The future of international business research: theorizing on unfolding phenomena in a complex dynamic world

dc.contributor.authorZettinig Peter
dc.contributor.authorNummela Niina
dc.contributor.organizationfi=kansainvälinen liiketoiminta|en=International Business|
dc.contributor.organization-code1.2.246.10.2458963.20.72646005131
dc.converis.publication-id66346924
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/66346924
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-28T13:56:46Z
dc.date.available2022-10-28T13:56:46Z
dc.description.abstract<p> This chapter takes a futures-oriented perspective to International Business as a field of inquiry. The transitionary nature of complex dynamic systems challenges our understanding of the world and forces us to reconsider our explanations. As the world changes continuously and often in disruptive ways, we ask how to develop theories that can evolve with such changes and how this may enhance IB research’s utility. To increase relevance, we discuss how examples of mainstream IB frameworks, as widely shared reference points, can serve as a baseline to advance practice-oriented questions into research questions. We envision a critical-realist approach as a theorising vehicle that produces possible explanations for currently unfolding phenomena. <br></p>
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dc.identifier.isbn978-1-78990-203-7
dc.identifier.olddbid185351
dc.identifier.oldhandle10024/168445
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/11111/42094
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781789902037/9781789902037.00022.xml
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2021093048853
dc.language.isoen
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorZettinig, Peter
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorNummela, Niina
dc.okm.discipline512 Business and managementen_GB
dc.okm.discipline512 Liiketaloustiedefi_FI
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationnot an international co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeA3 Book
dc.publisherEdward Elgar Publishing
dc.publisher.countryUnited Kingdomen_GB
dc.publisher.countryBritanniafi_FI
dc.publisher.country-codeGB
dc.publisher.isbn978-0-85793; 978-1-0353; 978-1-78100; 978-1-78195; 978-1-78254; 978-1-78347; 978-1-78471; 978-1-78536; 978-1-78643; 978-1-78811; 978-1-78897; 978-1-78990; 978-1-80037; 978-1-80088; 978-1-80220; 978-1-80392; 978-1-83910; 978-1-84064; 978-1-84376; 978-1-84542; 978-1-84720; 978-1-84844; 978-1-84980; 978-1-85278; 978-1-85898
dc.relation.doi10.4337/9781789902044.00022
dc.source.identifierhttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/168445
dc.titleThe future of international business research: theorizing on unfolding phenomena in a complex dynamic world
dc.title.bookA Research Agenda for International Business and Management
dc.year.issued2021

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