Social and Sustainability Dimensions of Regionalization and (Semi)globalization
Abstract
While publications on the regional nature of multinational enterprises have sparked a lively debate about the nature and measurement of regionalization and (semi)globalization, and performance implications are starting to be addressed, the broader societal and sustainability dimensions have received limited attention. Likewise, international business research on these issues has generally not considered regionalization and its consequences. This paper extends insights from the regionalization literature and broadens the debate by exploring aspects that arise when societal and sustainability implications are taken into account as well. It outlines several areas for further research, addressing geographic scope, organizational levels, and upstream/downstream and country/industry/issue peculiarities
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Citation
Kolk, A. (2010), "Social and Sustainability Dimensions of Regionalization and (Semi)globalization", Multinational Business Review, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 51-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/1525383X201000003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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