The disruption of the trade and investment activities of multinational enterprises as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic has reinvigorated the debate on the configuration of global value chains (GVCs) as well as the risks and challenges associated with offshoring. This article depicts how...

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...

We analyze a novel way to configure and manage multinational networks and propose a model of "co-parenting", characterized by the sharing of parenting roles and distribution of responsibilities between two units. We develop our argument around the notion of the springboard subsidiary, which has...