The multinational corporation (MNC) is a typical example of a complex organization. In this essay, we employ an established body of literature on complexity in organizations to explore and discuss the nature and consequences of complexity for global strategy and MNCs. On that basis, we develop a simple organizing framework for complexity in global strategies emphasizing the source (external and internal complexity) and type (process and structural complexity) of complexity. We use this framework to structure and discuss the six research contributions in this Special Issue. We conclude by suggesting additional avenues of research on the interface between global strategy and complexity.

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复杂性和跨国公司

跨国公司（MNC）是复杂组织的典型例子。在本文中，我们利用有关组织复杂性的既定文献来探索和讨论全球战略和跨国公司复杂性的性质和后果。在此基础上，我们针对全球战略的复杂性制定了一个简单的组织框架，强调复杂性的来源（外部和内部复杂性）和类型（过程和结构复杂性）。我们使用这个框架来构建和讨论本期特刊中的六项研究贡献。最后，我们提出了关于全球战略与复杂性之间的相互作用的其他研究途径。