Dark and bright repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic on international business: a systematic literature review and future research agenda

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dc.contributor.authorKhan, Huda
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Zaheer
dc.contributor.authorWood, Geoffrey
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-14T11:42:36Z
dc.date.available2025-02-14T11:42:36Z
dc.date.freetoread2025-02-14
dc.date.issued2025-12-31
dc.date.pubOnline2025-01-14
dc.description.abstractPurpose As a global pandemic of historically significant scale, COVID-19 and its impact on global business activities have gained significant scholarly attention in the international business (IB) domain. This study aims to review and consolidate the IB research findings on the COVID-19 crisis, considering both the literature on the dark and bright repercussions for firms. Design/methodology/approach The authors systematically reviewed and synthesized a sample of 87 scholarly articles published in major IB journals from 2019 to 2022. Findings This review paper highlights the important domains – including global value chains, digitalization and varieties of functional areas – that have been substantially affected due to the widespread disruptions caused by the pandemic. This study also discusses future avenues for extending the work on the dark and bright sides of crisis management. Originality/value Applying the overarching concept of the bright and dark sides of the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors developed a framework that highlights the important knowledge gaps and points to future research directions. This review also suggests the salient methodological and contextual avenues potentially suited for future IB research on the pandemic and similar crises.
dc.description.journalNameMultinational Business Review
dc.identifier.citationKhan H, Khan Z, Wood G. (2025) Dark and bright repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic on international business: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. Multinational Business Review, Available online 14 January 2025
dc.identifier.eissn2054-1686
dc.identifier.elementsID562420
dc.identifier.issn1525-383X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/mbr-11-2023-0185
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23472
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/mbr-11-2023-0185/full/html
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subjectExternal shocks
dc.subjectCrisis
dc.subjectInternational business
dc.subjectSystematic literature review
dc.subjectDark side
dc.subjectBright side
dc.subject35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject3507 Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour
dc.subjectCoronaviruses
dc.subjectEmerging Infectious Diseases
dc.subjectInfectious Diseases
dc.subject3505 Human resources and industrial relations
dc.subject3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
dc.titleDark and bright repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic on international business: a systematic literature review and future research agenda
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.subtypeReview
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-11-12

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