scholarly journals SACU in Global Value Chains: Measuring GVC Integration, Position, and Performance of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland

10.1596/23789 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakob Engel ◽  
Deborah Winkler ◽  
Thomas Farole
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
And Performance

scholarly journals Region Of Southern Africa: International Trade And Global Value Chains

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-258
Author(s):  
Ewa Cieślik
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Customs Union ◽  
Conventional Methods ◽  
Structure Of Trade ◽  
Comprehensive Study

Abstract Integration of Southern Africa has resulted in changes in trade structures and production process across borders. The aim of this article is to present transformations taking place in the structure of trade exchange of the Southern African states (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, and South Africa) that are members of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), and the position of South Africa in global value chains. South Africa seems to be the group of the most advanced countries in analyzed region. The analysis takes advantage of both the conventional methods of comprehensive study on international trade and the modern indicators and measures examining similarity, concentration or the position of South Africa in global value chains in general and sectoral terms.

Lead firm’s reconfiguration decision and performance of the value chain

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Gelei ◽  
Magdolna Sass
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Organizational Design ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Consequences ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Lead Firm

Purpose This paper aims to trace the performance consequences of within-lead firm reconfigurations of global value chains with respect to business performance and upgrading. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on two detailed company case studies which are analysed in an organizational design approach. Findings Lead firms systematically separate and internalize high value-added activities in otherwise low value-added processes leading to constant reconfigurations and reorganizations of the production processes in global value chains. The study finds that similar reconfigurations may trigger different changes and changes and performance consequences may differ considerably according to the level of analysis. The two cases help to understand the specific roles of the outsourcing and offshoring decisions in shaping actual global value chain structures. Originality/value The consequences of within-lead firm reconfigurations are rarely analysed in the literature.

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

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1039-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Brancati ◽  
Raffaele Brancati ◽  
Andrea Maresca
Keyword(s):  
Great Recession ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
And Performance

International trade: Research of the reasons for the fall

2019 ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. S. Nazarov ◽  
S. S. Lazaryan ◽  
I. V. Nikonov ◽  
A. I. Votinov
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Basic Commodity ◽  
The Impact

The article assesses the impact of various factors on the growth rate of international trade. Many experts interpreted the cross-border flows of goods decline against the backdrop of a growing global economy as an alarming sign that indicates a slowdown in the processes of globalization. To determine the reasons for the dynamics of international trade, the decompositions of its growth rate were carried out and allowed to single out the effect of the dollar exchange rate, the commodities prices and global value chains on the change in the volume of trade. As a result, it was discovered that the most part of the dynamics of international trade is due to fluctuations in the exchange rate of the dollar and prices for basic commodity groups. The negative contribution of trade within global value chains in 2014 was also revealed. During the investigated period (2000—2014), such a picture was observed only in the crisis periods, which may indicate the beginning of structural changes in the world trade.

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