Abstract

BROWN GROSSMAN, Flor  and  DOMINGUEZ VILLALOBOS, Lilia. Global Value Chains in the Service Sector: the Mexican IT Industry Case. Econ: teor. práct [online]. 2015, n.43, pp.37-71. ISSN 2448-7481.

The emergence of global value chains has come as a result of a shift away from vertically integrated transnational firms toward global outsourcing and the use of external supplier networks. Far from the notion that outsourcing of offshore services comes from manufacturing, evidence shows that services account for 80% of total offshore services on a global scale. Based on case study analysis this paper is an effort to identify the process by which firms are venturing into this Global Value Chain and the obstacles faced by firms, with the conjecture that the international opportunity combines with ad hoc programs for this industry and the presence of entrepreneurial spirit.

Keywords : global value chains; globalization; information technology industry; software; international business.

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