Critical Perspectives on International Business: Volume 20 Issue 1

Partnering for impact: unveiling the dynamics of collaboration between social enterprises and impact investors in emerging economies

Jeremiah Arigu Emmanuel, Chanaka Wijewardena, Hussain Gulzar Rammal, Priyan Pravin Khakhar

This study empirically aims to examine the collaboration between social enterprises (SEs) and impact investors (IIs), which are organisations with similar interests but with…

Situated between headquarters and local environment: local managers’ scope for action in training activities

Martina Fuchs, Johannes Westermeyer

The purpose of this paper is to explore the scope for action of local human resource managers, who are employed in foreign subsidiaries of multinational companies (MNCs), for…

Critical perspective on consumer animosity amid Russia-Ukraine war

Naeem Akhtar, Huda Khan, Umar Iqbal Siddiqi, Tahir Islam, Iva Atanassova

Consumer animosity in the wake of Russia–Ukraine war has gained significance in consumer behavior research. In this line, this study aims to examine the critical influence of…

Moving beyond delinking, decoloniality and the pluriverse: reflections on the “decolonizing international business” debate

Stefan Zagelmeyer

This viewpoint adds context and variety to the “decolonizing international business” debate by engaging in a discussion of the decolonial thinking approach and proposing a broader…

Apocalypse unleashed: a critical perspective on complexity science, catastrophes, and black swan events in international business

Rolando Gonzales Martinez

The purpose of this study is to propose a methodological approach for modeling catastrophic consequences caused by black swan events, based on complexity science, and framed on…

The role of institutional and stakeholder interaction in integrated reporting policy development

Rania AbuRaya

This study aims to investigate the role of institutional and stakeholder interaction in the development of integrated reporting policy by the International Integrated Reporting…