Purpose -The study discusses alternative ways to bridge the gap between global value chain literature and literature focused on management and strategy in business networks.Design/methodology/approach -The study builds on an article cocitation analysis using bibliographic data from 762 papers retrieved from selected journals.Findings -The results highlight influential constructs and frameworks originating in the business network literature that could leverage the research on Global Value Chains.Originality/value -By better connecting with business network research, global value chain theory may improve its capacity to cope with modern empirical challenges, overcome criticisms, and communicate better with mainstream disciplines.
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