Three decades of research on practice transfer in multinational firms: Past contributions and future opportunities

The cross-border transfer of practices lies at the heart how multinational enterprises (MNEs) coordinate their international business activities. Research on has increased substantially over last three decades and now constitutes a well-established literature. For systematic analysis, we review sample 167 articles published in 18 top journals. We structure these past contributions ‘Practice Transfer Framework.’ Our mapping reveals some limitations blind spots existing theoretical methodological approaches. Beyond more conventional extensions, offer several ideas that could qualitatively elevate research transfer, commensurate with paradigms 21st century global business.