This paper discusses the essential features of transnational corporations (TNCs). It is important to define TNCs in order to better understand their role and functions within a globally integrated system. The paper explores traditional conceptions of TNCs and briefly reviews their history

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the following questions: Are supply chains global or regional? What are the performance implications for firms? Design/methodology/approach – This paper classifies 183 large North American firms into home‐region oriented, host‐region...

On the basis of a hand-collected sample of 123 Chinese law firms, this article offers a comprehensive empirical examination into their globalization efforts. It finds that the majority of the firms have endeavoured to expand overseas than not. The most frequently used strategies are...