Philosophy of science and meta-knowledge in international business and management [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Timothy M. Devinney, Torben Pedersen, Laszlo Tihanyi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452912503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: United Kingdom, : Emerald, 2013
• ISBN: 1-78190-713-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (518 p.)
• Collana: Advances in international management ; ; volume 26
• Altri autori (Persone): DevinneyTimothy M <1956-> (Timothy Michael); PedersenTorben; TihanyiLászló
• Disciplina: 658
• Soggetti: Management; Business; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND META-KNOWLEDGE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; EDITORS' BIOGRAPHIES; EDITORS' INTRODUCTION; PART I; INTRODUCTION TO PART I: BOOZ & CO./STRATEGY+BUSINESS EMINENT SCHOLAR IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT 2012; FROM THE AMERICAN CHALLENGE TO THE DRAGONS AT YOUR DOOR: FORTY YEARS OF WORK ON THE THEORY OF THE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; HOW I BECAME INTERESTED IN THE THEORY OF THE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; MY 1982 PHD THESIS: A THEORY OF MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS: JOINT VENTURES AND THE BUNDLING MODEL PERFORMANCE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; INTERNALIZATION THEORY AS THE GENERAL THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: JEAN-FRANÇOIS HENNART'S CONTRIBUTIONS; INTRODUCTION; MNE-CENTRIC THEORIES; THE ASSET BUNDLING APPROACH; IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; MNE CONTROL OVER FOREIGN OPERATIONS; ACQUISITIONS AS A FOREIGN ENTRY MODE; INTERNATIONAL ENTRY ; MODE CHOICE AND NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS; CONCLUSION; NOTE; REFERENCES; JEAN-FRANÇOIS HENNART: TYPES OF RESEARCH, QUALITIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS; INTRODUCTION; A TYPOLOGY OF HENNART'S RESEARCH HENNART'S ACADEMIC QUALITIES; HENNART'S CONTRIBUTIONS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; PART II; INTRODUCTION TO PART II: DO WE DO SCIENCE? PHILOSOPHY AND KNOWLEDGE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT; THE DISTINCTIVENESS OF IB/IM SCHOLARSHIP; DO WE MEET THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF SCIENCE?; MAKING IB/IM MORE SCIENTIFIC; A SMALL BEGINNING; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; INHERITED PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE? ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RESEARCH; INTRODUCTION; A BRIEF TOUR OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF ECONOMICS; ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RESEARCH CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; THE ROAD TO RELEVANCE; INTRODUCTION; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; WHY BASELINE MODELING IS BETTER THAN NULL-HYPOTHESIS TESTING: EXAMPLES FROM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RESEARCH; INTRODUCTION; WHY ARCHIBALD LOST FAITH IN POPPER'S IDEAS; BASELINE MODELLING; SIX USEFUL TYPES OF BASELINE MODELS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ONTOLOGY AND IB: RE-IMAGINING THE MULTINATIONAL; INTRODUCTION; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; THE PHILOSOPHY OF TURNING POINTS: A CASE OF DE-INTERNATIONALIZATION; INTRODUCTIONDE-INTERNATIONALIZATION EMERGING; THE CONCEPT OF A TURNING POINT; IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; META-KNOWLEDGE; DO WE REALLY UNDERSTAND A RESEARCH TOPIC? FINDING ANSWERS THROUGH META-ANALYSES; INTRODUCTION; THE RATIONALE OF META-ANALYSIS; THE STATISTICAL REVIEW OF A LITERATURE; LIMITATIONS AND CRITIQUES ON META-ANALYSIS; DISCUSSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; META-ANALYTIC RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCTION; META-ANALYSIS IN IB/IM RESEARCH; REVIEW OF META-ANALYTIC STUDIES ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; FINDINGS; NOTE; REFERENCES; INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RESEARCH: UNDERSTANDING PAST PATHS TO DESIGN FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume advances the debate on the past, present and future of international business and management research. A truly international group of experts present their perspectives, and ask the question 'What is it that we know?' when discussing major issues and concepts in the field. This annual collection includes a regular special feature on a leading scholar; exploring in this volume the work of Jean-François Hennart and his theories on multinational enterprise and strategic management. Part two addresses international business and international management issues from a philosophical