The aim of this chapter is to examine the profile of high-performing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Traditional Manufacturing Sectors (TMSs). The authors main contribution is to provide recommendations and benchmarks for prescribing a more robust model of internationalisation in...

1. Introduction -- Part I. Global Value Chains in Manufacturing industries: managing chain disruptions -- 2. Regionalization of Global Value Chains in Manufacturing Industries: Governance and Upgrading -- 3. Global Value Chain Disruptions: Firms' Resilience in Industrial Clusters -- 4. Factors...

Purpose – In accordance to the globalized and competitive environment, traditional manufacturing sectors’ companies are being particularly forced to reshape their global strategy and reconfigurate their activities to survive. Due to the fact that these firms present special characteristics...

This paper provides a microeconometric analysis of the distinctive characteristics of springboard subsidiaries that have a positive impact on the subsidiaries' performance. Based on panel data estimations for subsidiaries of European multinational companies with a presence in Spain, the authors...