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MNEs and human rights: from responsibilities to rights to governance
Stefan ZagelmeyerThis paper aims to explore the links between multinational enterprises (MNEs) and human rights abuses and review the development of international business (IB) and human…
The role of government and the international competitiveness of SMEs
Kenneth Appiah, Collins Osei, Habte Selassie, Ellis OsabuteyThe nature of international markets and the challenges with respect to the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) makes it imperative to examine…
Transforming wood energy in Sweden and Chile
Cristián AlarcónThe purpose of this paper is to critically analyse and problematize the relations between international forestry companies and wood energy in the context of climate change…
Developing the business-society nexus through corporate responsibility expectations in India
Zinette Bergman, Yael Teschemacher, Bimal Arora, Rijit Sengupta, Klaus Michael Leisinger, Manfred Max BergmanThe Government of India dramatically altered the dynamic between business and society when it introduced the Companies Act 2013, which mandated firms to expend at least 2…
The effect of trade and monetary policy indicators on the development of renewable energy in Latin America
Dina Frutos-Bencze, Kujtim Avdiu, Stephan UngerThis paper aims to investigate the effect of monetary policy indicators on Latin America’s renewable energy development. The authors conduct several regressions as well as…
Hide and seek: evasion and search as FDI motivation
Brent Burmester, Joanna Scott-KennelThe purpose of this paper is to argue for inclusion of evasive foreign direct investment (FDI) into search-based motivation typologies in international business.
Resistance toward dominant US work practices in emerging markets
Paresha N. Sinha, Dharma Raju BathiniThe purpose of this study is to apply the dominance effect theory and postcolonial notions of “otherness” to critically study the enactment of mimicry at IndianBread, an…
Value-chain activities and individual wages
Laura Márquez-RamosThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of whether emerging economies benefit or suffer more because of value-chain activities than advanced…
Home (not so) sweet home
Alex Rialp-Criado, Seyed Meysam Zolfaghari Ejlal Manesh, Øystein MoenThis paper aims to elaborate on the crucial effects that a seemingly detrimental policy change in Spain has had on the international entrepreneurial activities of domestic…
MNC involvement in social innovations: the issue of knowledge, networks and power
Christine Holmström Lind, Olivia Kang, Anna Ljung, Mats ForsgrenThis paper aims to develop a conceptual framework and presents a number of propositions relating to why and how multinational companies (MNCs) engage in social…
The limits and promises of embeddedness as a strategy for social value creation
Addisu A. Lashitew, Rob van TulderMultinational enterprises (MNEs) attempting to create social value in base of the pyramid (BoP) economies are encumbered by unique market and institutional barriers. To…
Chinese CSR standards and industrial policy in GPNs
Corinna Braun-MunzingerPublic policy to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be a tool used by the state to promote the creation of social value by multinational enterprises (MNEs…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Christoph Dörrenbächer
- Professor Snejina Michailova