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International Business and SDG 8 - Exploring the Relationship between IB and Society (2024)
Book
Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., Boussebaa, M., & Fletcher, M. (Eds.). (2024). International Business and SDG 8 - Exploring the Relationship between IB and Society. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46802-5

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. The twelve associated targets call for action in a number of interconnected domains... Read More about International Business and SDG 8 - Exploring the Relationship between IB and Society.

Navigating Temporary Competitive Advantage: Pandemic‐Driven Strategies in the Global Airline Industry (2024)
Journal Article
Amankwah‐Amoah, J., Nyame-Asiamah, F., & Ayiine-Etigo, D. (online). Navigating Temporary Competitive Advantage: Pandemic‐Driven Strategies in the Global Airline Industry. Thunderbird International Business Review, https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22423

The present study examines the evolution and dynamics of temporary competitive advantage (TCA) in the volatile airline industry. This is illustrated by using the context of COVID‐19 pandemic to understand the risk faced by the global airline industry... Read More about Navigating Temporary Competitive Advantage: Pandemic‐Driven Strategies in the Global Airline Industry.

Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business (2024)
Journal Article
Jones, G. G., Lopes, T. D. S., Pananond, P., van Tulder, R., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (online). Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business. Critical Perspectives on International Business, https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-08-2024-0092

Purpose
This paper aims to explore the role of multi-national enterprises in addressing grand societal challenges, emphasising the need for integrating environmental and social aspects into business models. Drawing on the books of Geoffrey Jones (20... Read More about Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business.

How does colonial history matter for expatriate adjustment? The case of Brazilians in Portugal (2024)
Journal Article
Aguzzoli, R., Śliwa, M., Lengler, J., Brewster, C., & Quatrin, D. (online). How does colonial history matter for expatriate adjustment? The case of Brazilians in Portugal. Journal of International Business Studies, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00754-y

The literature on expatriation typically assumes that cultural and institutional familiarity facilitates expatriate adjustment. This assumption underplays the role of the historical context, especially the influence of painful colonial pasts that oft... Read More about How does colonial history matter for expatriate adjustment? The case of Brazilians in Portugal.

Digital transformation in public-private collaborations: The success of humanitarian supply chain operations (2024)
Journal Article
Akhtar, P., De Silva, M., Khan, Z., Tarba, S., Amankwah-Amoah, J., & Wood, G. (2025). Digital transformation in public-private collaborations: The success of humanitarian supply chain operations. International Journal of Production Economics, 279, Article 109461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109461

Recent years have seen the extensive use of big data analytics, related technological infrastructure, and machine learning applications for digital transformation. The resource dependency related to data-driven applications elicits public-private col... Read More about Digital transformation in public-private collaborations: The success of humanitarian supply chain operations.

Customer Concentration, Firm R&D Investment and Moderation Effects (2024)
Journal Article
Zhao, S., He, X., Ma, B., & Zuo, W. (2025). Customer Concentration, Firm R&D Investment and Moderation Effects. Journal of Business Research, 186, Article 115009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115009

Building on resource dependence theory (RDT) and attention-based view (ABV), this research examines the impact of customer concentration on firm R&D investment and the conditional factors. We argue a firm with heavy reliance on a high number of major... Read More about Customer Concentration, Firm R&D Investment and Moderation Effects.

Exploring periphery–core dynamics in international management: A review, characterizations, and future research agenda (2024)
Journal Article
Khan, Z., Wu, J., Khan, H., Amankwah-Amoah, J., Czinkota, M., & Zahoor, N. (2024). Exploring periphery–core dynamics in international management: A review, characterizations, and future research agenda. European Management Journal, 42(5), 653-657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2024.07.004

This Management Focus section aims to provide insights into the concept of periphery–core dynamics in international business and management. In this Management Focus section, we introduce several studies that illuminate various core issues situated w... Read More about Exploring periphery–core dynamics in international management: A review, characterizations, and future research agenda.