{"title":"Global strategy evolution, devolution or revolution: Disruptions to globalization and international business introversion","authors":"Demetris Vrontis , Riad Shams , Alkis Thrassou , Mario Kafouros","doi":"10.1016/j.intman.2024.101188","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Covid-19 Pandemic, along with its consequent and other parallel occurrences and crises across the socio-economic spectrum, has, indeed, become a game changer in international business (IB) and global strategy management research and practice. Most agree on that, but few agree on the ‘how’. To address this knowledge gap, this paper employs a critical review methodology, analyzing the extant literature on IB and other conjoint fields of research published within the last decade, and identifies, reflects on and delineates seven specific contexts and twenty-five corresponding issues that influence the future directions of IB research and practice for global strategy management. We argue that exploring and explaining these twenty-five issues related to these seven contexts, is instrumental for global strategy evolution, devolution or revolution, in the age of disruptions to globalization. Therefore, we invite colleagues from IB and other conjoint research fields to join the debate and contribute to the inexorable progress of IB and global strategy research and practice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47937,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Management","volume":"30 5","pages":"Article 101188"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1075425324000693/pdfft?md5=75ff59d0f0984cee1a8721ddc2874fed&pid=1-s2.0-S1075425324000693-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of International Management","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1075425324000693","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MANAGEMENT","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
The Covid-19 Pandemic, along with its consequent and other parallel occurrences and crises across the socio-economic spectrum, has, indeed, become a game changer in international business (IB) and global strategy management research and practice. Most agree on that, but few agree on the ‘how’. To address this knowledge gap, this paper employs a critical review methodology, analyzing the extant literature on IB and other conjoint fields of research published within the last decade, and identifies, reflects on and delineates seven specific contexts and twenty-five corresponding issues that influence the future directions of IB research and practice for global strategy management. We argue that exploring and explaining these twenty-five issues related to these seven contexts, is instrumental for global strategy evolution, devolution or revolution, in the age of disruptions to globalization. Therefore, we invite colleagues from IB and other conjoint research fields to join the debate and contribute to the inexorable progress of IB and global strategy research and practice.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of International Management is devoted to advancing an understanding of issues in the management of global enterprises, global management theory, and practice; and providing theoretical and managerial implications useful for the further development of research. It is designed to serve an audience of academic researchers and educators, as well as business professionals, by publishing both theoretical and empirical research relating to international management and strategy issues. JIM publishes theoretical and empirical research addressing international business strategy, comparative and cross-cultural management, risk management, organizational behavior, and human resource management, among others.