The Changing Strategies of International Business: How MNEs Manage in a Changing Commercial and Political Landscape

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The ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (UK and Ireland Chapter) Published in association with the UK and Ireland Chapter of the Academy of International Business. In line with the 45th AIB-UKI conference, this edited collection brings together fresh perspectives on international business strategy, with a focus on the challenges faced by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in today’s changing commercial and political landscape. With a diverse range of contributors from varying international backgrounds, this book discusses the different strategies employed by MNEs, and analyses how they cope with the current global business environment. An extremely useful read for those studying globalisation and MNEs, this book provides an interdisciplinary and timely approach to international business strategy. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-2 Legitimacy and Institutional Governance Infrastructure: Understanding Political Risk from a Chinese MNE Perspective (Xia Han, Xiaohui Liu)....Pages 3-26 Applying Theory to Understand How Multinational Firms Address Brexit (Saad Laraqui, Bert J. Jarreau)....Pages 27-48 Bureaucrats in International Business: A Review of Five Decades of Research on State-Owned MNEs (Asmund Rygh)....Pages 49-69 Front Matter ....Pages 71-72 Contextual Transfer Barriers, Social Interaction, and Innovation Transfer Performance (Olivia H. Kang, Pao T. Kao)....Pages 73-94 Equity Ownership Strategy in Greenfield Investments: Influences of Host Country Infrastructure and MNE Resources in Emerging Markets (Ahmad Arslan, Jorma Larimo, Desislava Dikova)....Pages 95-116 The Value of Local Externalities in Country-of-Origin Clusters: Evidence from China (Berrbizne Urzelai, Francisco Puig)....Pages 117-133 Acquirer’s Country of Origin and Target Firm’s Performance (Jinlong Gu, Yong Yang, Roger Strange)....Pages 135-155 Human Rights Reporting of BRIC and Non-BRIC MNEs: An Exploratory Comparative Analysis (Stefan Zagelmeyer)....Pages 157-173 Front Matter ....Pages 175-176 The Role of Culture in Responsible Business Practice: An Exploration of Finnish and Russian SMEs (Maria Uzhegova, Lasse Torkkeli, Maria Ivanova-Gongne)....Pages 177-197 The Internationalization of Born-Digital Companies (Ioan-Iustin Vadana, Lasse Torkkeli, Olli Kuivalainen, Sami Saarenketo)....Pages 199-220 Technological Disruptions and Production Location Choices (Lisa De Propris, Diletta Pegoraro)....Pages 221-240 Back Matter ....Pages 241-243