Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
7-2020
Abstract
Insights from social network research have generated significant advancements in disciplines such as sociology, economics, and psychology. In comparison, the incorporation of social network ideas into international business (IB) research remains more limited. The purpose of this special issue is to foster further research on social networks in IB. In our introductory essay, we provide a brief overview of network research in the IB domain to give a sense of some of the major ongoing themes and to illustrate how the social network approach can provide fresh insights and add substantive value to the field. To emphasize the considerable potential of using social network theories and ideas to advance research and understanding in IB, we also indicate some future directions. We follow these with a summary of the five articles in the special issue.
Keywords
social networks, network theory, network analysis, multinational firms, interorganizational ties, subsidiary-HQ relationships, inter-personal ties, inter-location ties, literature review
Discipline
International Business | Strategic Management Policy
Research Areas
Strategy and Organisation
Publication
Journal of International Business Studies
Volume
51
First Page
714
Last Page
736
ISSN
0047-2506
Identifier
10.1057/s41267-020-00319-9
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature): Hybrid journals [society-owned]
Citation
CUYPERS, Ilya R. P.; ERTUG, Gokhan; CANTWELL, John; ZAHEER, Akbar; and KILDUFF, Martin.
Making connections: Social networks in international business. (2020). Journal of International Business Studies. 51, 714-736.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6551
Copyright Owner and License
Publisher
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-020-00319-9