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DESCRIPTION: Title: Navigating Polycrisis: Resilience Strategies of Lead Fi
 rms in Global Production Networks \n\n Abstract: Several disruptive events
  - such as the COVID-19 pandemic\, the war in Ukraine\, intensifying natur
 al catastrophes\, and trade wars - have sent shockwaves through global mar
 kets and are severely testing Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and Global 
 Production Networks (GPNs). Lead firms - MNEs with the ability to coordina
 te production and influence strategic directions in their GPNs - are key p
 layers and critical change agents (Dicken\, 2015). While lead firms are em
 bedded within broader social\, ecological\, and institutional systems\, th
 ey have the agency to make strategic choices that align with their busines
 s goals and operational needs. The decisions they make -such as how they r
 estructure supply chains\, reconfigure partnerships\, or invest in new cap
 abilities - are crucial in altering the GPNs. Such decisions set in motion
  changes that resonate throughout production networks\, affecting supplier
 s\, partners\, and competitors alike. Their strategic decisions are theref
 ore instrumental in shaping the extent and speed of GPN reconfigurations a
 midst the polycrisis. However\, there remains a significant knowledge gap 
 regarding which resilience strategies that lead firms adopt as a response 
 to the polycrisis (Coe &amp\; Yeung\, 2015) and how these strategies respo
 nd to broader governance decisions (McWilliam et al.\, 2020). In this stud
 y\, we address this gap by integrating perspectives on GPNs and lead firm 
 governance with empirical insights into strategic choices\, derived from a
  survey of Danish firms in the manufacturing sector. We raise the question
 : which resilience strategies do lead firms follow and what are the factor
 s determining their strategic choices? \n\n Bio: Torben Pedersen is profes
 sor of Global Strategy at Copenhagen Business School. His research interes
 ts are in the interface between strategy\, sustainability and internationa
 l management. He has published over 100 articles and books concerning the 
 managerial and strategic aspects of globalization. His research has appear
 ed in prominent journals such as of International Business. In addition\, 
 he has written more than 25 teaching cases published at case clearing hous
 es. He is an elected Fellow of the Academy of International Business\, Str
 ategic Management Society and European International Business Association.
  He is founding editor of Global Strategy Journal and serves on numerous e
 ditorial boards. He is currently President-Elect of Academy \n\n Note: Tea
 /coffee and sandwiches will be served between 12 - 1 pm at room 419 (TBS B
 oardroom). \n\n Photographs will be taken during this seminar and may be s
 hared on social media. If you do not wish to appear\, please notify tbs.re
 search@tcd.ie. \n
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T151503
LOCATION:Room 435 & via Zoom
ORGANIZER:mailto:TBS.Research@tcd.ie
SUMMARY:Research Seminar: Professor Torben Pedersen
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/trinity-business-school/research-seminar-torben
 -pedersen
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/trinity-business-school/research-seminar-torben
 -pedersen
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