Del 101 - Research in the Sociology of Organizations

Reinterpreting Multinational Enterprises through a Revitalized Transnational Social Space Perspective

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Av Mike Geppert, Ödül Bozkurt, Christoph Dörrenbächer

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The transnational social space approach has been extensively utilized in migration studies and partly also in management studies. In the latter, a key research focus is on multinational enterprises (MNEs). This Research in the Sociology of Organizations volume reinvigorates and leverages the transnational social space approach to further develop it, addressing the role of MNEs in solving Grand Challenges.Taking an interdisciplinary approach by drawing on ideas outside of mainstream Organization Studies, such as Social Geography, Migration Studies, Political Economy, Economic Sociology, and International Business, papers take on the challenge of addressing ‘wicked problems’ like climate change, poverty, health, and inequality.Applying the transnational social space idea as an ‘envelop framework’, the papers broaden the scope of theorizing from various theoretical angles and disciplines and enlarge the empirical scope to fields where the MNE is not automatically the central unit of study. Also, paying attention to whether and how MNEs can shape and, in some cases, distort transnational social spaces as powerful players, the papers, taken together, investigate when, why, and how MNEs can be seen as part of the problem or the solution to grand challenges.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-03-25
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieResearch in the Sociology of Organizations
FörlagEmerald Publishing Limited
ISBN9781836081692

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Mike Geppert is Professor of Strategic and International Management in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.Ödül Bozkurt is Professor of Work and Employment in the Department of Management at the University of Sussex Business School, UK.Christoph Dörrenbächer is a Professor of Organizational Design and Behaviour in International Business in the Department of Business and Economics at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany.

Chapter 1. Reinterpreting Multinational Enterprises through a Revitalized Transnational Social Space Perspective: Introduction and Outlook; Mike Geppert, Ödül Bozkurt, and Christoph DörrenbächerPART IChapter 2. The Self-Preservation Perspective of the MNE Applied in an Emerging Transnational Social Space: A New Theoretical Lens for Analyzing Anti-Societal Firm Behavior; Stephen R. Buzdugan, David Freund, Mats Forsgren, and Ulf HolmChapter 3. A Seat at the Table: A Polycentric Perspective on MNEs and Grand Challenges; Christopher A. HartwellChapter 4. International Sanctions, Transnational Social Space Dynamics and Human Resource Implications for Multinational Enterprises; Fang Lee Cooke and Geoffrey WoodPART IIChapter 5. On the Role of Issue-based Transnational Communities in MNE Organizing for Sustainability; Lutz Preuss and Ralf BarkemeyerChapter 6. Global Value Chains and Transnational Social Spaces and Communities: The Emergence of a Circular Economy in the Apparel Industry; Mohammad B. Rana, Matthew M. C. Allen, and Syed Ahmed TajuddinChapter 7. Developing Transnational Social Space in an Emerging Market: How a Chinese NGO Led Apple to Clean Up Local Supply Chains; Haitao Yu, Jacky Hong, and Wenjie LiuPART IIIChapter 8. Global Issues and Transnational Social Spaces: The Attention of Multinational Enterprises to Grand Challenges; Philipp Poschmann, Lisa-Maria Gerhardt, Michael Hunoldt, Jan Goldenstein, and Peter WalgenbachChapter 9. Globalism and Its Discontents: A Case Study of Two Turkish MNCs between Globalism and Nationalism; Ozan Duygulu and S. Arzu WastiPART IVChapter 10. Transnational Communities in MNE Organizing for Sustainability: Towards a Typology; Lutz Preuss and Ralf BarkemeyerChapter 11. The Failure of the International Business Discipline to Revitalize the Understanding of the Multinational Enterprise: The Example of the Global Factory Approach; Christoph Dörrenbächer and Mike Geppert

This Research in the Sociology of Organizations volume offers innovative theoretical and methodological contributions to research on MNEs. We are living in extraordinary times – marked by shifting geopolitics, rising nationalism, rapid advances in artificial intelligence, and other transformative forces – that are reshaping MNEs both internally and externally. In response, it is crucial for researchers to reconceptualize and rethink how we study MNEs as complex, dynamic organizations. This Research in the Sociology of Organizations volume contributes to that effort by introducing the transnational social space perspective, offering valuable insights into the evolving role of MNEs in addressing grand societal challenges. It also fosters critical reflection on the future of MNEs in a rapidly changing world.