Global Strategy IG

Fainshmidt, Smith and Judge

This study examines how national competitiveness, measured as productivity per worker, is fostered within an economy using a sample of 90 developed and developing economies. We build upon Porter’s popular…

Susan Perkins, Randall Morck, Bernard Yeung – Innocents Abroad

We examine international joint ventures in the telecommunications industry in Brazil, where pyramidal groups are ubiquitous. We explain how corporate governance differences between pyramidal groups versus widely held freestanding firms…

Open Call for Applicants to Join the SMS Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee

The Strategic Management Society seeks members to apply to serve on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee of the SMS Board of Directors. The DEI Committee will focus on…

Manufacturing in Developed Countries at a Crossroads: Regional Reshoring or Strategic Outsourcing?

Release date: August 29, 2024 Panelists: Prof. Ziliang Deng (Peking University), Prof. Han Jiang (Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Prof. Peter Ping Li (CBS), and Prof. Nan Zhou (Tongji…

Innovating for the Grand Challenges: Debate on Voluntary Carbon Markets

Release date: September 4, 2024 Panelists: Florian Heeb, Andy King, Marco Montefiori, and Katherine Tatarinov Sponsor: The Global Strategy Interest Group Session Description: Climate change and the energy transition have…

Can state-owned firms reduce regulatory scrutiny when acquiring U.S. firms?

U.S. regulators are notoriously suspicious of companies with ties to foreign governments merging with or acquiring local firms. The concern is that these foreign entities are being influenced by the…

How Entrepreneurs Develop Diverse Social Ties, even in Divided Societies

Social networks provide entrepreneurs with invaluable resources, from finding funding and building a customer base to sourcing suppliers and specialists. The right social network not only reduces start-up risk, but…

Call for Proposals: Special Issues for Global Strategy Journal

Global Strategy Journal (GSJ) accepts submissions of proposals for Special Issues that address either novel and original topics in global strategy or established topics from a fresh perspective. Special issues…

After a Multinational Organization Fails, are its Employees Scarce Resources or Damaged Goods?

Working for a multinational corporation that failed—especially if you worked in the unit or physical location of the organization deemed responsible for the failure—has been shown to result in a…

When the chips are down, corporate boards disproportionately blame foreign CEOs according to new study

Immigrant representation in the C-suite is the new norm. Foreign-born CEOs currently lead several global corporations in the U.S., including Google, Microsoft, and Pepsi. In fact, almost 80% of America’s…

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