GSJ Special Issues
Special Issues are an important part of the Global Strategy Journal (GSJ). Special Issues primarily focus on a single topic of relevance to the entrepreneurship field and have the potential of opening new ground for further research.
Interested in submitting a Special Issue proposal? Review the Special Issue policies, then email the GSJ Editorial Office at gsj@strategicmanagement.net.
All Special Issue manuscripts considered for submission must be sent to GSJ's online submission site. For information as to the form of submission, including style and other submission guidelines, please click below
CURRENT SPECIAL ISSUES
Global Innovation in an Era of Disruptive Changes
Submission Window: September 15-30, 2025
The magnitude and breadth of two unprecedented disruptions across the globe are significantly affecting the innovation activities and strategies of multinational enterprises (MNEs): (1) the advent of digital innovations such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, cloud and quantum computing, and the internet of things (IoT), and (2) the growing geopolitical tensions between major economies that are redefining the international competitive landscape. These disruptions are affecting how MNEs create and appropriate value from their innovation activities, including R&D and non-R&D activities as well as business models. Although the global strategy literature has asserted that MNEs must constantly reconfigure themselves and strategically realign their innovation efforts to capture and synthesize globally dispersed knowledge across different countries and appropriability regimes, these disruptive changes influence the viability and effectiveness of such firm strategies.
The purpose of this special issue is to shed light on disruptive technological and geopolitical changes that require MNEs to reassess the organization of innovation in the global context and its interaction with their strategies. We seek papers that examine the role of the context and contextual characteristics on the behavior of MNEs engaging in R&D, technological, and business model innovation in order to manage new dynamics and stay competitive in the face of disruptive changes. In providing a re-evaluation of existing theories and a closer empirical examination of related topics, the special issue aims to advance our understanding of the factors that shape MNEs’ global management of innovation, strategies and structures. By examining the new dynamics of MNE innovation in the global context and their strategies and strategic management, the Special Issue also intends to offer pragmatic recommendations for managers and policymakers to help navigate global disruptions.
Please Note: Authors should submit their manuscripts between September 15 and 30, 2025.
Globalizing Intelligence: Orchestrating Artificial Intelligence for Global Advantage
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming global strategy, offering multinational enterprises (MNEs) and international new ventures (INVs) powerful tools to enhance competitiveness across borders (Zahra & Mudambi, 2025). While the rise of generative AI has sparked intense interest due to its transformative potential in language, creativity, and decision support (Birkinshaw & Lancefield, 2023), the broader integration of AI—ranging from predictive analytics to automation—continues to reshape how firms create value and organize globally (Lewin, 2024). AI is also expanding the methodological toolkit of international business research (Gu et al., 2025). This Special Issue invites theoretical and empirical contributions that explore how AI technologies, including but not limited to generative AI, shape global competitiveness, strategy formation, international scaling, and organizational change in both MNEs and INVs.
This Special Issue aims to deepen understanding of AI’s transformative role in global strategy and its implications for international management theory and practice. AI introduces opportunities and challenges across key dimensions of international management, including theories of internationalization, cultural and institutional barriers, knowledge transfer, governance, and organizational transformation and growth. Additionally, AI’s role in fostering competitive advantage, innovation, and resilience under volatile global conditions merits deeper exploration.
Published Past Special Issues
- Complexity and Multinationals
- Institutions and Entrepreneurship
- Strategies in the Global Digital Economy
- Global Value Chains, Governance, and Globalization Strategies
- Global Strategy in the Age of Skepticism of Globalization
- Microfoundations of Global Strategy: Role of Leadership and Manager Characteristics
- Political Connections in Global Competition
- Family Firms and Family Governed Multinationals in the Global Economy
- Strategic Management in Africa
- Innovating Business Models for Global Competition
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