Research Methods in International Business

by Lorraine Eden, Bo Bernhard Nielsen, Alain Verbeke

Overview

Showcasing methodological rigour and state-of-the-art methods as hallmarks of modern international business (IB) research, this book offers a collection of the most relevant and highly cited research methods articles from the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS). Each piece is accompanied by a new Commentary written by experts in the field; some also include Further Reflections by the original authors. Encompassing both qualitative and quantitative approaches, this comprehensive volume explores research design, testing and reporting, as well as specific methodological issues such as endogeneity, common method variance, and theorising from case studies. With recommendations for best practices relating to interaction effects, hypothesis testing, and replicability, this book is a unique and up-to-date reference source on the latest research methods and practices in international business. The book will also be essential reading for those studying any sub-discipline of IB research, including international economics, entrepreneurship, finance, management and marketing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030221126
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	12/06/2019
Series:	JIBS Special Collections
Edition description:	1st ed. 2020
Pages:	511
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lorraine Eden is Professor of Management, Texas A&M University, USA. She is a past Editor-in-Chief of JIBS and Past President and Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB), where she received the 2012 President’s Award and 2016 Inaugural Woman of the Year Award.

Bo Bernhard Nielsen is Professor of Business Strategy in the International Business Discipline, University of Sydney, Australia. He serves as Consulting Editor to JIBS, as well as being on the Editorial Boards of leading journals such as the Journal of Management and the Journal of World Business. Co-Founder of the Research Methods Special Interest Group at AIB, Bo is Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Alain Verbeke is Professor of International Business at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada, where he holds the McCaig Research Chair in Management. He is Editor-in-Chief of JIBS, an Adjunct Professor at the Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium, and was elected as the Inaugural Alan M. Rugman Memorial Fellow at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK. Alain was elected as an AIB Fellow in 2008 and as a Fellow of the European International Business Academy (EIBA) in 2019.

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction.- 1. Introduction; Lorraine Eden, Alain Verbeke and Bo Bernhard Nielsen.- Part II. Reproducibility and Replicability.- 2. Science’s Reproducibility and Replicability Crisis: International Business is Not Immune; Herman Aguinis, Wayne F. Cascio and Ravi S. Ramani.- 3. Science's Reproducability and Replicability Crisis: A Commentary; Andrew Delios.- Part III. Hypothesis-testing Research.- 4. What’s in a P? Reassessing Best Practices for Conducting and Reporting Hypothesis-testing Research; Klaus E. Meyer, Arjen van Witteloostuijn and Sjoerd Beugelsdijk.- 5. What's in a P? A Commentary: Agnieszka Chidlow, William Greene and Stewart R. Miller.- Part IV. Trusting Findings.- 6. Can I Trust Your Findings? Ruling Out Alternative Explanations in International Business Research; Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Ulf Andersson, Mary Yoko Brannen, Bo Bernhard Nielsen and A. Rebecca Reuber.- 7. Can I Trust Your Findings? A Commentary; Jonathan P. Doh.- 8. Additional Thoughts on Trusting Findings: Suggestions for Reviewers; Mary Yoko Brannen, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra and A. Rebecca Reuber.- Part V. Theorising From Cases.- 9. Theorising From Case Studies: Towards a Pluralist Future for International Business Research; Catherine Welch, Rebecca Piekkari, Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki and Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki.- 10. Theorising From Case Studies: A Commentary; Kathleen M. Eisenhardt.- 11. Theorising From Case Studies: Further Reflections; Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki, Rebecca Piekkari, Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki and Catherine Welch.- Part VI. Longitudinal Qualitative Research.- 12. Bridging History and Reductionism: A Key Role for Longitudinal Qualitative Research; Robert A. Burgelman.- 13. Bridging History and Reductionism: A Commentary; Catherine Welch.- Part VII. Fuzzy Set Qualitative Methods.- 14. Predicting Stakeholder Orientation in the Multinational Enterprise: A Mid-range Theory; Donal Crilly.- 15. Foreign Subsidiary Stakeholder Orientation and FSQCA: A Commentary; Stav Fainshmidt.- Part VIII. Interaction Effects.- 16. Explaining Interaction Effects Within and Across Levels of Analysis; Ulf Andersson, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra and Bo Bernhard Nielsen.- 17. Explaining Interaction Effects: A Commentary; Jose Cortina.- Part IX. Endogeneity.- 18. Endogeneity in International Business Research; David Reeb, Mariko Sakakibara and Ishtiaq P. Mahmood.- 19. Endogeneity in International Business Research: A Commentary; J. Myles Shaver.- Part X. Common Method Variance.- 20. Common Method Variance in International Business Research; Sea-Jin Chang, Arjen van Witteloostuijn and Lorraine Eden.- 21. Common Method Variance in International Business Research: A Commentary; D. Harold Doty and Marina Astakhova.- 22. Common Method Variance in International Business Research: Further Reflections; Arjen van Witteloostuijn, Lorraine Eden and Sea-Jin Chang.- Part XI. Multilevel Models.- 23. Multilevel Models in International Business Research; Mark F. Peterson, Jean-Luc Arregle and Xavier Martin.- 24. Multilevel Models in International Business research: A Commentary; Robert J. Vandenberg.- 25. Multilevel Models in International Business research: Broadening the Scope of Application, and Further Reflections; Xavier Martin.- Part XII. Distance.- 26. Conceptualising and Measuring Distance in International Business Research: Recurring Questions and Best Practice Guidelines; Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, Björn Ambos and Phillip C. Nell.- 27. Distance in International Business Research: A Commentary; Mark F. Peterson and Yulia Muratova.

Editorial Reviews

This book provides accessible and nuanced coverage of a wide range of methodological topics. … the collection of the readings combines into essential reading for doctoral students and others interested in IB research. In addition, the book’s first-class quality will likely compel others to join and raise the conversation on research methods … . I believe that this comprehensive and excellent book will ably serve as a go-to educational and reference source for researchers conducting and interpreting high-quality IB research.” (Donald Bergh, Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 52, 2021)

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