CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of
Journal of International Business Studies
MULTINATIONALS’ SOLUTIONS TO GRAND CHALLENGES
Special Issue Editors:
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Northeastern University ([log in to unmask])
Gerard George, Georgetown University ([log in to unmask])
Grazia D. Santangelo, Copenhagen Business School ([log in to unmask])
Laszlo Tihanyi, Rice University ([log in to unmask])
Xufei Ma, Tsinghua University ([log in to unmask])
Lemma Senbet, University of Maryland ([log in to unmask])
JIBS Supervising Editor: Jonathan Doh, Villanova University ([log in to unmask])
Deadline for Submission: October 15, 2023
Motivation for the Special Issue
This special issue aims to contribute to and guide this ongoing conversation by bringing attention to
multinationals’ solutions to Grand Challenges. Multinationals can be both non-financial and financial (e.g., large multinational banks operating regionally and
globally). This focus originates from the notion that MNEs are in a privileged position to address Grand Challenges and offer impactful solutions because Grand Challenges transcend national borders
and require cross-country answers. We are interested in submissions that focus on particular actions or initiatives taken by MNEs to solve specific Grand Challenges.
We also solicit studies that investigate the behavior of diverse groups of actors participating and collaborating with MNEs, including collaborations of MNEs with governments, transnational,
hybrid, and not-for-profit organizations to provide solutions (Teegen, Doh, & Vachani 2004). They can even take the form of local initiatives that are scaled and adopted by MNEs and international organizations in other geographics and jurisdictions as solutions
to Grand Challenges.
These solutions may involve strategic, operational, financial, marketing, technological, or other approaches that leverage MNEs’ capabilities, often in conjunction with private, public, and not-for-profit partners.
Alvaro CUERVO-CAZURRA
Professor, International Business and Strategy
Northeastern University, D’Amore-McKim School of
Business, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115, USA
Co-editor, Global
Strategy Journal
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www.cuervo-cazurra.com
Recent articles
The future of global strategy. GSJ
Host country politics and foreign multinationals' internationalization: a meta-analytical review. JMS
Recent books
Oxford Handbook on State Capitalism and the Firm. OUP
Innovating for the Middle of the Pyramid in Emerging Markets.
CUP
Building Strategic Capabilities in Emerging Markets. CUP