Critical Perspectives on International Business
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Measuring cultural friction in cross-border mergers and acquisitions using a microfoundation-based approach
Muriel Durand, Philippe VeryCultural friction (CF) was introduced by researchers to overcome the issues and challenges of cultural distance measurement in the context of cross-border mergers and acquisitions…
Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business
Geoffrey G. Jones, Teresa da Silva Lopes, Pavida Pananond, Rob van Tulder, Noemi Sinkovics, Rudolf R. SinkovicsThis paper aims to explore the role of multi-national enterprises in addressing grand societal challenges, emphasising the need for integrating environmental and social aspects…
Gendered workplace as a double-loop social construct: the case of Japanese women professionals
Yingying Zhang-ZhangThis paper aims to critically examine the role of women in the Japanese workplace and discusses its implications for gender studies within the context of diversity, equity and…
Winners and losers in Africa: a longitudinal examination of market-share gains by advanced and emerging market multinationals versus local firms
Huda Khan, Kubilay S.L. Ozkan, Erin CavusgilMarket share gain is one of the key objectives for all firms for seeking growth. It is also a fundamental aspect of competitive rivalry. The extant review of the literature points…
Profit shifting and tax competition policy: a global justice perspective
James H. LoveThis paper aims to argue that the endogenous processes of profit shifting by MNEs and tax competition lead not just to inequality but constitute a case of global injustice. The…
Understanding academic women’s silence in Poland: exploring with social cognitive theory
Leila Lotfi Dehkharghani, Jane Menzies, Andrea North-Samardzic, Sarah Jane CaseyThis study aims to explore academic women’s silence from the perspective of social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986), by examining the triadic influences of the individual…
Sustainability in business education: a systematic review and future research agenda
Maria Teresa Beamond, Marina Schmitz, Miguel Cordova, Maria Vasileva Ilieva, Shasha Zhao, Daria PaninaThis paper aims to clarify how business education has and should incorporate more resources, policies and stakeholder engagement towards the incorporation of sustainability, by…
Co-creating inclusion in research practices in the South Pacific: some highlights and challenges
Maulupeivao Betty Ofe-Grant, Miura Elikana, Losi SauLilo, Lillian Vimahi, Seipua O'Brien, Evangeleen JosephColonial epistemes distort ideologies through power structures and control, perpetuating differences and the development of an inferior status. This study aims to serve dual…
De-othering: indigenous perspectives on diversity, equity and inclusion
Ella Henry, Sharlene Leroy-DyerThe purpose of this paper is to share two Indigenous perspectives on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). It is grounded in aspirations for de-othering and de-colonisation…
Transcending the DEI contradictions: a Bourdieusian path to social justice in international business
Anastas VangeliThis study aims to critically discuss and reorient the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) debate toward the idea of addressing and rectifying the pervasive structural…
Intersectionality as a conceptual lens for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in international business studies: newer developments from critical cross-cultural management studies and their insights for the business case
Henriett Primecz, Jasmin MahadevanUsing intersectionality and introducing newer developments from critical cross-cultural management studies, this paper aims to discuss how diversity is applicable to changing…
DEI in dual-listed mining MNEs: examining rhetoric and reality from a fields perspective
Visalakshy Sasikala, Venkataraman Sankaranarayanan, Deepak Dhayanithy, Geetha MohanThis paper aims to critically examine how dual-listed multinational enterprises (MNEs) that are embedded across multiple national contexts interact with other actors to shape the…
Role of multinational buyers in ensuring worker voice through social dialogue: an exploratory study of the export oriented garment industry
Anisur R. Faroque, Imranul Hoque, Mohammad Osman GaniThis study aims to explore how multinational lead buyers can play an active role in ensuring worker voices in garment supplier factories where workers have limited space to raise…
Building synergistic mindsets in international business education: the unmet demands of a VUCA marketplace
Dina M. Abdelzaher, Muna OnumonuThe COVID-19 pandemic was an eye-opening experience that put to the test our crisis management competencies across many institutions, including those offered by institutions of…
A systems thinking approach to international business education
Viviana Pilato, Hinrich VossInternational business (IB) education typically focuses on the multinational enterprise (MNE) and how it navigates varying institutional setups for its own benefit. This…
Stepping stones across a fast-flowing river: supporting emerging scholars from emerging markets
Helena BarnardInternational business as a field values perspectives from various contexts, but scholars from emerging markets face a number of often-unseen challenges preventing them from fully…
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- Professor Rudolf Sinkovics
- Professor Mehdi Boussebaa
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