We explore multinationals’ de-internationalization at the onset of the 2022 Russia/Ukraine crisis, based on their CEO's political ideology. Using motivated cognition logic, we propose that the differences between conservative- and liberal-leaning CEOs regarding their attitudes toward change and social justice influence their receptivity to stakeholders’ demands regarding divestment. Using a sample of US MNCs, we find support for our arguments. This research is of scholarly importance as this crisis may intensify the terrains of contestation which multinationals represent for stakeholders that are making claims over their location decisions, often perceived as a sign of acceptance into a country's political actions.

我们根据跨国公司首席执行官的政治意识形态，探讨了 2022 年俄罗斯/乌克兰危机爆发时跨国公司的去国际化情况。利用动机认知逻辑，我们提出，保守派和自由派倾向的首席执行官对变革和社会正义的态度之间的差异会影响他们对利益相关者撤资要求的接受程度。通过使用美国跨国公司的样本，我们找到了支持我们论点的证据。这项研究具有学术重要性，因为这场危机可能会加剧跨国公司为利益相关者所代表的争论领域，这些利益相关者对其选址决策提出主张，通常被视为接受一个国家政治行动的标志。