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Informal networks as “global microstructures”: the case of German expatriates in Russia

Wagner, Gabriele; Vormbusch, Uwe - In: Critical perspectives on international business 6 (2010) 4, pp. 216-236

Purpose – Multinational companies are considered “driving forces” of globalization and “prime movers” of global …

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The structural violence of globalization

Srikantia, Jessica - In: critical perspectives on international business 12 (2016) 3, pp. 222-258

Purpose This paper aims to expose the violence intrinsic to globalization and to suggest a conceptual and practical … domain focused on arresting and preventing the structural violence of globalization. Design/methodology/approach The paper … communities around the globe is an inherent component of globalization; current notions of “development” and “poverty” provide …

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Pushing the frontiers of critical international business studies

Boussebaa, Mehdi; Morgan, Glenn - In: critical perspectives on international business 10 (2014) 1/2, pp. 96-106

Purpose – This paper aims to discuss the context- and power-sensitive approach to the study of multinationals that has emerged in the last decade, argues for the need to supplement it by a clearer focus on the wider geopolitical context in which multinationals operate and outlines the...

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FDI, international business and regulation

Vindelyn Smith‐Hillman, A.; Omar, Maktoba - In: European Business Review 17 (2005) 1, pp. 69-82

Purpose – Multinational corporations (MNCs) occupy a central role within the process of globalisation as evidenced through global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows valued at US$3.1 trillion by the end of 2000. The importance of regulation is evident through the significant growth in...

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Company oriented investment interest and cross‐border transactions under globalisation

Bitzenis, Aristidis P. - In: European Business Review 17 (2005) 6, pp. 547-565

Purpose – To investigate the trends of world foreign direct investment (FDI) flows during the last decades and to explore the reasons behind these trends and to examine the role of multinationals and their investment activities. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on the...

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De-internationalisation

Trąpczyński, Piotr - In: Baltic Journal of Management 11 (2016) 4, pp. 350-379

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically diagnose the current body of knowledge on de-internationalisation from the perspective of its various antecedents and implications for firms and to identify key research gaps and formulate recommendations for future research....

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Hyperglobalized individuals: the Internet, globalization, freedom and terrorism

Marsden, Christopher T. - In: Foresight 6 (2004) 3, pp. 128-140

‐faceted phase of globalization. It goes beyond traditional explanations of ICTs and globalization, which concentrate on the cultural …

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A proposed model of expatriates in multinational corporations

Liu, Ching‐Hsiang; Lee, Hung‐Wen - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 15 (2008) 2, pp. 176-193

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between job satisfaction, family support, learning orientation, organizational socialization and cross‐cultural training and cross‐cultural adjustment in the proposed model. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative...

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The impact of institutional processes, social networks, and culture on diffusion of global work values in multinational organizations

Rosenblatt, Valerie - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 18 (2011) 1, pp. 105-121

Purpose – Previous research has documented emergence of global work values and an important function of multinational organizations (MNOs) in their diffusion. However, studies on the processes supporting the diffusion of global work values have been limited. This study seeks to conceptually...

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Walmart and Carrefour experiences in China: resolving the structural paradox

Chuang, Ming‐Ling; Donegan, James J.; Ganon, Michele W.; … - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 18 (2011) 4, pp. 443-463

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to combine secondary sources and interviews with Chinese suppliers to explore the structural paradox faced by retail multinational firms in China as they balance the competing demands of standardization and localization. The authors describe the...

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