Walking the talk? : MNEs transitioning towards a sustainable world

• Other Authors: Tulder, Rob van (Editor), Grøgaard, Birgitte (Editor), Lunnan, Randi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2024.
• Series: Progress in international business research ; volume 18.
• Subjects: International business enterprises > Environmental aspects.; Social responsibility of business.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781835491195
• DOI: 10.1108/S1745-8862202418
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (500 pages)

Across the globe, concerns escalate about the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on global climate conditions, implications on global trade from pandemics, and the destruction of ecosystems from the exploitation of limited and non-replaceable global resources. Politicians and businesses alike agree...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Setting the Scene / Rob van Tulder, Birgitte Grøgaard, and Randi Lunnan
• Part I: Walking the Talk in International Business Studies
• Chapter 2. Evidence-Based International Business Scholarship / Alain Verbeke
• Chapter 3. Taking Wishes for Reality: The Neglected Role of Complementary Resources in the Choice of Foreign Market Entry, the Internationalization of Digital Ventures, and Catching-up by Emerging Market Firms / Jean-Francois Hennart
• Chapter 4. Distance, (Multi)regional Strategies, and Limitations to Bridge Distance / Thomas Hutzschenreuter
• Chapter 5. Governance for Sustainability: Alain Verbeke's Contribution To International Business Scholarship and Practice / Liena Kano and Luciano Ciravegna
• Part II: Walking the Talk in Sustainability Issues
• Chapter 6. The Societal Responsibilities of Corporations in the 21st Century: Four Types of Challenges, Four Types of Strategies / Jacqueline Mees-Buss
• Chapter 7. Behind the Talk: Towards a Conceptual and Analytical Framework of Corporate Human Rights Reporting / Stefan Zagelmeyer
• Chapter 8. The European Union's Cross-Border Adjustment Mechanism and its Implications for International Business / Viviana Pilato and Ari Van Assche
• Chapter 9. How Can Large International Financial Firms 'Go Green' and 'Walk the Talk'? / John Holland
• Part III: Walking the Talk at the Interface with Government Policies
• Chapter 10. The Involvement of Firms in Chinese Foreign Aid Projects: A Data Overview and Research Agenda / Guus Hendricks
• Chapter 11. De-internationalization or Re-internationalization? The Role of Environmental Sustainability Orientation at Firm and Country-Level / Martina Barbaglia, Roberto Bianchini, Vincenzo Buttice, and Stefano Elia
• Chapter 12. Diffusion of Technologies: Delivering on the Promises of Battery Electric Vehicles / Alessandro Lampo and Susana C. Silva
• Chapter 13. Discussing Insights from the Carbon Performance Literature for IB: The Institutional Complexity of Climate Change Policy / Gunnar Leymann and Anna Kehl
• Part IV: Walking the Talk in International Value Chains
• Chapter 14. How Institutions Influence Firms' Climate Change Strategies: Extending the Perspectives of International Business and Global Value Chains with Business Systems / Mohammad B. Rana and Matthew M.C. Allen
• Chapter 15. Come Closer! On Transaction Costs and Spatial Choices in a Circular Economy / Corina Fehlner
• Chapter 16. Disentangling the Effects of Circular Economy Principles on GVCs' Activities, Configuration, and Governance / Christina Di Stefano, Stefano Elia, Paola Garrone, and Lucia Piscitello
• Chapter 17. The Role of Sustainability in Backshoring Decisions - A Conceptual Framework / Lise Lillebrygfjeld Halse
• Chapter 18. Corporate Social Responsibility, Irresponsibility, and Firms' Financial Performance: Evidence from Emerging vs. Developed Countries / Stefano Elia, Gezim Hoxha, and Lucia Piscitello
• Chapter 19. The Role of NGOs in the Transition Towards More Sustainable and Innovative Agri-Food GVCs / Cyntia Vilasboas Calixto Casnici, Germano Glufke Reis, David Schulzmann, Marina Papanastassiou, and Jeremy Clegg.