This paper presents the methodology and findings from a Foresight process on the advancement of social sustainability in global value production networks. A methodology was developed that combines exploratory scenario development with elements from backcasting and normative scenario building in...

Labour issues in global supply chains have been a thorny problem for both buyer firms and their suppliers. Research initially focused mostly on the bilateral relationship between buyer firms and suppliers, looking at arm’s-length and close collaboration modes, and the associated mechanisms of...

The relationship between multinational enterprises (MNEs) and governments has evolved over time, from a period of conflict after World War II to a more cooperative relationship in the 1970s and 1980s (Dunning, 1993). In the 1990s, many host governments sought foreign direct investments (FDIs) by...

"Business and Development Studies: Issues and Perspectives provides a comprehensive collection of cutting edge theoretical and empirical contributions to the emerging field of business and development studies. Compared to more traditional business school accounts of business in developing...

From LDC to Lower Middle Income Country -- From Million to Billion dollar industry -- From First generation to Second generation Entrepreneurs -- Case study: Small garment factory -- Case study: Medium and Large Factory -- Transnational Governance: Accord and Alliance -- Challenges of...