Buckley, PJ orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-5589, Doh, JP and Benischke, MH (2017) Towards a renaissance in international business research? Big questions, grand challenges, and the future of IB scholarship. Journal of International Business Studies, 48 (9). pp. 1045-1064. ISSN 0047-2506
Abstract
In this article, we review critiques of international business (IB) research with a focus on whether IB scholarship tackles “big questions.” We identify three major areas where IB scholars have addressed important global phenomena, but find that they have had little influence outside of IB, and only limited effects on business or government policy. We propose a redirection of IB research towards “grand challenges” in global business and the use of interdisciplinary research methods, multilevel approaches, and phenomena-driven perspectives to address those questions. We argue that IB can play a more constructive and vital role by tackling expansive topics at the business–societal interface.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Academy of International Business 2017. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of International Business Studies. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at: DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-017-0102-z. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | evaluation of current theories; international business theory; MNEs and economic growth; institutional environment |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > International Business Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2017 15:36 |
Last Modified: | 05 Sep 2018 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Identification Number: | 10.1057/s41267-017-0102-z |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:119530 |