Escaping the GVC trap: How does global value chain (GVC) participation impact the integration of the industrial and innovation chains?

Huasheng Song, Dianer Ding and Jianjun Zhou

Finance Research Letters, 2025, vol. 78, issue C

Abstract: This study examines the impact firms’ global value chain (GVC) participation on their dual-chain (industrial and innovation) integration using a sample of Chinese listed companies. The findings indicate that GVC participation has a negative effect firms’ dual-chain integration. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the inhibitory effect is stronger for firms in the eastern region and high-technology industries, state-owned firms, and large firms. Furthermore, we identify three potential effects: competition, capture, and dependence. This study offers new perspectives on how firms can escape the lock-in trap within the GVC.

Keywords: Global value chain; Industrial chain; Innovation chain; Integration; Firms’ participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.107146

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