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作者:Chen, Lifang; Han, Minghui; Li, Yong; Megginson, William L.; Zhang, Hao
作者单位:Xiamen National Accounting Institute; South China University of Technology; University of International Business & Economics; University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman; Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
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作者:Edwards, Tony; Svystunova, Luda; Almond, Phil; Kern, Philipp; Kim, Kyoungmi; Tregaskis, Olga
作者单位:Loughborough University; Loughborough University; University of Leicester; York Saint John University; University of East Anglia; University of East Anglia
摘要:The notion that multinational companies (MNCs) are comprised of multiple subsidiaries in different countries is one that underpins voluminous research in international management. This body of research was recently the subject of an authoritative and comprehensive review in this journal (Meyer et al. in J Int Bus Stud 51(4):538-576, 2020). However, we share the concerns about the prevalence of the term 'subsidiary' within academic writing expressed by some others (Mees-Buss et al. in J Int Bus...
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作者:Brannen, Mary Yoko
作者单位:Copenhagen Business School; California State University System; San Jose State University
摘要:Opening a field to a diversity of methods takes maturity of the field, a supportive infrastructure, and time. Now, in the wake of our 50th anniversary, we can say the IB field has reached a certain amount of maturity. In this commentary, I provide the backstory to this year's big win for qualitative methods - the 2021 Decade Award - and discuss how there has never been a better time for the power of richness from case studies, ethnographies, and a wide range of other types of qualitative resea...
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作者:Ciravegna, Luciano; Michailova, Snejina
作者单位:INCAE Business School; University of Reading; University of Auckland
摘要:Contractor argues that the coronavirus outbreak only had temporary effects on the global economy, and that post COVID-19 globalization will resume. We posit that the pandemic will have significant long-lasting effects on globalization. Our arguments are grounded in three observations. First, the pandemic has increased inter- and intra-country inequalities and has reversed trends in poverty reduction, which will intensify anti-globalization sentiments in the future. Second, the pandemic has fue...
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作者:Contractor, Farok J.
作者单位:Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Newark
摘要:Instead of the dire predictions of a post-pandemic world characterized by increased global risks, decoupling of economies, shake-up of global value chains, and the retreat of globalization, this article proposes that the changes induced by heightened nationalism and protectionism will be marginal rather than fundamental in nature. These marginally higher risks can easily be handled and ameliorated by multinational enterprises through alternate cross-border business strategies and emerging tech...