Research gaps and future research
| Current research situation and gaps | Suggestions for future research | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Perspective | |
| Lack of sector-by-sector studies | Specific Knowledge Areas | Sector-by-sector work to identify commonalities across industries |
| IB theories unevenly applied over the researched period | Specific studies with the application of understudied theories and their explanatory power for the internationalization of service firms | |
| Literature reviews improved methodological approaches but still extremely scarce within literature | Literature Reviews | Literature reviews with solid methodological approaches to analyse and validate generally accepted stances on the study of service firms |
| Limited number of theoretical-conceptual studies within literature and Support for a multi-theoretical standpoint but no guidelines on how to approach it | Theoretical-conceptual work | Theoretical-conceptual work on how to combine theoretical standpoints for the study of service firms that could be empirically tested, in a consistent manner |
| Characteristics of services triggered reservations about the explanatory power of existing IB theories | Theoretical-conceptual frameworks that establish the role of the different service characteristics in the internationalization of service firms and their entry mode choices | |
| Development of specific theories for service firms is not supported | Theoretical- conceptual studies that analyze and propose how to adapt the current theories to the study of service firms and their internationalization processes | |
| Current research situation and gaps | Suggestions for future research | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Perspective | |
| Lack of sector-by-sector studies | Specific Knowledge Areas | Sector-by-sector work to identify commonalities across industries |
| IB theories unevenly applied over the researched period | Specific studies with the application of understudied theories and their explanatory power for the internationalization of service firms | |
| Literature reviews improved methodological approaches but still extremely scarce within literature | Literature Reviews | Literature reviews with solid methodological approaches to analyse and validate generally accepted stances on the study of service firms |
| Limited number of theoretical-conceptual studies within literature and Support for a multi-theoretical standpoint but no guidelines on how to approach it | Theoretical-conceptual work | Theoretical-conceptual work on how to combine theoretical standpoints for the study of service firms that could be empirically tested, in a consistent manner |
| Characteristics of services triggered reservations about the explanatory power of existing IB theories | Theoretical-conceptual frameworks that establish the role of the different service characteristics in the internationalization of service firms and their entry mode choices | |
| Development of specific theories for service firms is not supported | Theoretical- conceptual studies that analyze and propose how to adapt the current theories to the study of service firms and their internationalization processes | |
Sharing content requires targeting cookies to be enabled. Please update your cookie preferences to use this feature.