Purpose – This paper seeks to discuss the sustainability of the global economy. Design/methodology/approach – The approach takes the form of a discursive narrative based on practitioner experience. Findings – It was found that a sustainable economy can be encouraged by thinking in terms of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical perspective on China's official outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) data, commonly used in most research on the internationalization of Chinese companies. Owing to the deficiencies of China's statistical system, official OFDI data...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of learning, trust, and innovation in the auto‐component industry in China. The paper traces the shifting parameters of achieving global competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach – Research was conducted with 82 auto‐component...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the need for international managers to rethink current managerial practices, especially the application of a universalistic approach in an international business context. A differentiated managerial approach is recommended to meet the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to integrate the global value chain (GVC) perspective with firms' innovation in emerging economies (EEs) and explain why EE firms can improve their innovation capabilities more from their domestic markets by focusing on R&D and marketing than from...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to understand the success factors of mobile operators. Design/methodology/approach – Explores the business practices of leading carriers in Japan, South Korea, China, Europe and the USA. Findings – The paper finds several common characteristics in...

Purpose – To demonstrate that mainstream current ethical stances of corporate governance and associated strategic and operational management are contributors to global unsustainability, and to discuss issues and approaches for bringing governance and management into alignment with...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer an overall view of knowledge management challenges for global business via discussing the challenges and proposing theoretical and managerial implications. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a comprehensive literature review, the paper...