Bo Bernhard Nielsen
Fifty years of methodological trends in JIBS: Why future IB research needs more triangulation
Nielsen, Bo Bernhard; Chidlow, Agnieszka; Miller, Stewart; Welch, Catherine; Aguzzoli, Roberta; Gardner, Emma; Karafyllia, Maria; Pegoraro, Diletta
Authors
Agnieszka Chidlow
Stewart Miller
Catherine Welch
Professor Roberta Aguzzoli roberta.aguzzoli@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Emma Gardner
Maria Karafyllia
Diletta Pegoraro
Abstract
We analyze methodological trends in empirical research in JIBS from 1970 to 2019. Our results point to the prevalence of the following patterns: there has been an increase in the use of (1) large-scale longitudinal, cross-national datasets, (2) complex analytical techniques, including the incorporation of multiple analytical techniques within the same study, but (3) a decline in the diversity of methods in use. We relate these trends to the underlying social, technical, and communicative conventions in the journal during the 50-year period. The observed patterns are consistent with theory that posits scientific fields entrench a dominant paradigm over time, resulting in a restricted set of methodological options being selected. Such restrictions jeopardize the quality of research because the study of any phenomenon requires the use of multiple methodological procedures to avoid the systematic biases, errors, omissions, and limitations introduced by any single option. Therefore, we propose the use of triangulation as a strategy for building methodological alternatives into research designs. Institutionalization of this principle in the field of international business has the potential to enhance both the rigor and scope of future inquiry.
Citation
Nielsen, B. B., Chidlow, A., Miller, S., Welch, C., Aguzzoli, R., Gardner, E., …Pegoraro, D. (2020). Fifty years of methodological trends in JIBS: Why future IB research needs more triangulation. Journal of International Business Studies, 51(9), 1478-1499. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-020-00372-4
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 8, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 26, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2020 |
Deposit Date | Sep 14, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 26, 2021 |
Journal | Journal of International Business Studies |
Print ISSN | 0047-2506 |
Electronic ISSN | 1478-6990 |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 51 |
Issue | 9 |
Pages | 1478-1499 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-020-00372-4 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1256247 |
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This is a post-peer-review pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of international business studies. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Nielsen, Bo Bernhard Chidlow, Agnieszka Miller, Stewart Welch, Catherine Aguzzoli, Roberta Gardner, Emma Karafyllia, Maria & Pegoraro, Diletta (2020). Fifty years of methodological trends in JIBS: Why future IB research needs more triangulation. Journal of International Business Studies 51(9): 1478-1499.] is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-020-00372-4
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