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The Restructuring of Global Value Chains

Upgrading Theories and Practices of Chinese Enterprises

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Authors:
  1. Yunshi Mao

    1. School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

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  • Provides a comprehensive overview of the global value chain restructuring

  • Explains and verifies the new concept of the even smiling curve and OEN enterprises’ reverse acquisition

  • Demonstrates the theoretical model by representing the typical industries in China

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Background of Chinese Enterprises Upgrading

    • Yunshi Mao
    Pages 1-34

  3. Literature Research into Enterprise Upgrading

    • Yunshi Mao
    Pages 35-82

  4. Case Study of Enterprise Upgrading

    • Yunshi Mao
    Pages 83-185

  5. Empirical Study on Overall Industrial Upgrading

    • Yunshi Mao
    Pages 187-238

  6. Empirical Study on Enterprise Upgrading

    • Yunshi Mao
    Pages 239-284

  7. RGVCs—Theoretical Framework, Propositions and Cases Study

    • Yunshi Mao
    Pages 285-333

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 335-350
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About this book

This book discusses the feasible breakthrough of emerging economy enterprises in participating the international division of labor led by developed countries and gradually standing at the top end(s) of the value chain based on a deep understanding of the practice and upgrading opportunities of Chinese enterprises. On the basis of re-understanding the theory of global value chains, this book puts forward and expounds the concept of restructuring the global value chain. This book analyzes the background，motivations, paths and effects of enterprises in emerging economies to reconstruct the global value chain and develops a theoretical system to explore the deep-seated logic behind enterprise upgrading. This book concludes that the transformation and upgrading of Chinese enterprises are the most critical initiatives in seeking a new balance in the world economy. 
This book involves dozens of manufacturing enterprise cases in Chinese mainland and Taiwan. It is of great value to the research and policy study of enterprise upgrading and the participation in global competition.




Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

    Yunshi Mao

About the author

Professor Mao Yunshi, a renowned professor and a mentor to Ph.D candidates in Sun Yat-Sen Business School (SYSBS) of Sun Yat-Sen University, has high prestige in business administration for his achievements both in research and as a consultant. He is one of the most prestigious scholars in the research area of enterprise transformation and upgrading in China. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Restructuring of Global Value Chains

  • Book Subtitle: Upgrading Theories and Practices of Chinese Enterprises

  • Authors: Yunshi Mao

  • Translated by: Yangchun Liu, Min Gao

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1693-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-1692-2Published: 27 May 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-1695-3Published: 28 May 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-1693-9Published: 26 May 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 350

  • Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: International Business, International Economics, Emerging Markets/Globalization, Economic Growth

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