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This volume is devoted to those areas that can advance our understanding of international business. It contains contributions from intellectual leaders of the field, using cutting edge research to explore frontier topics in international business, and to look at where international business is going.
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Thought Leadership in Advancing International Business Research Edited by Arie Y. Lewin, S. Tamer Cavusgil, G. Tomas M. Hult and David A. Griffith Thought Leadership in Advancing International Business Research This page intentionally left blank Thought Leadership in Advancing International Business Research Edited by Arie Y. Lewin Duke University, USA S. Tamer Cavusgil Georgia State University, USA G. Tomas M. Hult Michigan State University, USA and David A. Griffith Michigan State University, USA Selection and editorial matter © Arie Y. Lewin, S. Tamer Cavusgil, G. Tomas M. Hult and David A. Griffith 2008 Chapters © their authors 2008 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2008 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13: 978–0–230–21777–5 hardback ISBN-10: 0–230–21777–X hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thought leadership in advancing international business research / edited by Arie Y. Lewin . . . [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–230–21777–X (alk. paper) 1. International business enterprises—Research. 2. International business enterprises—Management. 3. International trade—Research. 4. Business—Research. I. Lewin, Arie Y., 1935– HD2755.5.T57 2008 2008016147 338.8 8072—dc22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham and Eastbourne Contents List of Tables vii List of Figures viii Notes on Contributors ix Introduction Arie Y. Lewin, S. Tamer Cavusgil, G. Tomas M. Hult, and David A. Griffith 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A Discourse Analysis of Knowledge Creation in International Business Research: JIBS 1970–2005 Minna S¨oderqvist and Brian Toyne Multinationality of the Firm: Conceptualization and Measurement Ahmet H. Kirca Mode Configuration Diversity: A New Perspective on Foreign Entry Mode Choice Bent Petersen, Gabriel R.G. Benito, Lawrence S.