The international business (IB) literature has always analyzed multinational enterprises
(MNEs) as firms that internalize market transactions across national borders. Over the last …

Within the international political economy (IPE) literature on global supply chains, there is
growing debate about the effectiveness of private global supply chain solutions to address …

In this framing paper for the special issue, we map significant research on global production
networks during the past decade in economic geography and adjacent fields. In line with the …

This paper analyses the role of intangibles in global value chains (GVCs). We find that the
intensification of the use of intangible assets within these chains has created new sources of …

" Chapter 1 Introduction: the Global Political Economy of Energy Transitions The question of
whether and how we can collectively steer our economy and society onto a lower carbon …

Multinational corporations use highly complex structures of parents and subsidiaries to
organize their operations and ownership. Offshore Financial Centers (OFCs) facilitate these …

Supply chains are fundamental to whether decent work flourishes or not. Not only do supply
chain dynamics shape employment practices and working conditions, but they also …

Our business model drives growth that is consistent, profitable, competitive–and
responsible. It is why we created the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP)… The USLP …

Since the global financial crisis, the world has seen a stark rise in financial investment in
farming and agricultural production. Indeed, finance has been identified as one of the main …

The fourth industrial revolution has become a prominent concept and imminent
technological change a major issue. Facets are everyone's concern but currently no one's …