...John Manuel Luiz Purpose This paper aims to critically interrogate the category of “emerging markets” in international business scholarship. Although widely used in research, policy and investment discourse, the term remains inconsistently defined and frequently reduced to a narrow set of economic...

... International economic order Trade F14: Empirical studies of trade F23: Multinational firms International business O19: International linkages to development Role of international organizations This research was conducted in the context of a postdoctoral fellowship granted by the National...

...Aušrinė Šilenskytė; Miguel Cordova; Daria Panina; Cyntia Vilasboas Calixto Casnici; Brent Burmester Purpose The purpose of this paper is to define the scope and outline directions for research on critical perspectives in international business ( IB ) education. Design/methodology/approach...

... International business International organizations Cross-cultural Managerial discretion Carlos Ghosn’s legacy in the global automotive industry is both significant and controversial. His multinational identity – Lebanese, French and Brazilian – positioned him as a globally minded executive well...

... of international business ( IB ) education. This paper aims to propose a critical perspectives (CPs) framework and a set of actions directed at defending liberal IB education. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw on action-oriented examples of CP and specifically the idea of coexisting multiple...

...Katerina Boncheva; Hanna Gajewska-De Mattos; David A. Griffith; Giuseppe Pirrone; Aušrinė Šilenskytė; Alexander Tonn Purpose By using the 3Cs framework (i.e. context, connection and complexity), this paper aims to examine the state of doctoral education in the field of international business ( IB...

...Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki; Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki Purpose This paper aims to address key challenges in conducting qualitative research within international business ( IB ), focusing on the role of theory, authenticity, theorizing and quality criteria. Design/methodology/approach...

...Lovasoa Ramboarisata; Celine Berrier-Lucas Purpose This paper aims to contribute to the debate about language hegemony in international business (IB) and management studies by inviting scholars to extend their inquiries into megalanguages other than English. Decentering from English may allow...

... havens and inequality/injustice and what insights International Business (IB) could draw from these perspectives; (2) the potential policy roles of the OECD versus the UN in addressing the challenges posed by profit-shifting and tax competition; and (3) the benefits of integrating a philosophical...

...Dana L. Ott; Miriam Moeller; Alexei Koveshnikov Purpose The purpose of this viewpoint is to provide critical insights into the role of neurodiversity within the domain of International Business (IB) research. Neurodiversity is positioned as an opportunity for IB researchers to explore how...

... a literature review on sustainability in business and international business education and proposing future opportunities for researchers and practitioners. Design/methodology/approach The authors take a systematic, qualitative analysis approach to evaluate multidisciplinary literatures on sustainability...

... on Bourdieu, the study first examines the diffusion and contestation of DEI into international business (IB). It then proposes a Bourdieu-inspired agenda to advance the transposition of SJ principles into IB. Design/methodology/approach The study interpretively reconstructs the process of DEI’s ideational...

... challenges and recent developments in mainstream international business, the viewpoint emphasizes the need to move beyond a one-sided focus on the positive contributions of MNCs to grand challenges. Findings The special issue contributions reveal that even established MNCs are actively engaged...

... rights only VUCA International business Risk International business education Synergy COVID-19 Synergistic mindsets The challenges in managing the COVID-19 pandemic have driven many to critically reevaluate the learning outcomes produced by higher education at times of crisis...

...Martin David Owens; Elizabeth Johnson Purpose The paper aims to understand how state and non-state domestic terrorism impacts MNEs in foreign markets. Despite the burgeoning literature on terrorism within international business (IB), most research has focused on international terrorism...

...Miguel Dindial; Hinrich Voss Purpose This paper engages with the important work of Raškovic (2024). The authors agree with Raškovic’s (2024) argument that international business (IB) policy is well positioned to inform and address many of society’s wicked problems, including modern slavery. Beyond...

... to illustrate the proposed approach. Design/methodology/approach Thom’s nonlinear differential equations of morphogenesis are used to develop a theoretical model of the impact of catastrophes on international business (IB). The model is then estimated using real-world data on the performance...

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...Stefan Zagelmeyer Purpose This viewpoint adds context and variety to the “decolonizing international business” debate by engaging in a discussion of the decolonial thinking approach and proposing a broader framework for analysing the link between international business (IB) activities on the one...

...Drew Woodhouse; Andrew Johnston Purpose Critiques of international business (IB) have long pointed to the weaknesses in the understanding of context. This has ignited debate on the understanding of institutions and how they “matter” for IB. Yet how institutions matter ultimately depends on how IB...