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Labour standards and technological upgrading: competitive challenges in the global football industry

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  • Khalid Nadvi

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Football manufacturing is a billion dollar industry heavily dominated by major global brands. Over the past 15 years there have been significant changes in the geographies of production with China consolidating its position as the number one football producer taking market share from Pakistan, the second largest producer. On the end market side, newly emerging markets have increased in importance but the EU and the USA have remained dominant. Over the past 15 years global football manufacturing has faced concerns on labour standards compliance and experienced distinct patterns of product and process upgrading. Using the analytical frameworks of global value chains and technological capabilities and learning, this study considers the challenges arising from technological upgrading and labour standards compliance within the global football industry and its implications for local producers.

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  • Khalid Nadvi, 2011. "Labour standards and technological upgrading: competitive challenges in the global football industry," International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(1/2/3), pages 235-257.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijtlid:v:4:y:2011:i:1/2/3:p:235-257
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    1. De Marchi, Valentina & Giuliani, Elisa & Rabellotti, Roberta, 2015. "Local innovation and global value chains in developing countries," MERIT Working Papers 2015-022, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    2. Tariq Raza, 2016. "Measuring Technology Differences Across Football Manufacturers in Sialkot," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 21(Special E), pages 237-251, September.
    3. Anjum Fayyaz & Peter Lund-Thomsen & Adam Lindgreen, 2017. "Industrial Clusters and CSR in Developing Countries: The Role of International Donor Funding," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 146(3), pages 619-637, December.
    4. Khalid Nadvi, 2011. "Labour in global production networks in India. Edited by Anne POSTHUMA and Dev NATHAN," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 150(3-4), pages 369-374, December.
    5. Valentina De Marchi & Elisa Giuliani & Roberta Rabellotti, 2018. "Do Global Value Chains Offer Developing Countries Learning and Innovation Opportunities?," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 30(3), pages 389-407, July.

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