Megatrends in International Business : Examining the Influence of Trends on Doing Business Internationally

Part I Introduction to Megatrends -- Megatrends in International Business: An Introduction to the Theme -- Megatrends and International Business -- Part II Entrepreneurship Trends -- Trends in International Entrepreneurship -- IGOs and Entrepreneurship: Understanding the Impact of Policy Compliance on Formal and Informal Entrepreneurial Activity -- Part III Selected Trends in Technology, Innovation and Emerging Markets -- The Role of Equity Resources in Early Internationalizing Firms: A Literature Review -- Artificial Intelligence of Things as an Accelerator of Circular Economy in International Business -- A Big Data Analysis of Perceived Image of the Belt and Road Initiative -- Firm Internationalisation and Corporate Governance: A Longitudinal Study on the Russian Federation -- Part IV Cultural, Strategic and Performance Considerations -- What Happens when Subsidiaries Go through a Change? Impact of Gaining an R&D Mandate on Subsidiary Managers’ Activities and Subsidiary Innovation -- Incorporating Home and Host Country Economic Growth Rates in Predicting the Impact of MNEs’ Strategic Flexibility on Local Economies -- The Clash of Cultures and Its Effect on Firm Performance Volatility -- To Exist or to Exit? Dynamic Managerial Capabilities and Global Connectedness in Foreign Divestment.