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The domain of international business: Futures and future relevance of international business
Author(s) -
Zettinig Peter,
Vincze Zsuzsanna
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.20411
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , international business , futures contract , focus (optics) , delphi method , competition (biology) , domain (mathematical analysis) , core (optical fiber) , delphi , business , knowledge management , political science , sociology , public relations , engineering ethics , management , economics , computer science , engineering , finance , artificial intelligence , law , ecology , mathematical analysis , telecommunications , physics , mathematics , optics , biology , operating system
Using data generated by a global Delphi study involving international business (IB) scholars and practitioners, this article reflects on the core and domain of a discipline that, on one side, has to deal with increasing competition from related disciplines, which internationalize their research focus, and, on the other side, is trying to develop conceptual knowledge to explain ever more complex international phenomena. Generating a multilevel framework of important issues for IB leads to propositions, which may widen the focus of the discipline to go beyond the firm, which, comparing IB to related disciplines, can provide pathways that maintain IB highly relevant for most diverse communities affected by international business. ©2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.