Contractor (J Int Bus Stud, 2022 ) argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated changes in the world economy that had already started, and that the fundamental rationale for globalization remains. Although we agree with much of Contractor’s analysis and conclusions, we argue that in the case of large family-owned multinational enterprises (MNEs), international behavior after the pandemic is likely to be varied, reflecting the strategic persistence and the heterogeneity of the goals, governance, and resources of these firms compared to nonfamily firms. We therefore complement Contractor’s article by discussing why most large family MNEs will pursue strategies that are consistent with globalization, but some will pursue strategies that move them in the opposite direction.

承包商（J Int Bus Stud，2022 年）认为，COVID-19 大流行只会加速已经开始的世界经济变化，全球化的基本原理仍然存在。尽管我们同意 Contractor 的大部分分析和结论，但我们认为，就大型家族跨国企业 (MNEs) 而言，大流行后的国际行为可能会有所不同，这反映了战略的持久性和目标的异质性，与非家族企业相比，这些企业的治理和资源。因此，我们通过讨论为什么大多数大型家族跨国公司将追求与全球化一致的战略，但有些人会追求将它们推向相反方向的战略来补充承包商的文章。