Behind the Born Global Firm: What We Know About the CEOs Who Drive Rapid Internationalization

Born global firms move fast, take risks, and commit to foreign markets quickly. Behind many of them is a CEO whose personality researchers are only beginning to understand, and who is probably not the type you would aspire to. Our new article published in the Journal of International Management examines what drives this kind of boldness. We focus on “born globals,” companies that venture into … Continue reading Behind the Born Global Firm: What We Know About the CEOs Who Drive Rapid Internationalization

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AI is Reshaping Work. So are Global Teams. HR is Struggling with Both.

AI is transforming how organizations work, but a quieter challenge has been building for decades. Global teams, the cross-border, multicultural groups that do the real coordination work of international organizations, are still waiting for HR to catch up. In an era preoccupied with what technology can do, the more pressing question may be what people, spread across borders and cultures, are actually capable of together. Continue reading AI is Reshaping Work. So are Global Teams. HR is Struggling with Both.

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Who’s at the Wheel? CEO Personality and the Drive to Internationalize

What our new research reveals about the CEOs who drive firm internationalization There is a persistent assumption in leadership research that the most effective executives share broadly positive traits: conscientious, agreeable, emotionally stable. But what if some of the most consequential drivers of firm behavior lie precisely where we least like to look? A study recently published in the International Business Review, co-authored with colleagues … Continue reading Who’s at the Wheel? CEO Personality and the Drive to Internationalize

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Migration in International Business

I have recently published a new book. The Palgrave Handbook of Global Migration in International Business (Audra I. Mockaitis, Ed.) presents novel research on various migration issues in the field of international business. The anthology contains 24 chapters, organized on five key themes representing perspectives and challenges borne by global migration within societies, firms, and individuals. Collectively, the authors examine global migration via the international … Continue reading The Palgrave Handbook of Global Migration in International Business