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.
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
Ghauri, P., Giroud, A., Carneiro, J., Cathcart, J., Oliveira, R. and Gonzalez Perez, M.A. (2026) ‘Sustainable international business and social value in a fickle world: Insights from the MNEDEVELOP research project’, EIBA Perspectives, 38(Spring/Summer), pp. 17–22. Available at: https://www.eiba2026.aau.dk/about-eiba/eiba-perspectives
Oliveira R and 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://doi.org/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: Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R.R., Boussebaa, M., Fletcher, M. (eds) International Business and SDG 8. The Academy of International Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46802-5_7
Relevant publications from 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.
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.
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
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.
Carneiro, J., Matos, N. & Husted, B. (2015), Free markets and social inclusion: Toward a common goal, Journal of Business Research, 68(2), 173-176,
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.
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.
Elg, U., Ghauri, P. & Schaumann, J. (2015), Internationalization through socio-political relationships: MNEs in India, Long Range Planning, 48(5), 334 – 345.
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.
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.
Fu, X., Ghauri, P., Ogbonna, N. and Xing, X. (2023), Platform based business model and entrepreneurs from base of the pyramid, Technovation, 119, 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).
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
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.
Ghauri, P. (2022). The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, AIB Insights, 22 (1), 1-5.
Ghauri, P. & Yamin, M. (2009), Revisiting the Impact of Multinational Enterprises on Economic Development, Journal of World Business, 44(2), 105-107.
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.
Ghauri, P., Tasavori, M. & Zaefarian, R. (2014), Internationalization of Service Firms Through Corporate Social Entrepreneurship and Networking, International Marketing Review, 31(6) 576-600.
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