12 results on '"Rabellotti, Roberta"'
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2. Upgrading in global value chains: lessons from Latin American clusters
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Giuliani, Elisa, Pietrobelli, Carlo, and Rabellotti, Roberta
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Industrial policy -- Latin America ,Industrial policy -- Analysis ,Business, international ,Economics ,International relations - Abstract
It has been shown that clustering helps local enterprises in industrial districts overcome growth constraints and compete in distant markets in advanced and less developed countries. Nevertheless, recent contributions have stressed that more attention needs to be paid to external linkages and to the role played by global buyers to foster upgrading at cluster levels. In this study, we contribute to this debate focusing on the analysis of the relationships existing between clustering, global value chains, upgrading, and sectoral patterns of innovation in Latin America. We find that sectoral specificities matter and influence the mode and the extent of upgrading in clusters integrated in global value chains. Key words--Latin America, small enterprise, industrial policy, clusters, global value chain, innovation
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- 2005
3. Gradual catch up and enduring leadership in the global wine industry
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Morrison, A., Rabellotti, Roberta, SGPL Economische Geografie, Section Economic Urban Transitions, and Economic Urban Transitions
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Wine ,Consumption (economics) ,business.industry ,Strategy and Management ,05 social sciences ,Distribution (economics) ,Management Science and Operations Research ,Wine industry ,Emerging countries ,Unit (housing) ,Market economy ,Economy ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,0502 economics and business ,Value (economics) ,Economics ,Catch up ,Trade ,050207 economics ,Market share ,Emerging markets ,business ,050203 business & management - Abstract
The wine industry is an extremely interesting sector from a catch -up point of view because the latecomers in the international market have changed how wine is produced, sold and consumed and, in doing so, they have challenged the positions of incumbents. Until the end of the 1980s, the European countries, and particularly France and Italy, dominated the international market for wine. Subsequently, significant changes in the market, namely decreases in consumption by traditional consuming countries, the entry of new inexperienced consumers, and the increasing importance of large distribution have threatened this supremacy. Initially, the USA and Australia and later emerging countries such as Chile and South Africa, gained increasing market shares in both exported volumes and value, at the expense of incumbents. However, some of these newcomers (e.g. Australia) have shown slower growth, opening opportunities for newer entrants such as Argentina and New Zealand. At the same time, some of the incumbents (especially Italy) have innovated, challenging the leadership of France in key markets such as the USA. In this article we investigate the different catch-up cycles in the global wine sector that occurred between the 1960s and 2010, through a detailed analysis of export volumes, values and unit prices. We address issues related to the increasing share in the global market of latecomer countries and the relative decline of the incumbents, as well as possible changes in the market leadership within these two groups.
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- 2017
4. Collective Effects in Italian and Mexican Footwear Industrial Clusters
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Rabellotti, Roberta
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Footwear industry -- Management ,Footwear industry -- Industry forecasts ,Industry clusters -- Management ,Industry clusters -- Forecasts and trends ,Company business management ,Market trend/market analysis ,Economics - Abstract
Byline: Roberta Rabellotti (1) Abstract: The focus of this article is on the analysis of the collective economic effects deriving from the intense set of backward, forward, labor, horizontal and institutional linkages existing within clusters of enterprises. Among the economic effects two main categories are distinguished: external economies, which are the spontaneous by-product of economic activities undertaken within the clusters and cooperation effects, which are the results of explicit and deliberate cooperative behaviors of the economic actors. In the empirical investigation, these economic effects have been analyzed in four clusters of footwear firms in Italy and Mexico. The first result of the empirical investigation is the confirmation of the importance of collective efficiency both in the proper Italian districts and in the Mexican clusters. Nevertheless, there are considerable differences concerning the intensity and quality of the collective effects between the realities studied. Those differences are explained through the impact of the disparities in the outside environment on the core characteristics of the different clusters. Finally, some considerations about the need for moving from a static to a dynamic approach to explain differences between stages of development and growth trajectory patterns of the districts are put forward. Author Affiliation: (1) Economics Department, Universita di Padova, Italy Article History: Registration Date: 06/10/2004
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- 1998
5. Is there an 'industrial district model'? Footwear districts in Italy and Mexico compared
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Rabellotti, Roberta
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Industrial districts -- Models ,Footwear industry -- Research ,Business, international ,Economics ,International relations - Abstract
In this paper we present the results of empirical research carried out in two footwear clusters located in Italy, the 'land of industrial districts,' and two clusters of footwear enterprises in Mexico. The aim of the study is to present a comparison between the ideal-typical industrial district, as it is defined in the literature, and the case studies in Mexico and Italy. Material from a survey of clusters of firms in Italy and Mexico reveals how clusters in both countries differ in some aspects from the 'textbook' model. Similarities and differences are investigated in some detail, and attention is given to the intensity and quality of backward and forward linkages, the existence of an 'industrial atmosphere' and the nature and extent of institutional support.
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- 1995
6. Small Enterprises and Economic Development: The Dynamics of Micro and Small Enterprises
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RABELLOTTI, ROBERTA
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Small Enterprises and Economic Development: the Dynamics of Micro and Small Enterprises (Book) ,Value for Money? Impact of Small Enterprise Development (Book) ,Books -- Book reviews ,Economics ,Political science ,Regional focus/area studies - Abstract
Small Enterprises and Economic Development: The Dynamics of Micro and Small Enterprises. By Carl Liedholm and Donald C. Mead. London: Routledge, 1999. Pp.viii + 176. [pounds]50. ISBN 0415 193 516 [...]
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- 2000
7. The impact of outward FDI on the performance of Chinese multinationals
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Cozza, Claudio, Rabellotti, Roberta, and Sanfilippo, Marco
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Economics - Abstract
Using a new firm-level database, EMENDATA, this paper investigates the effects on Chinese multinational enterprises of Outward FDI (OFDI) into advanced European countries. Propensity score matching is combined with a difference-in-difference estimator to reduce the problems of self-selection of treated firms in foreign markets and to eliminate time-invariant and unobservable differences between those firms and the controls. The results provide robust evidence in support of the view that Chinas OFDI had so far a positive impact on domestic activities in enhancing firms productivity and scales of operation, as measured by assets, sales and employment. Distinguishing among such investments on the basis of entry mode shows that acquisitions facilitate early access to intangible assets but are detrimental to financial performance, whereas greenfield investments have a positive impact on the scale and productivity of Chinese investors.
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- 2014
8. Regional strategic assets and the location strategies of emerging countries’ multinationals in Europe.
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Crescenzi, Riccardo, Pietrobelli, Carlo, and Rabellotti, Roberta
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ECONOMIC development ,INTERNATIONAL business enterprises ,ECONOMIC indicators ,CAPITAL investments ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
This paper explores the location strategies of multinational enterprises (MNEs) from emerging countries (EMNEs) in search for regional strategic assets. The analysis is based on a systematic comparison between EMNEs and multinationals from advanced countries (AMNEs) in order to unveil similarities and differences between these two major sources of foreign investment into the regions of the European Union. The empirical results suggest that EMNEs follow a distinctive logic in their location strategies. They are attracted by the availability of technological competences only when their subsidiaries pursue more sophisticated and technology-intensive activities. Conversely, EMNEs share some behavioural similarities with AMNEs in their response to the spatial agglomeration of investments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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9. Recovery of a Mexican cluster: devaluation bonanza or collective efficiency?
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Rabellotti, Roberta
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Footwear industry -- Mexico ,International competition (Commerce) -- Mexico ,Commercial policy -- Research ,Deregulation -- Research ,Currency devaluation -- Mexico ,Business, international ,Economics ,International relations - Abstract
Mexico, as many other developing countries in Latin America and elsewhere, has been moving in the 1980s toward a liberalized trade regime after a long period of import substitution. This paper analyzes the impact of trade liberalization on the cooperative behavior of shoe firms located in a cluster in Guadalajara. The empirical evidence shows that cooperation has increased. It also suggests that cooperation positively influences firms' performance and together with a favorable market environment contributes to the cluster's recovery. The study is based on fieldwork carried out in Guadalajara in 1996. Qualitative information was collected through in-depth interviews and quantified responses came from a questionnaire survey covering a sample of 63 shoe manufacturing enterprises.
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- 1999
10. Technology-Driven FDI by Emerging Multinationals in Europe.
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Chaminade, Cristina and Rabellotti, Roberta
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FOREIGN ownership of business enterprises ,INTERNATIONAL business enterprises ,BUSINESS enterprises ,FOREIGN investments ,INVESTMENTS ,DATABASES ,ECONOMICS ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article discusses the study on foreign direct investments (FDI) by emerging economy multinational enterprises (EMNEs) in Europe that are driven by technology as of April 2015, highlighting FDIs from China and India. The study is reportedly based on the Emerging Multinationals Events and Networks Database. Other topics include the characteristics of the FDIs, impact of investments on firms and the economy, and policy implications for Europe.
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- 2015
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11. 'Upgrading In Global Value Chains: Lessons From Latin American Clusters'
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Roberta Rabellotti, Carlo Pietrobelli, Elisa Giuliani, Giuliani, E., Pietrobelli, Carlo, Rabellotti, R., C. PietrobelliR.Rabellotti, Rabellotti, Roberta, and Giuliani, Elisa
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Economics and Econometrics ,Latin Americans ,Sociology and Political Science ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Developing country ,Development ,jel:O1 ,Industrial policy ,jel:O3 ,Value (economics) ,jel:O54 ,Cluster (physics) ,Economics ,Latin America, small enterprise, industrial policy, clusters, global value chain, innovation ,jel:R11 ,Economic system ,Cluster analysis ,Global value chain - Abstract
In this chapter we present the main empirical fi ndings of our study based on our sectoral taxonomy. We investigate the hypothesis that enterprise upgrading is simultaneously affected by firm-specific efforts and actions and by the environment in which fi rms operate. The environment is crucially shaped by three characteristics: (1) the collective efficiency of the cluster in which SMEs operate, (2) the pattern of governance of the value chain in which SMEs participate, and (3) the peculiar features that characterize learning and upgrading patterns in specific sectors. Therefore, for each sectoral group we present the impact of the degree of collective efficiency and of the pattern of value chain governance on upgrading. We presentthem in sequence. In addition, some evidence of the origins of the various clusters is also presented as it may provide useful insights for the discussion and interpretation of the evidence. In each of the sections below, we address in turn each type of sector identifi ed in our taxonomy: traditional manufacturing, natural-resource-based sectors, complex products industries, and specialized suppliers.
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- 2005
12. Regional strategic assets and the location strategies of emerging countries’ multinationals in Europe
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Riccardo Crescenzi, Roberta Rabellotti, Carlo Pietrobelli, Crescenzi, Riccardo, Pietrobelli, Carlo, and Rabellotti, Roberta
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region ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Subsidiary ,Geography, Planning and Development ,HC Economic History and Conditions ,International trade ,Foreign direct investment ,JN Political institutions (Europe) ,Order (exchange) ,Multinational corporation ,0502 economics and business ,Economics ,media_common.cataloged_instance ,Economic geography ,European Union ,multinational ,050207 economics ,European union ,Emerging markets ,business ,Innovation ,050203 business & management ,media_common - Abstract
This paper explores the location strategies of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) from emerging countries (EMNEs) in search for regional strategic assets. The analysis is based on a systematic comparison between EMNEs and multinationals from advanced countries (AMNEs) in order to unveil similarities and differences between these two major sources of foreign investments into the regions of the European Union. The empirical results suggest that EMNEs follow a distinct logic in their location strategies because they are attracted by the availability of technological competences only when their subsidiaries pursue more sophisticated and technology-intensive activities. Conversely EMNEs share some behavioural similarities with AMNEs in their response to the spatial agglomeration of investments.
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