This article reviews the rapidly growing domain of global value chain (GVC) research by
analyzing several highly cited conceptual frameworks and then appraising GVC studies …

Despite the significance attached to foreign direct investment (FDI) by Multinational
enterprises (MNEs), there are is no comprehensive review of the FDI literature. Moreover …

We argue that decoupling, defined as the process of weakening interdependence between
two nations or blocs of nations, has been ongoing between China and the United States and …

Contractor argues that the coronavirus outbreak only had temporary effects on the global
economy, and that post COVID-19 globalization will resume. We posit that the pandemic will …

Instead of the dire predictions of a post-pandemic world characterized by increased global
risks, decoupling of economies, shake-up of global value chains, and the retreat of …

De-globalization, now a distinct possibility, would induce a significant qualitative shift in
strategies, structures, and behaviors observable in international business (IB). Coming to …

The emergence of digital platforms and ecosystems (DPE) as a venue for value creation and
capture for multinational enterprises holds considerable implications for the theory and …

The original Uppsala model that was published in 1977 explains the internationalization
process of firms. We have further developed the model several times in the intervening …

In this article, we review critiques of international business (IB) research with a focus on
whether IB scholarship tackles “big questions.” We identify three major areas where IB …

We study the internationalization of digital service multinational enterprises (SMNCs),
focusing on how digitalization alters internalization theory's assumptions about the nature of …