The Forgotten Role of Time in Qualitative Theorizing for International Business Research

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Abstract

Time plays an integral role for developing a holistic understanding of International Business (IB) phenomena. Yet, how do IB scholars incorporate time in their qualitative theorizing is still not well understood. We interrogate this by applying qualitative content analysis on 89 papers published in Journal of World Business, Journal of International Business, Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Management Studies from 1999 until 2020. We conceptualize four distinct modes of temporal theorizing, namely temporal variance, temporal accumulation, temporal evolution and temporal story, which we view it as a continuum. In this regard, we conceptualize and propose pluralistic styles of temporal theorizing, which we contend will enable IB researchers to generate more ‘complete theories’.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 35th British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2021
Place of PublicationLancaster, UK
PublisherBritish Academy of Management Conference
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021
EventBritish Academy of Management Conference 2021 - , United Kingdom
Duration: 31 Aug 20213 Sept 2021

Conference

ConferenceBritish Academy of Management Conference 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
Period31/08/213/09/21

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 502016 SME-research
  • 502054 Entrepreneurship

Keywords

  • MIB
  • HBE

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