Journal of International Business Policy

2018 - 2026

Current editor(s): Sarianna Lundan, Ari Van Assche and Anne Hoekman

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Volume 9, issue 3, 2026

Navigating a demographically bifurcated multipolar world: labor, capital, and the multinational firm pp. 283-298

Sjoerd Beugelsdijk and Rajneesh Narula

Does foreign ownership lead to greener mines? Forestation evidence from mining FDI pp. 299-322

Jing Li, Evis Sinani and Peng Zhang

When outward FDI creates jobs at home: the role of relative investment size and organizational capacity constraints pp. 323-347

Guus Hendriks and Vera Kunczer

China’s industrial policy and OFDI location: an integrated framework of national business systems and ownership perspectives pp. 348-373

Zhixiang Steven Liang, Michael Carney and Yue Zhao

Varieties of Capitalism and International Business Policy: A Systematic Review of Policy Domains and Emerging Research Paths pp. 374-390

Canan C. Mutlu, Patricio Duran, Ruth V. Aguilera and Mathias Siems

Firm-centric trade law pp. 391-397

Kathleen Claussen

The world’s worst bet: how the globalization gamble went wrong (and what would make it right) pp. 398-401

Masud Chand

The nationalist dilemma: a global history of economic nationalism, 1776–present pp. 402-405

Marcelo Bucheli

Volume 9, issue 2, 2026

From the Editors: engaged scholarship in international business policy – strengthening policy contributions pp. 153-172

Noemi Sinkovics, Rob van Tulder, Axèle Giroud and Elizabeth Yi Wang

From the editors: global value chains and economic inequality pp. 173-189

Vivek Soundararajan, Ari Van Assche, Hari Bapuji and Gokhan Ertug

Do headquarters’ locations matter for firm performance? An exploratory global study of 127 cities pp. 190-210

Mahsa Memarian, Niccolò Pisani, Pascual Berrone and Joan Enric Ricart

Interregional collaboration and the internationalisation of place-based innovation policy pp. 211-232

Ron Boschma, Simona Iammarino and Agnieszka Olechnicka

US–China power dynamics and business strategies pp. 233-243

Robert Grosse and Jonas Gamso

Trading in disorder: the crisis of globalization and the future of trade policy pp. 244-253

Nicolas Lamp

How geopolitics, geoeconomics, and new organizational models are changing the world of business pp. 254-266

Saul Estrin and Bob Hancké

Withering sustainability? The rise (and fall?) of sustainability due diligence pp. 267-279

Axel Marx

The great disruption pp. 280-282

Jing Li and Eric Werker

Volume 9, issue 1, 2026

A policymaking perspective on international business and the natural environment pp. 1-16

Ismail Gölgeci, Valentina De Marchi, Ans Kolk, Sven Kunisch and Mehmet Demirbag

Reconceptualizing global value chain impact on the natural environment: a framework for integrating context, upgrading, and downgrading with policy implications pp. 17-37

A. Erin Bass, Maoliang Bu and Michael A. Sartor

The impact of circular economy policies on business models within global value chains: a study of the French textile industry pp. 38-59

Louise Curran and Thibaut Joltreau

Advancing the understanding of voluntary sustainability standard organizations’ geographic diffusion: the role of national institutions in global agrifood pp. 60-81

Tommaso Ferretti, Ajaykumar Manivannan and José Carlos Marques

Green gifts from abroad? FDI and firms’ green management pp. 82-101

Peter Kannen, Finn Semrau and Frauke Steglich

Measuring geopolitics: the promise and limits of UNGA voting data for IB research pp. 102-123

Gilbert Kofi Adarkwah, Christopher Albert Sabel and Flladina Zilja

Transmission of geopolitical shocks to firm behavior: a synthesis and integrative model pp. 124-145

Daniel S. Andrews, Harald Puhr and April Knill

World Investment Report 2025: international investment in the digital economy pp. 146-152

Axèle Giroud, Jonas Puck and Harald Puhr

Volume 8, issue 4, 2025

Contemporary transitions in the international activities of startups and their policy implications pp. 391-405

Shaker A. Zahra and Niron Hashai

The entrepreneurship triangle: a novel approach to explain national differences in entrepreneurship pp. 406-427

Peter J. Buckley, Luis Alfonso Dau and Surender Munjal

Characterizing international services: an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy pp. 428-446

Kristin Brandl, Peter D. Ørberg Jensen, Patrik Ström and Andrew Jones

When does foreign technology help firms from periphery countries improve their environmental impact? An ability–motivation–opportunity framework pp. 447-473

Guus Hendriks

The truth about immigration: why successful societies welcome newcomers pp. 474-478

Agnieszka Nowinska

Visions of inequality: from the French revolution to the end of the Cold War pp. 479-481

Khadija Straaten

Volume 8, issue 3, 2025

Navigating industrial policy and global value chains in an era of disruptions pp. 207-223

Gary Gereffi, Pavida Pananond, Fredrik Tell and Tony Fang

Value chain disruptions: policy responses to antibiotic shortages in global value chains pp. 224-250

Enrico Baraldi, Francesco Ciabuschi and Luciano Fratocchi

Beyond the giants: the hidden role of micro and small enterprises in GVC reconfiguration dynamics pp. 251-269

Jacopo Canello, Fabio Landini and Luigi Tredicine

A global value chain approach to economic diversification and resilience in resource-rich states: the case of Kazakhstan pp. 270-297

David DeRemer, Venkat Subramanian and Aigerim Yergabulova

Consequences of legislation-based reshoring for EU carbon emissions in global value chains pp. 298-318

Luis-Antonio López, Mateo Ortiz, Ángela García-Alaminos and María-Ángeles Cadarso

Low-emission hydrogen: global value chain opportunities for latecomers and industrial policy challenges pp. 319-340

Tilman Altenburg and Rita Strohmaier

Seizing windows of opportunity in green global value chains: the role of industrial policies in middle-income countries pp. 341-372

Rasmus Lema, Roberta Rabellotti and Jonathan Ambrogi

Industrial policy along the mining value chain: a new taxonomy and case studies pp. 373-390

Guendalina Anzolin and Carlo Pietrobelli

Volume 8, issue 2, 2025

From the editors: Global sustainability reporting standards and the future of international business pp. 125-136

Anthony Goerzen, Ari Assche, James X. Zhan and Lifang Zhang

Geopolitical alignment, outside options, and inward FDI: an integrated framework and policy pathways pp. 137-154

Sumon Bhaumik, Nigel Driffield, Saul Estrin and Zarlasht M. Razeq

Techno-nationalism and capability development in the global pharmaceuticals industry, 1918–1970 pp. 155-171

Andrew Godley, Tom Buckley and Marrisa Joseph

Consumers as regulators of global value chains’ conduct? A consumer-inclusive framework of change pp. 172-193

Lilac Nachum, Stephan Manning and Sankar Sen

“Who is us?” revisited: Robert Reich’s challenge in a globalized world pp. 194-202

Peter J. Buckley

Foreign aid and its unintended consequences pp. 203-205

Olivier Bertrand and Marie-Ann Betschinger

Volume 8, issue 1, 2025

From the editors: Crafting impactful articles that resonate with policy actors pp. 1-9

Valentina De Marchi, Ari Van Assche, Lucian Cernat, Victor Luiz Do Prado, Bernard Hoekman, Sébastien Miroudot, Anne Miroux, Arianna Rossi and Amelia Santos-Paulino

Cross-border data transfer: patterns and discrepancies pp. 10-32

Ke Rong, Yunshu Ling, Tianxi Yang and Cheng Huang

Designing effective policy to achieve sustainable development impact of FDI: the case of Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 33-52

Nafisat Olabisi and Yingqi Wei

Exploring factors influencing manufacturing home-shoring strategies: insights from three diverse geographical regions pp. 53-79

Diletta Pegoraro, Agnieszka Chidlow and Lisa De Propris

How did the Brexit uncertainty impact services exports of UK firms? pp. 80-104

Jun Du, Oleksandr Shepotylo and Xiaocan Yuan

Foreign policy: implications for multinational firms pp. 105-119

Daniel S. Andrews, Stav Fainshmidt, Michael A. Witt and Ajai Gaur

World Investment Report 2024: Investment facilitation and digital government pp. 120-124

Axèle Giroud and Stephania Bonilla-Feret