Anmerkungen:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments October 9, 2021 erstellt
Beschreibung:
Attribution of final products to consumers all over the world. GVCs offer SMEs a new platform that could eventually help them to upgrade their products and boost their productivity and output growth. The challenge is that only a small percentage of SMEs can join manufacturing networks. This begs the question of what variables encourage SMEs to join GVCs. SMEs’ involvement in GVCs can be hindered by requirements including the ability to meet international standards, greater managerial and financial resources, and the protection of in-house intellectual property. Because SMEs suffer limits in terms of economies of scale, access to finance and information, and technological capacity, these requirements are challenging to meet