Fifty years of methodological trends in JIBS: Why future IB research needs more triangulation

Regional factors enabling manufacturing reshoring strategies: A case study perspective

“…This work is based on qualitative primary data collected via in-depth interviews and complemented by secondary information from various sources in order to obtain a holistic understanding of manufacturing reshoring in the West Midlands. The combination of these two methods has not just allowed us to triangulate our data in order to ensure the validity of our understanding of the examined manufacturing reshoring strategies, but also provided greater confidence in our research results (Eisenhardt, 1989;Ghauri, Grønhaug & Strange, 2020;Gobo, 2004;Hillebrand, Kok & Biemans, 2001;Jick, 1983;Nielsen et al, 2020).…”

The Adoption Challenge: An Analysis of Research Methods in JIBS

“…The three case studies on the adoption of particular analytical techniques and data collection approaches in IB research are (1) Heckman models, (2) ethnography, and (3) data collection equivalence procedures in survey-based research. We selected these three cases in order to provide breadth across methods (e.g., see Nielsen, Welch, et al, 2020: 1480 -archival quantitative (Heckman), survey quantitative (data equivalence), and qualitative (ethnography). We also selected them because they capture both data collection (data equivalence; ethnography) and analytical techniques (Heckman and ethnography), two of the primary research phases in relation to research methodology (Nielsen, Eden, & Verbeke, 2020).…”

“…This AIB Insights article aims primarily at IB scholars, editors, and reviewers as suppliers of IB knowledge, and indirectly at external stakeholders as procurers of cross-national data (e.g., The World Bank, OECD, National Offices of Statistics). Leveraging insights from a recent article examining the evolution of research methodology in the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) between 1970-2019 (Nielsen, Welch, et al, 2020), we further enhance understanding of research methods by examining adoption of methodological innovations by IB scholars publishing in JIBS. Our adoption cases show that distance can influence adoption rates with respect to method used to gather and analyze data used to formulate policy decisions.…”

“…We posit that understanding barriers to methodological change -including no changes and delayed changes -can promote a deeper understanding of a field of research, by enriching the ongoing discourse on methodological practices in the (here IB) field . Building on the data collected by Nielsen, Welch, et al (2020), we de-velop three discrete cases in order to examine adoption of research methods in the IB field.…”

Distributive/integrative negotiation strategies in cross-cultural contexts: a comparative study of the USA and Italy

“…In addition, as a preliminary analysis showed interesting results about the Italian negotiators that begged further analysis due to the lack of research about Italian negotiators, we complemented the study with 86 qualitative interviews based on a different questionnaire 5 and focusing on the specific negotiation experience of a foreigner with an Italian counterpart. In line with Nielsen et al (2020) recommendations, the responses were classified, and relevant quotations were used to triangulate and deepen our theoretical understanding and interpretation of the quantitative results.…”