A schema to describe mechanisms of the co-evolution of global value chains and systems of innovation. (7th April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ghiorzi, Telmo
• Is Part Of: International journal of technological learning, innovation and development. Volume 11:Number 4(2019)
• Page Start: 291
• Page End: 310
• Publication Date: 2020-04-07
• Subjects: global value chains -- GVC -- governance -- upgrading -- systems of innovation -- functional analysis -- oil and gas; Organizational learning -- Periodicals; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Industrial organization -- Technological innovations -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Diffusion of innovations -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; 338.064091724
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-1942

Abstract

Global value chains (GVC) and systems of innovation (SI) are concepts developed based on distinct theoretical frameworks. However, recent researches suggest that they co-evolve and that the quality of the SI influences upgrading in GVC. In spite of evidences of this co-evolution, the mechanisms by which it happens are not yet fully understood nor described. Building on a framework outlining the interactions of SI, GVC and technological capabilities of firms, this article proposes a schema by which the functional approach of SI is used to describe the mechanisms of these interactions. The proposed schema is applied to the Brazilian oil and gas sector to illustrate some conceptual aspects of the co-evolution of GVC and SI and how it can contribute to firms' strategy formulation and innovation policy making.