By adopting a phenomenon‐based research approach, we examine the case of an emerging market (EM) supplier upgrading its position in the automotive global value chain (GVC) through the acquisition of a technologically advanced firm from a developed market (DM). Drawing on GVC and social integration literature, we explore the role of social integration adopted by the EM acquirer to achieve upgrading through acquisition. We develop a conceptual framework where we explain the different social integration mechanisms that EM multinationals employ before and after acquisitions to achieve upgrading.

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并购中没有正式整合的升级：社会整合的作用

通过采用基于现象的研究方法，我们研究了新兴市场（EM）供应商通过从发达市场（DM）收购技术先进公司来提升其在汽车全球价值链（GVC）中的地位的情况。借鉴GVC和社会整合文献，我们探讨了EM收购方采用的社会整合在通过收购实现升级中的作用。我们建立了一个概念框架，其中我们解释了新兴市场跨国公司在收购前后为实现升级所采用的不同社会融合机制。