance of Large Transnational First Tier Suppliers in Global Value Chains
O: Global Value Chains

Session Organizers: Shamel Azmeh, London School of Economics; Khalid Nadvi, The University of Manchester; Cornelia Staritz, Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE); Gale Raj-Reichert, University of Manchester

Participants:
Giant manufacturers and mass labor: a comparison of labor-management relations at the world’s largest footwear manufacturer
Jeroen Merk, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam; Do Quynh Chi, Research Center for Employment Relations; Stefan Schmalz, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Brandon Sommer, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam; Hui Xu, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
Rethinking the Role of Large Trans-National First-Tier Suppliers in the Garments and Electronics Industry
Shamel Azmeh, London School of Economics; Gale Raj-Reichert, University of Manchester; Khalid Nadvi, The University of Manchester
Ugrading of Intermediaries in Fresh Food Supply Networks Dynamics in the Emerging Economy of Turkey
Inka Gersch, Research Associate
The Influence of Power in Inter-Firm Relations on Flexibility and Security
Valeria Pulignano, KU Leuven; De Franceschi Fabio, KU Leuven

10:45 AM-12:15 PM


O-08
Power in GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
The Role of the State in Global Value Chains
Lukas C. Brun, North Carolina State University; Joonkoo Lee, Hanyang University
Governance in Agricultural Value Chains in Tamaulipas, Mexico: The Cases of Soybean, Sorghum, Sugar Cane and Rice.
Ana Laura Dominguez-Jardines, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas; Francisco Garcia-Fernandez, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas; Nery Enrique Sanchez-Muñoz, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas; Rafael Alejandro Vaquera-Salazar, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas
‘Power' in Global Value Chains
Mark Dallas, Union College; Stefano Ponte, Copenhagen Business School; Tim Sturgeon, MIT