THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AS A STUDY FIELD
The field of International Business lies at a crossroads of analytical levels, themes and theoretical traditions, and it will probably remain at this point in the near future. This work follows five years (2001-2006) of the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) to analyse the scope and ev...
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Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing - ESPM
2010-01-01
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| author | Marcos Amatucci |
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| description | The field of International Business lies at a crossroads of analytical levels, themes and theoretical traditions, and it will probably remain at this point in the near future. This work follows five years (2001-2006) of the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) to analyse the scope and evolution of themes, methodologies and theoretical traditions in 199 articles. After this phase, it discusses, with the help of colleagues gathered in two workshops, the future of the area in terms of two hypotheses: the convergence hypothesis of the dominance of a theoretical and thematic mainstream, and the divergence hypothesis of a “theoretical quilt” configuration of the field. It concludes that the editorial preferences of JIBS favour traditional approaches to the field and that the second “future” is the most likely to occur, leading International Business to evolve as a social reference more than an epistemological entity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b8486cc84f64e49b23f0ecad8f86f852022-12-21T22:45:12ZengEscola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing - ESPMInternext: Revista Eletrônica de Negócios Internacionais1980-48652010-01-0151132THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AS A STUDY FIELDMarcos AmatucciThe field of International Business lies at a crossroads of analytical levels, themes and theoretical traditions, and it will probably remain at this point in the near future. This work follows five years (2001-2006) of the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) to analyse the scope and evolution of themes, methodologies and theoretical traditions in 199 articles. After this phase, it discusses, with the help of colleagues gathered in two workshops, the future of the area in terms of two hypotheses: the convergence hypothesis of the dominance of a theoretical and thematic mainstream, and the divergence hypothesis of a “theoretical quilt” configuration of the field. It concludes that the editorial preferences of JIBS favour traditional approaches to the field and that the second “future” is the most likely to occur, leading International Business to evolve as a social reference more than an epistemological entity.http://internext.espm.br/index.php/internext/article/view/103/116Future of International BusinessJournal of International Business StudiesIB MethodologyIB TheoryIB scientific status |
| spellingShingle | Marcos Amatucci THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AS A STUDY FIELD Internext: Revista Eletrônica de Negócios Internacionais Future of International Business Journal of International Business Studies IB Methodology IB Theory IB scientific status |
| title | THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AS A STUDY FIELD |
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| title_short | THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AS A STUDY FIELD |
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