Re-solving wicked problems in global value chains: how probing into modern slavery can advance MNE research and support better policymaking

IF 2 Q3 BUSINESS
Matevž (Matt) Rašković
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Purpose This paper aims to respond to the response pieces by Burmester (2024) and by Dindial and Voss (2024) to the original paper on “Taming wicked problems through international business policy: recommendations for addressing modern slavery”. Beyond engaging with the issues raised by Burmester (2024) and Dindial and Voss (2024), the follow-up helps further clarify the key difference between so-called “grand challenges” and “wicked problems” for both international business (IB) policymaking and multinational enterprise (MNE) research. Design/methodology/approach In response to Burmester (2024), the paper juxtaposes key literature on grand challenges and wicked problems to show the theoretical value of applying a wicked problem lens to modern slavery. In engaging with some of the issues raised by Dindial and Voss (2024), this paper further builds on the most current review papers on navigating control and coordination issues within MNEs and the literature on global value chains (GVCs). Findings The paper operationalises the field of IB policy of relevance to modern slavery research and proposes an augmented conceptual model of MNEs’ control and coordination mechanisms to address modern slavery under conditions of distributed responsibility in their GVCs. Originality/value This paper problematizes the grand challenges’ label imposed on modern slavery and leverages a wicked problem theoretical toolkit that can help better guide modern slavery’s global and multi-level governance nexus. The proposed augmented conceptual model also provides a significant attempt to address some of the key theoretical gaps in GVC and MNE control−coordination literature.
重新解决全球价值链中的邪恶问题:探究现代奴隶制如何推动多国企业研究并支持更好的决策
目的 本文旨在回应 Burmester(2024 年)以及 Dindial 和 Voss(2024 年)对 "通过国际商 业政策驯服邪恶问题:解决现代奴隶制问题的建议 "这篇原始论文的回应文章。除了回应 Burmester (2024) 和 Dindial and Voss (2024)提出的问题之外,本后续报告还有助于进一步澄清所谓的 "重大挑战 "与 "邪恶问题 "之间的关键区别,从而为国际商业(IB)决策和跨国企业(MNE)研究提供参考。在探讨 Dindial 和 Voss(2024 年)提出的一些问题时,本文进一步借鉴了有关在多国企业内部驾驭控制和协调问题的最新综述论文以及有关全球价值链(GVCs)的文献。研究结果本文将与现代奴隶制研究相关的国际企业政策领域付诸实施,并提出了一个关于跨国企业控制和协调机制的增强概念模型,以便在其全球价值链中责任分散的条件下解决现代奴隶制问题。本文提出的增强概念模型还为解决全球价值链和跨国企业控制-协调文献中的一些关键理论空白提供了重要尝试。
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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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