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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cheng, Joseph L C
• Henisz, Witold J
• Roth, Kendall
• Swaminathan, Anand

Titel

From the Editors: Advancing interdisciplinary research in the field of international business: Prospects, issues and challenges

Ist Teil von

• Journal of international business studies, 2009-09, Vol.40 (7), p.1070-1074

Ort / Verlag

London: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Two decades ago, JIBS published John Dunning's presidential address at the AIB Annual Meeting in San Diego in which he made a passionate plea for a more interdisciplinary approach to international business (IB) studies. Based on a careful analysis of the major economic, social, political and institutional changes taking place at the time, Dunning observed: [I]n an ever increasingly complex world of international business - success is founded on some amalgam of [various factors and capabilities], and it is the way in which these discrete - though increasingly interdependent - advantages are combined with each other and with complementary assets in different countries and cultures [that provides] the key competitive advantages of international firms. Building on this insight, Dunning articulated a vision for the IB field that has its niche in generating interdisciplinary knowledge by drawing from different disciplines. Toward this end, he urged IB scholars to read and study well outside our own area of training and to collaborate on joint research with colleagues in other disciplines. In an attempt to renew Dunning's plea of 20 years ago, this editorial essay seeks to advance greater interdisciplinary grounding in IB research by addressing the following questions: 1. What is interdisciplinary research? How is it different from multidisciplinary inquiry? 2. Why do scientists conduct interdisciplinary research? What is its main contribution? 3. Given the potential of interdisciplinary research in IB, why do we not see more of it? What broad guidelines can be offered to surmount these challenges?