Handbook on Global Value Chains
Edited by Stefano Ponte, Gary Gereffi and Gale Raj-Reichert
Abstract
Relationships between lead firms and first-tier suppliers in global value chains (GVCs) are dynamic due to changes in competitive pressures, technological innovations and industry evolutions. This chapter examines these changes with a focus on the growing importance of a small group of large transnational first-tier suppliers in the electronics, automotive and apparel industry global value chains. Case studies on a select number of these suppliers show that through their increasing capabilities and growth in responsibilities, they are taking over and strategically influencing more functional roles in global value chains. Through an examination of supplier power and changing business dynamics between lead firms and these suppliers, this chapter points to shifting power relationships towards multi-polar governance in global value chains
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