Professor Rudolf Sinkovics' Outputs (5)

MNEs, human rights and the SDGs – the moderating role of business and human rights governance (2019)
Journal Article
Zagelmeyer, S., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2019). MNEs, human rights and the SDGs – the moderating role of business and human rights governance. Transnational corporations, 26(3), 33-62. https://doi.org/10.18356/f8a180a3-en

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ascribe specific roles to business organizations and have thus invigorated discussions on the link between the activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and int... Read More about MNEs, human rights and the SDGs – the moderating role of business and human rights governance.

An overview of social responsibility dimensions in international business (2019)
Book Chapter
Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., & Archie–Acheampong, J. (2019). An overview of social responsibility dimensions in international business. In L. C. Leonidou, C. S. Katsikeas, S. Samiee, & C. N. Leonidou (Eds.), Socially Responsible International Business (29-72). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788114127.00009

This chapter aims at taking stock of business-responsibility-related studies in international business (IB) research. Key features of this literature review include (1) a broad search strategy capturing both positive and negative aspects of responsib... Read More about An overview of social responsibility dimensions in international business.

The role of spirituality in Islamic business networks: The case of internationalizing Turkish SMEs (2019)
Journal Article
Kurt, Y., Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., & Yamin, M. (2020). The role of spirituality in Islamic business networks: The case of internationalizing Turkish SMEs. Journal of World Business, 55(1), Article 101034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2019.101034

This paper sets out to investigate the role of religion and spirituality in a business network context, with an empirical focus on the international business development of Turkish SMEs. By drawing on the concept of homophily and tie strength, we arg... Read More about The role of spirituality in Islamic business networks: The case of internationalizing Turkish SMEs.

International business and global value chains (2019)
Book Chapter
Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2019). International business and global value chains. In S. Ponte, G. Gereffi, & G. Raj-Reichert (Eds.), Handbook on Global Value Chains (417-431). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788113779.00035

The purpose of this chapter is to provide GVC scholars with an overview of the six main re-search paradigms on the study of the multinational enterprise within international business research. The chapter furthermore offers a number of suggestions on... Read More about International business and global value chains.

Knowledge connectivity in an adverse context – global value chains and Pakistani offshore service providers (2019)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, N., Choksy, U. S., Sinkovics, R. R., & Mudambi, R. (2019). Knowledge connectivity in an adverse context – global value chains and Pakistani offshore service providers. Management International Review, 59(1), 131-170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-018-0372-0

This paper contributes to theory building efforts around the concept of knowledge connectivity and its relevance in buyer-supplier relationships in global value chains. We use the Pakistani IT industry as our study context. Pakistan suffered a signif... Read More about Knowledge connectivity in an adverse context – global value chains and Pakistani offshore service providers.