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Unveiling de-globalization and its management strategies: A case study of the German automotive industry
This case study elucidates the understanding of so far conceptual knowledge on de-globalization and examines how multinational enterprises' management addresses this phenomenon. By taking a particular industry and geographic perspective, the case study unveils the respective underlying de-globalization drivers and the management strategies adopted by the German automotive industry. Within this industry, the primary de-globalization driver is predominantly shaped by a geopolitical force unfolding its negative effects, especially due to the global automotive value chain's opaqueness and fragility. De-globalization pressures are navigated through a de-risking approach that strategically balances diversification to enhance flexibility, while encapsulating independent regional ecosystems. In contrast to prevailing expectations, the de-globalization phenomenon, characterized as an inverse form of globalization, does not inherently lead to multinational firms' de-internationalization; rather, it surprisingly presents opportunities for heightened firm internationalization. This renders the terminology of de-globalization currently applied in the literature inherently ambiguous and inconclusive. Consequently, beyond the drivers and management strategies of de-globalization, this study refines terminological clarity, elucidating the puzzling disparity between the prevailing de-globalization narrative and absence of multinational enterprises' discernible de-internationalization responses, proposing that the phenomenon is better labeled as re-globalization.
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.