Global Strategy IG

Adaptation and The Multinational Enterprise: Four Challenges and What Survivors Do to Adapt

By Erin Bass If adaption is necessary for survival, why is it so hard? We tackle this question in our article titled, “Dynamic Capability Development in the MNE: Reconciling Routine…

Coronavirus Consequences on Global Value Chains

by Pavida Pananond, Gary Gereffi, and Torben Pedersen The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has evidently become the single most disruptive event in recent months. The scale of disruptions caused by the…

Shadow of the Great Firewall: The Impact of Google Blockade on Innovation in China

by Yanfeng Zheng and Qinyu (Ryan) Wang After its public confrontation with China Government and high profile exit from China in 2010, Google became less popular among Internet users in…

When are Foreign Industrial Co-owners a Plus to Fostering SOE Internationalization?

by Sergio Mariotti and Riccardo Marzano Opportunities and challenges for state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) to expand their activities abroad and to climb the rankings of the world‐class multinational corporations have been…

Strategic Responses to Crisis

A Virtual Special Issue edited by Matthias Wenzel, Sarah Stanske, and Marvin Lieberman Currently, the pandemic crisis is affecting the lives of people and organizations around the world. As the…

“Caught in the Crossfire”: MNCs in Armed Conflict Zones

Civil war and violent social conflict drove headlines around the world in 2016 with conflict in Syria, the Mediterranean refugee crisis, and the backlash to immigration taking center stage across Europe…

Research Chatter 8: The Urban Revival

by Charlie Williams   Downtowns and cities are hot. But if we look at it carefully, is this more than an anecdotal trend? Strategy has a long history of studying location…