Abstract

In the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, the long-held confidence that ‘nationality’ would not matter in a globalised economy has dwindled. As the impact of economic and foreign policy on firms’ internationalisation and investment decisions appears to grow, and economic nationalism built on constructs of ‘nationality of the company’ gains weight, companies doing business abroad, including multinational enterprises operating in the US and Europe, are increasingly exposed to (often unexpected) implications of their ‘nationality’. We elaborate on related perspectives to the theme developed in the IB, global strategy, and international management literature and in business history. Based on these readings, we conceptualise the opaque notion of ‘nationality of the company’ and outline perspectives. We argue that ‘nationality’ appears in very different ways and suggest that research should focus more on specific political and institutional environments, and specific constructs of ‘nationality’.

摘要

在全球金融危机之后，长期以来认为“国籍”在全球化经济中无关紧要的信心已经减弱。随着经济和外交政策对公司国际化和投资决策的影响似乎越来越大，建立在“公司国籍”结构上的经济民族主义越来越重要，在国外开展业务的公司，包括在美国和欧洲经营的跨国企业，越来越多地暴露于（通常是意想不到的）他们“国籍”的影响。我们详细阐述了与 IB、全球战略、国际管理文献和商业史中发展的主题相关的观点。基于这些解读，我们将“公司国籍”这一不透明的概念概念化并概述观点。