Micro-political conflicts associated with corporate internationalization have been neglected by and large in the literature so far. Despite early consideration by the behavioral theory of internationalization, the specific strength of a micro-political approach, i.e. combining actors’...

The study of multinational companies (MNCs) has been split for many decades into two camps which hardly talked to each other: a) predominantly economic and functionalist oriented International Business Researchers, and b) largely social constructivist and critical management oriented...

pt. I. International market developments and firm performance -- pt. II. Host country institutional effects -- pt. III. Multi-point competition and rivalries -- pt. IV. Cross-border M&A integration and subsidiary development -- pt. V. Leadership and internationalization -- pt. VI. Boundless...