Global Strategy

Supplier evolution in global value chains and the new brand game…

We explore the emergence of rising power firms from the peripheries of GVCs. An increasing number of major brand-holding companies from traditionally industrialized economies have been acquired by suppliers from…

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Acquisitions as entrepreneurship

We investigate the rapid internationalization of many multinationals from emerging economies through acquisition in advanced economies. We conceptualize these acquisitions as an act and form of entrepreneurship, aimed to overcome…

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Born globals from emerging economies

Our research finds that exporting by young firms are enabled to a greater extent (than established firms) when they use Internet technologies and tap into mobile talent (such as cross-national…

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To engage or not to engage with host governments

Senior managers of multinational enterprises often examine when and how to engage, or not to engage, with host governments. We argue that senior managers are likely to choose to evade…

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Business models in global competition

MNEs seek value in the global marketplace through distinctive business models, as is the case in other markets. Global markets add layers of complication, as the MNE needs both a…

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Headquarters‐Subsidiary Knowledge Strategies at the Cluster Level

How do multinational enterprises (MNEs) transfer knowledge over space between clusters and between other locations? To explore this question, we construct a typology of four MNE knowledge strategies (replicating, scouting,…

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Tapping into Emerging Markets: EMNEs’ Strategies for Innovation Capability Building

This article explores EMNEs’innovation capability building in emerging markets.The paper provides a longitudinal account of how theBrazilian cosmetics firm Natura transitioned fromscant to ample innovation resources and processes.Building on the…

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Follow the Smoke: The Pollution Haven Effect on Global Sourcing

We examine whether and how for-eign environmental standards influence global sourcingdecisions. Taking a question-driven approach, we finda negative association between the stringency of acountry’s environmental standards and its share in…

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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.

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Catch-up via agglomeration: A study of township clusters

Despite the emergence of Chinese manufacturing industries over the past 30 years, little is known about how local clusters have helped Chinese firms catch up in global competition. By analyzing…

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