How can international business research contribute towards the sustainable development goals?

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Critical Perspectives on International Business Pub Date : 2021-09-13 DOI:10.1108/cpoib-08-2020-0123

A. Rygh, Eleni Chiarapini, María Vallejo Segovia

引用次数: 6

Abstract

Purpose Realising the sustainable development goals (SDGs) will require substantial efforts from both governments, businesses, civil society and academic researchers. This paper aims to discuss the contributions that the international business (IB) discipline can make to promoting the SDGs. Design/methodology/approach The paper is conceptual. Findings The authors argue that IB can contribute to promoting the SDGs, given IB’s expertise on the multinational enterprise (MNE) and knowledge that is relevant to the international dimensions that most SDGs have. However, paradigmatic features of IB such as a focus on firm-level financial performance and on the MNE as an organisation, and dominance of quantitative methods, may presently restrict the discipline’s contributions to the SDGs. Originality/value The authors present a set of recommendations for IB research on the SDGs, many of which imply an extension of the boundaries of the current IB paradigm.

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国际商业研究如何有助于实现可持续发展目标?

目的实现可持续发展目标需要政府、企业、民间社会和学术研究人员做出重大努力。本文旨在讨论国际商务（IB）学科对促进可持续发展目标的贡献。设计/方法/方法本文是概念性的。研究结果作者认为，鉴于IB在跨国企业（MNE）方面的专业知识和与大多数可持续发展目标的国际层面相关的知识，IB可以为促进可持续发展目标做出贡献。然而，IB的典型特征，如关注公司层面的财务绩效和MNE作为一个组织，以及量化方法的主导地位，目前可能会限制该学科对可持续发展目标的贡献。原创性/价值。作者为IB对可持续发展目标的研究提出了一系列建议，其中许多都意味着当前IB范式的边界的扩展。

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Critical Perspectives on International Business BUSINESS-

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4.20

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15.00%

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期刊介绍： In recent years, the business practices and management philosophies of global enterprises have been subject to increasingly close scrutiny by commentators in the fields of journalism and academia. Such scrutiny has been motivated by a growing desire to examine the nature of globalisation, its impact on specific communities and its benefits for society as a whole. Coverage includes, but is not restricted to, issues of: ■Globalization ■Production and consumption ■Economic change ■Societal change ■Politics and power of organizations and governments ■Environmental impact