Critical Perspectives on International Business: Volume 18 Issue 4

Working toward the sustainable development goals in earnest – critical international business perspectives on designing and implementing better interventions

Noemi Sinkovics, Luciana Marques Vieira, Rob van Tulder

The purpose of this study is to reflect on the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework as a milestone for concerted efforts to tackle the underlying grand…

How can international business research contribute towards the sustainable development goals?

Asmund Rygh, Eleni Chiarapini, María Vallejo Segovia

Realising the sustainable development goals (SDGs) will require substantial efforts from both governments, businesses, civil society and academic researchers. This paper aims to…

Is it possible to improve the international business action towards the sustainable development goals?

Andrea Celone, Antonello Cammarano, Mauro Caputo, Francesca Michelino

The purpose of this paper is to investigate possible improvements in the pursuit of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by multinational enterprises (MNEs) through an…

Ecocentric management mindset: a framework for corporate sustainability

Cecilia Lobo Araujo, Marc Eric Barda Picavet, Cristina Aparecida Pires de Souza Sartoretto, Enrico Dalla Riva, Paulo Sodre Hollaender

This study aims to propose a framework to drive organizations, and particularly multinational enterprises, to understand and internalize a sustainable mindset for implementing…

Challenges of network interaction in managing sustainable development projects in developing countries: case of an international consulting company

Olga Dziubaniuk, Maria Ivanova-Gongne, Ekaterina Berdysheva

This study aims to explore the challenges and complexities of interaction in international stakeholder networks within the context of projects focused on the implementation of…

Public procurement – price-taker or market-shaper?

Sandra G. Hamilton

This paper examines the role of government procurement as a social policy mechanism within a multilateral open trading system. Government regulations globally are being…