In this paper we examine foreign location choices of the top 100 US multinational corporations (MNCs) in 1980 and 2000. We first ask whether there has been a change in MNC foreign location choice in this two-decade period. Second, we explore the underlying reasons of location change by focusing...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the content of multinational corporations' (MNCs') web sites from a holistic viewpoint. Specifically, seven types of content, including communication, general information, marketing information, employment information, financial information, service, and...

Supply chain scholars have begun to recognize the institutional influences on supply chains, yet scarce attention has been directed towards the fact that global supply chains often comprise different institutions. This omission represents a severe shortcoming because the understanding of what...

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed many of the weaknesses in our current systems of government and commerce. In this essay, I provide some historical context to the recent era of "hyper-globalization." I then present multiple factors-economic, social, political, technological, and...

The purpose of this article is to discuss the risks for Chinese companies that are interested in pursuing international business opportunities. Drawing from personal industry experience, experience teaching Chinese entrepreneurs/managers in China, and marketing management class lectures, I...

This case describes the immense success of Chick-fil-A in the United States and its first major international expansion efforts in Toronto, Canada, and Reading, England amid increased competition in the United States. Although Chick-fil-A had become the third-largest fast-food chain in the...

Objective: The objective of the article is to explore the configurations of dynamic capability activities and the global mindset attributes of managers that lead to international opportunity recognition. Particularly, sensing capability, seizing capability, transforming capability, networking...