Global Strategy

Global Strategy 2025 Annual Business Meeting

September 19, 2025 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am CDT.

Exporter Resilience in War-Torn Ukraine Reveals a Unique Culture of Cross-Border Trust

As the shocks of war continue to be a daily reality for people in Ukraine, smaller exporting firms have demonstrated the critical role of relational capital—fostering trust, cooperation, and communication with foreign partners—to survive and adapt to extreme crises.

Want to Unlock Value from Intangible Assets Abroad? Make Sure Your Board Is Up to the Task

As global investments in intangibles continue to rise, companies face growing pressure to optimize the value derived from these assets, especially when expanding into international markets.

The Cousin Marriage Tradition and How It Affects Business Performance in Africa

The informal sector is ubiquitous in Africa and other emerging markets. The performance of these informal firms can be significantly influenced by informal institutions. But what are the deep roots of informal institutions? And how have they interacted with the colonial shocks in Africa?

Debate: Global Strategy and Geopolitical Dynamics in Latin America

Join us for a moderated discussion on how the newly forming geopolitics will impact companies in Latin America, and the rest of the world. We will follow a modified Ox-Bridge style debate.

How Cultural Flexibility Fuels Entrepreneurship

While looser cultures offer fertile ground for entrepreneurship and innovation, tight cultures hold entrepreneurial potential that can be unlocked with strategic support.

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…

Innovating for the Grand Challenges: Debate on Voluntary Carbon Markets

This debate is presented by the Global Strategy Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society.

SMS Global Strategy IG&C Debate Series

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