The increasing use of Global Value Chains by Italian Companies - The standing out case of Luxottica Group

Abstract

The central topic of this work is the analysis of the incremental use of GVCs in Italian Companies; the factors and events that keep on leading more and more companies locating the different stages of the production process across different countries. The strenghts and weaknesses, the opportunities and threats will then be made clearer by taking into consideration the standing out case of Luxottica Group, one of the wordlwide leaders of the Eyewear sector.