Multinational Enterprises, Sustainability and Innovation
- How do EMNEs shape sustainable development and the related innovations in home and host countries via sustainable processes and innovative solutions? How are they similar to or distinct from advanced market MNEs?
- What are the challenges or opportunities that these EMNEs are presented with when considering the unique political, cultural, religious, and commercial environments of their home and host countries, in order to achieve their sustainability and innovation objectives?
- How does context affect these EMNEs’ sustainable practices and innovative solutions, especially for the country of origin and considering the domicile pressures in home and host countries?
- How do recent environmental disruptions, such as the global financial crisis of 2008 and the current COVID-19 pandemic crisis, affect sustainable international business practices and innovative solutions, based on the social and environmental responsibility of corporate enterprises in emerging and advanced markets?
- How do developed versus emerging/frontier market MNEs enhance their sustainability and innovation based on their human resources, transnational, or virtual teams when they face challenges to the enhancement of their sustainable practices and innovative solutions?
- Can the high-level internationalization of EMNEs lead to superior corporate sustainability, which encompasses various social issues, including stakeholder wellbeing and environmental protection?
- The legal guarantee of the sustainable development of the green economy; MNEs, political stability, and the risk of emerging capital markets; foreign executives, R&D innovation, and corporate social responsibility; green innovation efficiency; and path innovation for labor security and flexible employment.
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Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Jeoung-Yul, Dilek Zamantili Nayir, and Charles Chen. 2023. "Multinational Enterprises, Sustainability and Innovation" Sustainability 15, no. 3: 2524. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032524