Multinational corporations and grand challenges: part of the problem, part of the solution?

IF 2 Q3 BUSINESS
Christoph Dörrenbächer, Mike Geppert, Ödül Bozkurt
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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to address the relationship between multinational corporations (MNCs) and grand challenges. Stressing the moderating impact of stakeholders and governments, it frames and introduces the six contributions of the special issue, equally divided into those illustrating how MNCs contribute to the existence of grand challenges and those exploring how MNCs contribute to addressing grand challenges.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on a review of the existing literature on the relationship between MNCs and grand challenges and recent developments in mainstream international business, the viewpoint emphasizes the need to move beyond a one-sided focus on the positive contributions of MNCs to grand challenges.

Findings

The special issue contributions reveal that even established MNCs are actively engaged in strategic efforts to perpetuate unsustainable practices and minimize the impact of societal rules and stakeholders. The contributions also highlight the complications when MNCs aim to tackle grand challenges.

Practical implications

Displaying positive practices of how MNCs contribute to the solution of grand challenges should not be considered a functional substitute for regulatory action, contrary to the frequent assertion of MNCs and their political representatives.

Originality/value

This special issue is the first one in IB to address the relationship between MNCs and grand challenges from an empirical vantage point.

跨国公司与重大挑战:问题的一部分,解决方案的一部分?
本研究的目的是探讨跨国公司与重大挑战之间的关系。在强调利益相关者和政府的调节作用的同时,本研究对特刊的六篇论文进行了构架和介绍,这六篇论文同样分为两部分,一部分说明跨国公司如何促成重大挑战的存在,另一部分探讨跨国公司如何为应对重大挑战做出贡献。设计/方法/途径在回顾跨国公司与重大挑战之间关系的现有文献以及主流国际商业的最新发展的基础上,该观点强调有必要超越片面关注跨国公司对重大挑战的积极贡献。实践意义与跨国公司及其政治代表经常宣称的相反,展示跨国公司如何为解决重大挑战做出贡献的积极做法不应被视为监管行动的功能替代品。原创性/价值本特刊是国际商学院第一本从实证角度探讨跨国公司与重大挑战之间关系的特刊。
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CiteScore
4.20
自引率
15.00%
发文量
17
期刊介绍: In recent years, the business practices and management philosophies of global enterprises have been subject to increasingly close scrutiny by commentators in the fields of journalism and academia. Such scrutiny has been motivated by a growing desire to examine the nature of globalisation, its impact on specific communities and its benefits for society as a whole. Coverage includes, but is not restricted to, issues of: ■Globalization ■Production and consumption ■Economic change ■Societal change ■Politics and power of organizations and governments ■Environmental impact
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