TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims to investigate how different academic fields within and outside of international business (IB) engage with the topics of social value creation in the context of multinational enterprises (MNEs). The aim is to take stock of the main themes and offer suggestions for future research avenues.Design/methodology/approach The paper undertakes a scoping review. The authors use the Web of Science database to identify relevant articles. The database search yielded 466 articles. The NVivo software was used to code and identify key thematic areas.Findings The matrix analysis performed in NVivo yielded 15 main thematic areas spanning 37 research fields. However, further analysis revealed that 89 per cent of the articles originated from 13 fields. Furthermore, while IB journals represent the second-largest field home to publications related to the social value creation of MNEs, they only account for 12 per cent of the sample.Originality/value The paper responds to prior calls to reduce disciplinary silos through the performing of a thematic analysis across a multitude of research fields.
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
SN  - 1742-2043
DO  - 10.1108/cpoib-06-2017-0038
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-06-2017-0038
AU  - Sinkovics Noemi
AU  - Archie-acheampong Jason
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - The social value creation of MNEs – a literature review across multiple academic fields
T2  - critical perspectives on international business
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 7
EP  - 46
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -