Walking the Talk?

Chapter 1. Introduction: Setting the Scene; Rob van Tulder, Birgitte Grogaard, and Randi Lunnan

Part I: Walking the Talk in International Business Studies

Chapter 2. Evidence-Based International Business Scholarship; Alain Verbeke

Chapter 3. Taking Wishes for Reality: The Neglected Role of Complementary Resources in the Choice of Foreign Market Entry, the Internationalization of Digital Ventures, and Catching-up by Emerging Market Firms; Jean-Francois Hennart

Chapter 4. Distance, (Multi)regional Strategies, and Limitations to Bridge Distance; Thomas Hutzschenreuter

Chapter 5. Governance for Sustainability: Alain Verbeke's Contribution To International Business Scholarship and Practice; Liena Kano and Luciano Ciravegna

Part II: Walking the Talk in Sustainability Issues

Chapter 6. The Societal Responsibilities of Corporations in the 21st Century: Four Types of Challenges, Four Types of Strategies; Jacqueline Mees-Buss

Chapter 7. Behind the Talk: Towards a Conceptual and Analytical Framework of Corporate Human Rights Reporting; Stefan Zagelmeyer

Chapter 8. The European Union's Cross-Border Adjustment Mechanism and its Implications for International Business; Viviana Pilato and Ari Van Assche

Chapter 9. How Can Large International Financial Firms 'Go Green' and 'Walk the Talk'?; John Holland

Part III: Walking the Talk at the Interface with Government Policies

Chapter 10. The Involvement of Firms in Chinese Foreign Aid Projects: A Data Overview and Research Agenda; Guus Hendricks

Chapter 11. De-internationalization or Re-internationalization? The Role of Environmental Sustainability Orientation at Firm and Country-Level; Martina Barbaglia, Roberto Bianchini, Vincenzo Buttice, and Stefano Elia

Chapter 12. Diffusion of Technologies: Delivering on the Promises of Battery Electric Vehicles; Alessandro Lampo and Susana C. Silva

Chapter 13. Discussing Insights from the Carbon Performance Literature for IB: The Institutional Complexity of Climate Change Policy; Gunnar Leymann and Anna Kehl

Part IV: Walking the Talk in International Value Chains

Chapter 14. How Institutions Influence Firms' Climate Change Strategies: Extending the Perspectives of International Business and Global Value Chains with Business Systems; Mohammad B. Rana and Matthew M.C. Allen

Chapter 15. Come Closer! On Transaction Costs and Spatial Choices in a Circular Economy; Corina Fehlner

Chapter 16. Disentangling the Effects of Circular Economy Principles on GVCs' Activities, Configuration, and Governance; Christina Di Stefano, Stefano Elia, Paola Garrone, and Lucia Piscitello

Chapter 17. The Role of Sustainability in Backshoring Decisions - A Conceptual Framework; Lise Lillebrygfjeld Halse

Chapter 18. Corporate Social Responsibility, Irresponsibility, and Firms' Financial Performance: Evidence from Emerging vs. Developed Countries; Stefano Elia, Gezim Hoxha, and Lucia Piscitello

Chapter 19. The Role of NGOs in the Transition Towards More Sustainable and Innovative Agri-Food GVCs; Cyntia Vilasboas Calixto Casnici, Germano Glufke Reis, David Schulzmann, Marina Papanastassiou, and Jeremy Clegg