Essays about: "GPN"

Found 4 essays containing the word GPN.

1. 1. Articulating into the Global Production Network of Music Beyond Firms : A Tale of the Music Industry in Stockholm, Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Zhenbo Cheng; [2019]
   Keywords : Music Industry; Global Production Networks; Regional Institutions; Strategic Coupling; Strategic Participation; Stockholm; 音乐行业，全球产品网络，地区机构，战略耦合，战略参与，斯德哥尔摩;

   Abstract : In this paper, the global production network (GPN) approach is employed to probe how regional institutions are functioning in the music industry and how they affect value flows in the royalty system of the music industry in a given territory. Besides answering these questions, the author endeavours to fill one theoretical gap in the GPN analytical framework that the processes between regional institutions and GPNs are seen as complementary interactions behind the process of strategic coupling, yet without any clear conceptualized discourse. READ MORE

3. 2. The Narrative of Unfree Labour: Analysing Labour Dynamics of Production Networks in the Case of Trafficked Fishermen in Maluku, Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Benni Yusriza; [2016]
   Keywords : Slavery; Human Trafficking; Unfree Labour; Global Production Networks; Indonesia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a narrative analysis of slavery and human trafficking case in Maluku, Indonesia. It employs the concepts of the Global Production Network (GPN) framework and unfree labour to situate the slave labour dynamic in the Indonesian fishing industry structure. READ MORE

4. 3. A Trend towards Relational Governance Configurations? Governance of labor standards in the Swedish garment industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Johan Brunedal; Josefin Bona; [2015-07-10]
   Keywords : GPN; GVC; governance configurations; labor standards; focusing events; Bangladesh; garment;

   Abstract : Abstract Problem Scholars argue that governance studies often fail to incorporate issues related to labor standards within in global value chains (GVCs) and global production networks (GPNs). While studies addressing labor related issues have begun to emerge, many such studies have focused on labor agency and under what conditions labor may shape GPNs, but there is a relatively scarce body of research approaching labor standards from the home country context of lead firms. READ MORE

5. 4. Place based and place bound realities: How a Chinese firm embeds in Tanzania

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Tanny Men; [2011]
   Keywords : Sino-Tanzanian cooperation; Chinese investment; Foreign Direct Investment FDI ; Embeddedness; Global Production Network; Chinese culture; Cross-cultural management; Labour relations; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The paper aims to contribute to understanding the implications of the Chinese firm within embeddedness concepts of the global production network (GPN) framework. The study demonstrates the need to fill a gap in the knowledge about Chinese investment in Africa by specifically focusing on intra-firm work dynamics and the cultural and relational constructs within the Chinese firms operating in Tanzania. READ MORE