While the MNDEVELOP project is ongoing, we will share results and insights as they emerge. On this page we will share articles and reports for academics.
Workshops
MNEDEVELOP Birmingham Workshop : 6 April 2022
MNEDEVELOP Sao Paulo Workshop : 3-5 April 2023
MNEDEVELOP Sao Paulo Academic and Stakeholder Workshops: 1 and 3 April 2025
MNEDEVELOP Medellin Stakeholder Workshop: 2 March 2026
Conferences and panel discussions
2022
British Academy of Management (BAM) Annual Conference at the Alliance Manchester Business School, U.K., 31 August – 1 September 2022: Prof Axèle Giroud panel organiser on Multinational Enterprises and Responsible Business”, with Prof. Timothy Devinney, Dr Stefan Zagelmeyer, Dr Asmund Rygh, Dr Matthew Alford and Dr Dimitrija Kalanoski.
European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference at BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, 8-10 December 2022: Prof Pervez Ghauri participated in two panel discussions: One discussion on “The new realities, SDGs and the global value chain” (chaired by Tiina Ritvala) and another discussion on “Are MNEs contributing towards achievement of SDGs?” (chaired by Shasha Zhao).
European International Business Association (EIBA) annual conference at BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, 8-10 December 2022: Prof Axèle Giroud was panel organiser on “Multinational Strategies for Inclusive Development”, with Prof Pervez Ghauri, Dr Jorge Carneiro, Dr Amelia Santos-Paulino (UNCTAD, Switzerland), Cruz Bernardo Ivo (Secretary of State, Government of Portugal), Melén Hånell Sara (Mälardalen University, Sweden), Prof A. Saka-Helmout (University of Radbout, the Netherlands), Dr Tolstoy Daniel (Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden).
2023
Academy of International Business (AIB) Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter Conference at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), São Paulo, 29-31 March 2023: Dr Jorge Carneiro organised a panel discussion on “MNEDEVELOP Multinationals and disadvantaged communities” with Prof Pervez Ghauri, Maria Tereza Leme Fleury (AIB President), Valeria Michel (Tetra Pak), João Paulo Pacífico (Gaia Group), Maria-Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez (EAFIT University, Colombia).
Academy of International Business (AIB) UK & Ireland Chapter Conference at University of Glasgow, Scotland, 14-15 April 2023: Renan Oliveira and Jayne Cathcart presented paper on “Multinational Enterprises and disadvantaged communities in emerging markets: A literature Review”.
Consortium for International Marketing and Research (CIMaR) annual conference at University of Fortaleza, Brazil, 21 June 2023: Prof Pervez Ghauri and Dr Jorge Carneiro participated in a panel discussion on “Multinationals and Inclusive Development in Latin America and the Caribbean” with Darline Oliveira (Head of ESG at Diego) and Thays Garcia (Head of Sustainability at M. Dias Branco).
European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference at ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics & Management, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 15-17 December 2023: Renan Oliveira and Jayne Cathcart presented a paper on “Multinational Enterprises and disadvantaged communities in emerging markets: A literature Review”.
2024
Research seminar at Radboud University, The Netherlands, 12 March 2024: Prof Axèle Giroud delivered a research seminar on “MNEs’ Strategies for Societal Impact: Interaction with Marginalised Communities”.
Research seminar at Amsterdam Business School, The Netherlands, 14 March 2024: Prof Axèle Giroud delivered a research seminar on “MNEs’ Strategies for Societal Impact: Interaction with Marginalised Communities”.
Academy of International Business (AIB) Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter Conference at Mona School of Business & Management, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, 20-22 March 2024: Prof Pervez Ghauri and Dr Jorge Carneiro participated in a panel discussion on “Multi-stakeholder action for inclusive development: The Latin America and Caribbean experience” with Blake Widmer (social entrepreneur and co-founder of Deaf Can! coffee), Dr Beverley Morgan (Head of Competitiveness Company – NGO), Sonja Julien-Wells (Corporate Responsibility Leader and Growth, Purpose and Marketing Leader, Deloitte Caribbean and Bermuda), Maria-Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez (EAFIT University, Colombia) and Maria Tereza Leme Fleury (FGV São Paulo School of Business Administration, Brazil).
European International Business Academy (EIBA) conference at Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, 12-14 December 2024. Prof. Axèle Giroud organised a panel titled “MNEs’ Societal Impact: What do we know, where do we go?”, with Prof. Pervez Ghauri (University of Birmingham, UK), Prof. Jorge Carneiro (FGV, Brazil), Dr Amelia Santos-Paulino (UNCTAD, Switzerland), Khadija van der Straaten (Erasmus University, the Netherlands), Marleen Wierenga (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway).
2025
Academy of International Business (AIB) UK&I annual conference at University of Surrey, 24-26th April, 2025: Prof Axèle Giroud (2025) presented in a panel discussion on “Nonmarket Strategy in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainty”. Chair: Dr Abdelraouf Bouguerra (University of Surrey, U.K.). Co-panelists: Professor Jonathan Doh (Villanova University, U.S.), Professor Thomas Lawton (Cork University Business School, Ireland), Dr Vikrant Shirodkar (University of Sussex, U.K.). Discussant Professor Sorin Krammer (University of Southampton, U.K.).
Research seminar at Copenhagen Business School, 11 June 2025: Prof Axèle Giroud delivered a research seminar on “MNEs’ Strategies for Societal Impact: Engaging with Disadvantaged Communities in Emerging Markets”.
Research Seminar at University of Nottingham Business School, Ningbo, China, 13 November 2025: Prof Axèle Giroud delivered a research seminar on “MNEs’ Strategies for Societal Impact: Engaging with Disadvantaged Communities in Emerging Markets”.
European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference at University of Piraeus, Athens, Greece, 11-13 December 2025: Prof. Axèle Giroud presented a paper on “MNEs Strategies for Societal Impact: Engaging with Disadvantaged Communities in Emerging Markets”; and Prof. Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez presented a paper on “Ethical Terminology When Discussing Vulnerability in International Business Contexts”.
2026
Academy of International Business (AIB) Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter Conference at University of Lima, Lima, Peru, 3-5 March 2026:
Prof. Pervez Ghauri presented in a panel discussion on: “Emerging Market Multinationals”. Moderator: Bill Newburry. Co-panelists: Marcio Amaral, Álvaro Cuervo Cazurra, Matt Raskovic and Mike Peng.
Prof. Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez presented a paper on: “Ethical Implications of Terminology Used to Refer to Vulnerabilised Populations in International Business Contexts: A Critical Analysis of Academic and Corporate Discourses”.
Prof. Axèle Giroud presented in a panel discussion on “The Contribution of European and Latin American Multinationals to Inclusive Development in Latin America”. Moderator: Prof. Jorge Carneiro. Co-panelists: Miguel Córdova (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Maria Tereza Fleury (FGV-EAESP & AIB past president, Brazil), Lourdes Álvarez (Director General of Impact Assessment and Economic Studies at the Ministry of Production), Jorge López-Doriga (Chief Communication and Sustainability Officer in AJE Group), Sandra Contreras (Executive Director in World Vision Peru).
Project-related publications
Cathcart, J., Oliveira, R., Giroud, A., Carneiro, J., & Ghauri, P. (2026) Multinational enterprises and disadvantaged communities in emerging markets: A review and theoretical framework. International Journal of Management Reviews e70018. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.70018
Oliveira R, Carneiro J. (2026). A conceptual multi-stakeholder model of social micro-franchising: building resilient communities of waste pickers in Latin America. Multinational Business Review, 1-22. https://10.1108/mbr-01-2025-0009
Oliveira, R., Cathcart, J., Giroud, A., Carneiro, J., & Ghauri, P. (2024). MNEs and disadvantaged communities in emerging markets: Paths to SDG8. In R. Sinkovics, & O. Kuivalainen (Eds.), International Business and SDG8 – Are we on course? (The Academy of International Business). Palgrave Macmillan.
Relevant publications – team members
Books
Ghauri, P. Elg, U. & Melen, S. (Editors), (2023) Creating Sustainable Competitive Position: Ethical Challenges for International Firms, Bingley, Emerald.
Ghauri, P., Fu, X., & Vataanen, J. (2018), Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development, London: Emerald.
Hadjikhani, A., Elg, U. & Ghauri, P. (2012), Business, Society and Politics: Multinationals in Emerging Markets, Bingley: Emerald.
Journal articles
Azémar, C. & Giroud, A. (2023). “World Investment Report 2022: International Tax Reforms and Sustainable Development”, Journal of International Business Policy, 6 (2), 235–239. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s42214-023-00148-1
Azevedo, G., Carneiro, J., Rodriguez, C., & Gonzalez-Perez, M. A. (2020). “Rebalancing society: Learning from the experience of Latin American progressive leaders”, Journal of Business Research, 119: 511-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.08.007
Barki, E., Carneiro, J., Fleury, M. T. L. & Oliveira, R. (2025) ‘Exploring corporate strategies for inclusive development at the base of the pyramid in Brazil’, Multinational Business Review, pp. 1–27, https://doi.org/10.1108/MBR-01-2025-0008
Battisti, E., Rammal, H., Merchant, H., Ghauri, P. and Nirino, N. (2025), “Corporate social responsibility challenges of international service firms: An introduction and research agenda”, Management International Review, 65(3), pp.399-414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-025-00591-7
Carneiro, J., Matos, N. & Husted, B. (2015), “Free markets and social inclusion: Toward a common goal”, Journal of Business Research, 68(2), 173-176, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.09.025
Dang, Q., Rammal, H., Ghauri, P., Jasovska, P. and Velasquez, S. (2024). “Caught in the middle’: Effects on and reactions of Vietnamese timber exporters in the context of US-China economic sanctions”, Journal of World Business, 59(6), p.101583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2024.101583
Elg, U. Ghauri, P., Child, J. & Collinson, S. (2017). “MNE micro-foundations and routines for building a legitimate and sustainable position in emerging markets”, Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38(9), 1320-1337. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2214
Elg, U., Ghauri, P. & Schaumann, J. (2015), “Internationalization through socio-political relationships: MNEs in India”, Long Range Planning, 48(5), 334 – 345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2014.09.007
Farman, N., Freeman, S., Khan, A.W., Cavusgil, S.T., Khan, H. and Ghauri, P., 2026. “Opening the black box: how managers’ political ideologies drive CSR decision-making through information processing”. Journal of Business Research, 205 : 115900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115900
Fu, X., Fu, M., Ghauri, P. & Khan, H. (2023), “Tackling Exigent Grand Challenges through Corporate Social Innovation: Evidence from Covid-19 Pandemic”, Journal of Product Innovation Management, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12691
Fu, X., Ghauri, P., Ogbonna, N. and Xing, X. (2023), “Platform based business model and entrepreneurs from base of the pyramid”, Technovation, 119, 102451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102451
Fu, X., Lu, J. & Ghauri, P. (2025), “Digital Technology and Inclusive Development During Global Crisis: Evidence from a randomised experiment in Bangladesh”, Research Policy, 54(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105173
Gentile-Lüdecke, S. & Giroud, A. (2012), “Knowledge transfer from TNCs and upgrading of domestic firms: A study from the Polish automotive sector”, World Development, 40(4), 796–807, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.09.024
Gentile-Lüdecke Simona and Giroud Axèle (2010), “Does the East learn from the West? How Polish automotive suppliers learn from Western MNEs”, Journal of East-West Business,15 (3&4), 271-294. https://doi.org/10.1080/10669860903436176
Ghauri, P. (2022). “The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals”, AIB Insights, 22 (1), 1-5. DOI:10.46697/001c.31077
Ghauri, P. & Yamin, M. (2009), “Revisiting the Impact of Multinational Enterprises on Economic Development”, Journal of World Business, 44(2), 105-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2008.05.010
Ghauri, P., Fu, X. and Minayora, A. (2022.), “Digital technology-based entrepreneurial pursuit of the marginalised communities”, Journal of International Management, 28(2), p.100948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2022.100948
Ghauri, P., Tasavori, M. & Zaefarian, R. (2014), “Internationalization of Service Firms Through Corporate Social Entrepreneurship and Networking”, International Marketing Review, 31(6) 576-600. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-09-2013-0196
Giroud, A. (2012), ‘Linkages studies as support for Spillover studies’, The European Journal of Development Research, 24(1), 20-25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/ejdr.2011.48
Giroud, A. & Ivarsson, I. (2020), “World Investment report 2020: International Production Beyond the Pandemic”, Journal of International Business Policy, 3(4). https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-020-00078-2
Giroud, A. & Salguero Huaman, J. (2019), “Investment in Agriculture and Gender Equality: Corporate Strategies and Policies in Developing Countries”, Transnational Corporations, 26(3), 89-114. https://doi.org/10.18356/e7a807e6-en
Giroud, A., Jindra, B., & Marek, P. (2012), ‘Heterogeneous FDI in Transition Economies – A novel approach to assess the developmental impact of backward linkages’, World Development, 40(11), 2206-2220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.03.018
Hagen, B., Ghauri, P. and Macovei, V. (2024), “The balancing act: Organizational agility in fast-growing international ventures”, Industrial Marketing Management, 123, pp.119-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2024.09.007
Iguchi C., Giroud A., Zhao S., Zhang S. (2025) ‘International Business and Sustainable Development in Asia: Reflections and Prospects, Asian Business and Management, 24: 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-025-00297-6
Jindra, B., Giroud, A., and Scott-Kennel, J. (2009), “Subsidiary roles, vertical linkages and economic development: Lessons from transition economies”, Journal of World Business, 44 (2), 167-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2008.05.006
Lee, J., Park, B., Ghauri, P. and Kumar, V. (2024), “Corruptive practices, digitalization, and international business”, Journal of Business Research, 181, p.114748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114748
Park, B-I., & Ghauri, P. (2013), “Doing right, investing right: socially responsible investing and shareholder activism in the financial sector”, Business Horizon, 56 (6), 703-714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2013.07.006
Park, B-I., & Ghauri, P. (2015), “Determinants influencing CSR practices in small and medium sized MNEs subsidiaries: A stakeholder perspective”, Journal of World Business, 50 (1), 192 – 204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2014.04.007
Qi, G., Ghauri, P. & Adomako, S. (accepted for publication 2026), “Network Dynamics in the Internationalization of EM MNEs: Systematic Review and Agenda for Future Research”, Management International Review.
Rammal, H.G., Rose, E.L., Ghauri, P.N., Jensen, P.D.Ø., Kipping, M., Petersen, B. and Scerri, M. (2022), “Economic nationalism and internationalization of services: Review and research agenda”, Journal of World Business, 57(3), p.101314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2022.101314
Roh, T., Xiao, S., Park, B. and Ghauri, P. (2025), “Stakeholder pressure, democracy levels, and multinational enterprise corporate social responsibility: Stakeholder and institutional theories”, Journal of Business Research, 200 : 115619, p.1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115619
Roh, T., Xiao, S., Ghauri, P., Park, B. and Oh, S. (2025), “Venture firms’ internationalization: The case of emerging challengers”, International Business Review, 34(5), p.102480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102480
Scott-Kennel, J., Giroud, A. and Saittakari, I. (2022), “MNE Linkages with Local Partners: Do Foreignness and Technological Capability Matter?” Multinational Business Review, 30(4), 573-598. https://doi.org/10.1108/MBR-05-2021-0062
Tasavori, M., Ghauri, P. & Zaefarian, R. (2016), “Entering the Base of the Pyramid Market in India: A Corporate Social Entrepreneurship Perspective”, International Marketing Review, 33(4), 555-579. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-03-2014-0085
Tasavori, M., Ghauri, P., Zaefarian, R. (2015), “The creation view of opportunities at the base of the pyramid”, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development”, 27(1-2), 106 -126. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2014.1002538
Tolstoy, D., Melén, S. & Ghauri, P. (2025). “Unpacking the role of ethical leadership in the era of sustainable development goals and values-based marketing”, Journal of International Marketing, 33(2), pp. 19–38. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069031X241296468
Wood, G., Cooke, F., Brou, D., Wang, J. and Ghauri, P. (2024), “Rethinking contexts and institutions for research on human resource management in multinational enterprises in an age of polycrisis: reflections and suggestions”, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 35(19), pp.3173-3206. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2024.2401021
Xiao, S., Roh, T. Ghauri, P. & Cho, M.H. (2024), “MNC’s Social Innovations in Emerging Markets: A Stakeholder Perspective”, Management International Review, 64(4), pp. 633–670. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-024-00537-5
Zaefarian, R. Ghauri, P. & Tasavori, M. (2015), “A Corporate Social Entrepreneurship Approach to Market-Based Poverty Reduction”, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 51:2, 320-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2015.1021606
Zou, H., Ghauri, P. and Song, M. (2025), “Stakeholder Management by Emerging Market Hybrid State-Owned Enterprises: A Biomimicry Perspective”, Management and Organization Review, pp.1-28. https://doi.org/10.1017/mor.2024.55
Book chapters
Azevedo-Rezende, L. & Carneiro, J. (2021). Responsabilidade Social Corporativa e os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável: O Papel dos Conselhos [Corporate Social Responsibility and the Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Boards]. In Yoshida, Consuelo; Vianna, Marcelo & Kishi, Sandra (coords.). Finanças Sustentáveis: ESG, Compliance, Gestão de Riscos e ODS [Sustainable Finance: ESG, Compliance, Risk Management and SDGs]. ABRAMPA, pp. 24-41, ISBN 978-65-991329-2-6.
Carneiro, J. Barki, E. & Prado, M. (2025). “Respecting boundaries and human dignity in access-restricted low-income communities” in Barnard, H. (ed.) Handbook for Qualitative Research in Emerging Markets: Methods and Applications. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 26-39. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035322329.00009; ISBN: 9781035322312; eISBN: 9781035322329
Elg, U. Ghauri, P. & Melen, S. (2023). “Creating a Sustainable Market Position Through Ethical Behaviour” in Ghauri, Elg & Melen, (editors), Creating a Sustainable Market position: Ethical Challenges for International Firms, Volume 37: 1-10.
Elg, U. Ghauri, P. & Schaumann, J. (2012). “Managing political actors through network partners: Market driving multinationals in emerging markets”, in Hadjikhani, Elg and Ghauri (editors), Business Society and Politics: Multinationals in Emerging Markets, Bingley: Emerald, pp. 133-154.
Giroud A., Bonilla S. & F. Farinelli (2024). “Government Policies for MNEs’ Sustainable Linkages”. In Gugler P. & Tavares-Lehmann A. T. Handbook on International Business Policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Giroud, A., & Hafiz, M. (2010). ‘MNEs’ Linkages in Southeast Asia’, chapter 4, pp. 82-102, in Gugler Philippe and Chaisse Julien (Eds) Competitiveness of the ASEAN Countries: Corporate and Regulatory Drivers. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Ghauri, P. & Cooke, F. (2022). “MNEs and United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals”, in Merchant, H. (editor), The New Frontiers of International Business, St. Petersburg, FL, USA. pp. 329-344.
Ghauri, P. & Wang, F. (2018). “The Impact of Multinational Enterprises on Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction: A Research Framework”, in Ghauri, Fu and Vataanen (editors), Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development, Bingley: Emerald, pp. 13-40.
Ghauri, P., Fu, X. & Vataanen, J. (2018). “Multinational Enterprises, Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction: Past, Present and Future, in Ghauri, Fu and Vataanen (Editors), Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development, Bingley, Emerald, pp.196-225.
Ghauri, P., Hadjikhani, A. & Elg, U. (2012), “The Three Pillars: Business, State and Society: MNCs in Emerging Markets”, in Hadjikhani, Elg and Ghauri (editors), Business, Society and Politics: Multinationals in Emerging markets, Bingley: Emerald, pp. 3 – 16.
Ghauri, P. Hattani, F. Zhangzhang, Y. Rohfler, S. & Bu, M. (2023), “International Business and the SDGs: Current Issues and Future Directions” in Van Tulder & Verbeke (editors), Progress in international Business Research, Volume 17: 17-30.
Contributions to Reports by International Organisations
UNCTAD (2015) World Investment Report 2015: Reforming International Investment Governance, Geneva, Switzerland. ISBN 978-92-1-112891-8
UNCTAD (2014) World Investment Report 2014: Investing in Social Development Goals, Geneva, Switzerland. ISBN 978-92-1-112873-4
UNCTAD (2014) Investment by TNCs and Gender: Preliminary Assessment and Way Forward, Geneva, Switzerland. UNCTAD/WEB/DIAE/IA/2014/1
UNCTAD (2013) World Investment Report 2013: Global Value Chains, Investment and Trade for Development, Geneva, Switzerland. ISBN 978-92-1-112868-0
World Bank (2017) The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investment on local Communities: Updated Voices from the Field, Washington, U.S., with William Speller, Hafiz Mirza, Jacqueline Salguero-Huaman, Grahame Dixie and Asuka Okumura