This report uses data on individual smart phones as well as industry data to identify which smartphone firms capture the most value. It finds that Apple captures most of the industry profits, thanks to its high prices, large profit margins and the volume of iPhone sales worldwide. Apple's...

China dominates the global solar photovoltaic (PV) value chain, while 15 years ago the demand and supply were located in few Western economies. In this process, the PV industry has seen a booming demand, drastic price decreases along the supply chain, and fierce competition among surviving...

The changing dynamics of supply chains and their impact on shaping international relations in East Asia have become crucial issues for scholars and policymakers. Asia’s two major economies, India and South Korea, are reas-sessing their strategy on the changing dynam-ics of the supply chain....

The global agri-food value chains (GAFVCs) are complex networks involving a range of regions, industries, and resources (such as labor, capital, and imported inputs). The global value chains in the agri-food sector are of critical importance to the world’s food security, as well as its...

An open economy inserted in an environment with increasing participation of global value chains, such as the Chilean economy, requires information about how its business integrates into international markets. The contribution of this study is that it evaluates the stages and patterns of Chilean...

Coopetition research lacks theories to describe and explain value creation in coopetitive relationships. To fill this gap the paper develops a portfolio theory of coopetition, i.e. the simultaneous cooperation and competition of firms. Drawing on modern portfolio theory from finance, the paper...

Management research has increasingly explored the domains of ecosystems, platforms, and open/user/distributed innovation - governance structures focused on engaging with external communities. While these research areas include substantial empirical and theoretical work and share notable...

The bottlenecks of supply chains are shifting as individual companies are adopting smart production and reducing their inventories. Since the after-market orders mainly depend on repair and maintenance, addressing demand fluctuation is critical to reduce the risks of oversupply and shortage for...

The process of shared value creation between businesses and their consumers has been further expedited by customer empowerment through the use of current technologies. Thus, the trend exists where organizations seek to meet individualized expectations and obtain competitive advantages by...

Grassroots communities in the 21st century take on the role of social innovators and through the activities of their formal platforms contribute to addressing market failures and system failures. The study aims to evaluate how social innovations arise in the conditions of grassroots communities,...