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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">njes</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Экономические системы</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Economic Systems</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2309-2076</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Дашков и К</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29030/2309-2076-2026-19-3-50-63</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">njes-274</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ТЕОРИЯ И МЕТОДОЛОГИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>THEORY AND METHODOLOGY</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Эволюция теоретических подходов к понятию международной конкурентоспособности транснациональных компаний в контексте устойчивого развития</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Evolution of theoretical approaches to the concept of international competitiveness of multinational companies in the context of sustainable development</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Давидов</surname><given-names>А. С.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Davidov</surname><given-names>А. S.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Ален Симонович Давидов – аспирант</p><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Alen S. Davidov – Ph.D. student</p><p>Moscow</p><p> </p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">alen-davidov@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Московский государственный институт международных отношений (университет) Министерства иностранных дел Российской Федерации</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)&#13;
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>12</day><month>10</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>19</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>50</fpage><lpage>63</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Давидов А.С., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Давидов А.С.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Davidov А.S.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.njes.ru/jour/article/view/274">https://www.njes.ru/jour/article/view/274</self-uri><abstract><p>Статья посвящена исследованию эволюции теоретических подходов к понятию международной конкурентоспособности транснациональных компаний (ТНК) в контексте устойчивого развития. ТНК оказывают значительное влияние на глобальную экономику, контролируя значительную долю мирового производства и международной торговли. Однако классические теории международного бизнеса долгое время не учитывали экологические и социальные ограничения как внутренние факторы конкурентоспособности.</p><p>В работе проанализированы OLI-парадигма, ресурсно-ориентированный подход RBV (от англ. Resource-Based View), концепция природно-ресурсной базы NRBV (от англ. Natural-resource-based View ), исследования устойчивых инноваций, ESG-факторов и устойчивых динамических способностей. Показано, что теоретический подход эволюционирует от узкоэкономического понимания международной конкурентоспособности компании к многомерной модели, в которой принципы устойчивого развития, интегрированные в глобальные цепочки стоимости, выступают фактором конкурентных преимуществ ТНК.</p><p>Научная новизна исследования заключается в уточнении понятия «устойчивая международная конкурентоспособность ТНК» и в эволюционно-стадийном подходе к классификации этапов трансформации этого понятия. Практическая значимость исследования состоит в обосновании важности интеграции принципов устойчивого развития (в том числе ответственного потребления и производства) в деятельность ТНК для повышения их конкурентоспособности на внешних рынках. </p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>His article examines the evolution of theoretical approaches to the international competitiveness of transnational corporations (TNCs) in response to the sustainable development agenda. TNCs exercise considerable influence over the global economy, accounting for a substantial share of world output, trade, and innovation. Yet classical theories of international business have long treated environmental and social constraints as external conditions rather than as endogenous factors of competitiveness.</p><p>The paper reviews the OLI paradigm, the resource-based view (RBV), the natural-resourcebased view (NRBV), and the literature on sustainability innovations, ESG factors, and sustainable dynamic capabilities. The analysis demonstrates a progressive shift from a narrow economic conception of international competitiveness towards a multidimensional framework in which sustainable development principles, integrated into global value chains, constitute a source of competitive advantage for TNCs.</p><p>The study's scientific contribution lies in refining the concept of «sustainable international competitiveness of TNCs» and in offering a stage-based systematization of the theoretical evolution as applied to global business. The practical relevance of the findings consists in providing a rationale for the systemic integration of sustainability principles–including responsible consumption and production–into corporate strategy, thereby strengthening TNCs' competitive positions in foreign markets.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>международная конкурентоспособность</kwd><kwd>транснациональные компании</kwd><kwd>устойчивое развитие</kwd><kwd>OLI-парадигма</kwd><kwd>ресурсный подход (RBV)</kwd><kwd>природно-ресурсная база (NRBV)</kwd><kwd>ESG</kwd><kwd>устойчивые динамические способности</kwd><kwd>глобальные цепочки стоимости</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>international competitiveness</kwd><kwd>transnational corporations</kwd><kwd>sustainable development</kwd><kwd>OLI paradigm</kwd><kwd>resource-based view (RBV)</kwd><kwd>natural-resource-based view (NRBV)</kwd><kwd>ESG</kwd><kwd>sustainable dynamic capabilities</kwd><kwd>global value chains</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">World Investment Report 2025 // UNCTAD. 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