This chapter explores the experiences of a group of New Zealand-based organizations from a range of industries and sectors in responding to the challenges wrought by COVID-19. Focusing on the board of directors, we relate the lived experiences of CEOs, board chairs and directors in handling the...

The paper analyses how multinational enterprises (MNEs) manage their interactions with host governments during the market entry process. A qualitative multiple case study collected data through in-depth interviews with multiple participants in six New Zealand MNEs. The analysis identifes two...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the relationship between economic upgrading (implementing higher value-added activities) and social upgrading (improvements in workers’ rights and employment) of supplier firms in global value chains (GVCs) governed by multinational enterprises (MNEs)....