Relevance in International Business Research: A Need for More Linkages

Daniels, John D.

doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490298

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“…Daniels (1991) emphasises that the field of international management could benefit enormously from as-yet-unrealised synergies. To this end, and to accelerate theory development in international management, it may well be worthwhile to remind ourselves again of the need to dissolve the boundaries between qualitative and quantitative methods and turn our efforts to intellectual integration rather than separation.…”

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Theory building trends in international management research: an archival review of preferred methods

Kriek¹,

Beaty

Nkomo

2011

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A number of distinguished scholars believe that for theory development to occur within a field, qualitative research must precede quantitative research in order for the field to progress toward maturity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the international management literature from 1991-2007 to ascertain current levels of use of qualitative, quantitative, conceptual and joint (quantitative and qualitative) research methods in the field. Results indicate that scholars employ quantitative methods more than qualitative methods. The implications of these findings for future theory development and the generation of context relevant international management knowledge are discussed. JEL D83

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Theory building trends in international management research: an archival review of preferred methods

Kriek¹,

Beaty

Nkomo

2011

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“…The research discussed above deals with various strands of the complex phenomenon of firm internationalization and they complement each other more than they compete (Coviello and McAuley 1999;Daniels 1991). However, each has its own specifics and/or drawbacks that disqualify it from being completely appropriate for this study (O'Farrell et al 1998).…”

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Determinants of Internationalization: Differences between Service and Manufacturing SMES

Lejpras

2009

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract This paper empirically investigates the antecedents of internationalization of SMEs, focusing on differences between the manufacturing and service sectors. Specifically, employing a bivariate probit model based on survey data of approximately 3,900 East German firms, I analyze which firm-related and external factors affect a firm's decision to export and/or relocate production or other operations abroad. Generally, I find that SMEs from the manufacturing sector do more exporting than service firms. The results reveal that size, having main competitors located abroad, and introducing a novel product all are significantly positively related to the internationalization of SMEs regardless of industry affiliation. However, manufacturing firms in the high-tech sector are far more likely to be engaged in internationalization activity than are service firms, regardless of whether the latter are high-tech. Locational conditions and cooperation activities are generally less important for internationalization of service firms, too, compared to their manufacturing counterparts. Terms of use: Documents in

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“…To adequately capture this inherent complexity, there have been repeated calls for IB scholars to conduct research that combines ideas and methods from two or more disciplines (e.g., Buckley & Lessard, 2005;Daniels, 1991;Dunning, 1989). It goes without saying that IB encourages multidisciplinary research, which involves bringing together scholars from different base disciplines to study phenomena of common interest, but from their own perspectives.…”

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Advancing interdisciplinary research: Insights from the JIBS special issue

Cheng

Birkinshaw

Lessard³

et al. 2014

J Int Bus Stud

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Twenty-five years ago, Dunning articulated a vision for greater interdisciplinary grounding in international business (IB) research. Motivated by his foresight, this special issue aims to encourage research that explicitly combines ideas from different disciplines, with a view to creating new integrative theories with greater explanatory power than those based on a single discipline. Five articles selected from a pool of 60 submissions are presented in the special issue, each with its own distinctive interdisciplinary contribution to expanding our knowledge about an important IB phenomenon. In editing the special issue, the editors developed a new understanding of the opportunities and challenges in conducting interdisciplinary research. These insights are reported in the current editorial essay. We conclude by discussing four approaches to interdisciplinary inquiry observed across the five accepted papers: (1) addressing a new phenomenon, (2) asking a fresh question, (3) finding a better answer and (4) contributing to a base discipline.

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Relevance in International Business Research: A Need for More Linkages

Cited by 64 publications

References 5 publications

Theory building trends in international management research: an archival review of preferred methods

Theory building trends in international management research: an archival review of preferred methods

Determinants of Internationalization: Differences between Service and Manufacturing SMES

Advancing interdisciplinary research: Insights from the JIBS special issue

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