Call for Papers
EIBA-Workshop
‘The MNE in Turbulent Times’ October 11 – 12, 2024
Venue: Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Department of International Economics, Government and Business
Submission Deadline: 31 May 2024 (23:59 CEST)
Registration Deadline: 1 August 2024
In-person event
Department of International Economics, Government and Business
Submission Deadline: 31 May 2024 (23:59 CEST)
Registration Deadline: 1 August 2024
In-person event
This EIBA-Workshop aims to bring together junior and senior faculty to discuss how geopolitical pressures and disruptions affect MNE decisions and their resilience. It is organized in conjunction with the IBR Special Issue ‘How MNEs Adjust their Strategies and Operations in Response to a Turbulent IB Environment’ and the Nord-IB module ‘IB and political perspectives.’
Geopolitics has become an increasingly prominent topic in international business in the past decade. The growing scale and scope of threats posed by geopolitical shifts to the activities and survival of multinational enterprises (MNEs) have increasingly endangered MNEs and their subsidiaries operating in conflict-prone countries (Lee & Chung, 2022). In fact, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 not only caused significant disruptions to the global economy but also raised concerns about the involvement of businesses in conflict zones (Meyer & Estrin, 2023). The increased political and economic uncertainty is further exacerbated by the ongoing rivalry between the US and China, which has the potential to divide the world into two blocks and shake the international business environment of MNEs (Li, Shapiro, Peng & Ufimtseva, 2021). Thus, understanding the pressures that firms face in today’s global economy, increasingly characterized by fracturing blocs that discourage interaction in favour of techno-nationalistic agendas (Buckley, 2022), is of paramount importance.
In response to increased geopolitical pressures and the accompanying uncertainty, many MNEs face increased cost, political and economic risks, complexity in their supply chains, increased threats of terrorism, government instability and increases in arbitrary legal rulings in the markets in which they operate. Furthermore, many MNEs are faced with a variety of stakeholder pressures to disengage from host markets where they operate (i.e., Russia) while considering legal and ethical considerations (Mol, Rabbiosi & Santangelo, 2023). Thus, corporate strategies are challenged by the political disruptions leading MNEs through major strategic changes that involve new capability development or reevaluation of their existing capabilities.
With stakes much higher than before, businesses must find ways to manage geopolitical risk effectively. Yet, it is not clear how they should do this. This workshop aims to engage in discussions and learn how MNEs can overcome the challenges related to home-host country geopolitical risk. The workshop will also engage the participants in discussing policy and managerial implications with respect to the impact that a turbulent international business environment has on MNEs' daily operations.
In this workshop, we solicit contributions that address the MNEs’ strategic responses in the face of rising geopolitical risk. To this end, it is of great importance to understand:
• How can MNEs navigate the financial and ethical complexities due to geopolitical shifts?
• What international strategies do MNEs follow in order to deal with the new geopolitical pressures?
• What capabilities do MNEs have to re-evaluate or develop anew in order to remain resilient?
• How do MNEs leverage their non-market strategic capital to navigate the increased political uncertainty?
• Should firms disengage from a country facing political disruption?
EIBA Workshop organizers: Evis Sinani, Jens Gammelgaard, Kristin Brandl, Flladina Zilja, Michael Muller (all EGB, CBS), should you have any questions, please contact Evis Sinani at [email protected].
Key Dates:
Submission deadline: 31 May 2024
Notification for acceptance: 30 June 2024
Registration opens: 1 March 2024
Registration deadline: 1 August 2024
Workshop days: 11-12 October 2024
FOR FULL DETAILS, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE CALL FOR PAPERS HERE
References
Buckley, P. J. (2022). Navigating three vectors of power: Global strategy in a world of intense competition, aggressive nation states, and antagonistic civil society. Global Strategy Journal, 12(3), 543-554.
Devinney, T. M., & Hartwell, C. A. 2020. Varieties of populism. Global Strategy Journal, 10(1): 32– 66. Ciravegna, L., & Michailova, S. 2022. Why the world economy needs, but will not get, more globalization in the post-COVID-19 decade. Journal of International Business Studies, 53(1): 172–186. Lee, H., & Chung, C. C. (2022). Go small or go home: Operational exposure to violent conflicts and foreign subsidiary exit. Journal of World Business, 57(6), 101361. Li, J., Shapiro, D., Peng, M. W., & Ufimtseva, A. 2022. Corporate diplomacy in the age of US–China rivalry. Academy of Management Perspectives, 36(4): 1007–1032.
Meyer, K. & Estrin, S. 2023. It’s Hard to Say Goodbye: Managing Disengagement during Political Disruptions. AIB Insights, https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.72023.
Mol, M. J., Rabbiosi, L., & Santangelo, G. D. 2023. Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Danish MNEs in Russia Respond to a Geopolitical Shift. AIB Insights, 23(1): 68337. Witt, M. A. 2019. De-globalization: Theories, predictions, and opportunities for international Business research. Journal of International Business Studies, 50(7): 1053–1077
Geopolitics has become an increasingly prominent topic in international business in the past decade. The growing scale and scope of threats posed by geopolitical shifts to the activities and survival of multinational enterprises (MNEs) have increasingly endangered MNEs and their subsidiaries operating in conflict-prone countries (Lee & Chung, 2022). In fact, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 not only caused significant disruptions to the global economy but also raised concerns about the involvement of businesses in conflict zones (Meyer & Estrin, 2023). The increased political and economic uncertainty is further exacerbated by the ongoing rivalry between the US and China, which has the potential to divide the world into two blocks and shake the international business environment of MNEs (Li, Shapiro, Peng & Ufimtseva, 2021). Thus, understanding the pressures that firms face in today’s global economy, increasingly characterized by fracturing blocs that discourage interaction in favour of techno-nationalistic agendas (Buckley, 2022), is of paramount importance.
In response to increased geopolitical pressures and the accompanying uncertainty, many MNEs face increased cost, political and economic risks, complexity in their supply chains, increased threats of terrorism, government instability and increases in arbitrary legal rulings in the markets in which they operate. Furthermore, many MNEs are faced with a variety of stakeholder pressures to disengage from host markets where they operate (i.e., Russia) while considering legal and ethical considerations (Mol, Rabbiosi & Santangelo, 2023). Thus, corporate strategies are challenged by the political disruptions leading MNEs through major strategic changes that involve new capability development or reevaluation of their existing capabilities.
With stakes much higher than before, businesses must find ways to manage geopolitical risk effectively. Yet, it is not clear how they should do this. This workshop aims to engage in discussions and learn how MNEs can overcome the challenges related to home-host country geopolitical risk. The workshop will also engage the participants in discussing policy and managerial implications with respect to the impact that a turbulent international business environment has on MNEs' daily operations.
In this workshop, we solicit contributions that address the MNEs’ strategic responses in the face of rising geopolitical risk. To this end, it is of great importance to understand:
• How can MNEs navigate the financial and ethical complexities due to geopolitical shifts?
• What international strategies do MNEs follow in order to deal with the new geopolitical pressures?
• What capabilities do MNEs have to re-evaluate or develop anew in order to remain resilient?
• How do MNEs leverage their non-market strategic capital to navigate the increased political uncertainty?
• Should firms disengage from a country facing political disruption?
EIBA Workshop organizers: Evis Sinani, Jens Gammelgaard, Kristin Brandl, Flladina Zilja, Michael Muller (all EGB, CBS), should you have any questions, please contact Evis Sinani at [email protected].
Key Dates:
Submission deadline: 31 May 2024
Notification for acceptance: 30 June 2024
Registration opens: 1 March 2024
Registration deadline: 1 August 2024
Workshop days: 11-12 October 2024
FOR FULL DETAILS, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE CALL FOR PAPERS HERE
References
Buckley, P. J. (2022). Navigating three vectors of power: Global strategy in a world of intense competition, aggressive nation states, and antagonistic civil society. Global Strategy Journal, 12(3), 543-554.
Devinney, T. M., & Hartwell, C. A. 2020. Varieties of populism. Global Strategy Journal, 10(1): 32– 66. Ciravegna, L., & Michailova, S. 2022. Why the world economy needs, but will not get, more globalization in the post-COVID-19 decade. Journal of International Business Studies, 53(1): 172–186. Lee, H., & Chung, C. C. (2022). Go small or go home: Operational exposure to violent conflicts and foreign subsidiary exit. Journal of World Business, 57(6), 101361. Li, J., Shapiro, D., Peng, M. W., & Ufimtseva, A. 2022. Corporate diplomacy in the age of US–China rivalry. Academy of Management Perspectives, 36(4): 1007–1032.
Meyer, K. & Estrin, S. 2023. It’s Hard to Say Goodbye: Managing Disengagement during Political Disruptions. AIB Insights, https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.72023.
Mol, M. J., Rabbiosi, L., & Santangelo, G. D. 2023. Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Danish MNEs in Russia Respond to a Geopolitical Shift. AIB Insights, 23(1): 68337. Witt, M. A. 2019. De-globalization: Theories, predictions, and opportunities for international Business research. Journal of International Business Studies, 50(7): 1053–1077