Combining interpretivism and positivism in international business research: The example of the expatriate role

IF 8.9 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jwb.2022.101419

Juan I. Sanchez , Jaime Bonache , Carmen Paz-Aparicio , Celia Zárraga Oberty

引用次数: 8

Abstract

We illustrated how multi-paradigm research that combines the phenomenological interpretive and the positivist paradigms in sequential studies helps problematize questionable assumptions in international business research. While observing the phenomenological principle of epoché (i.e., suspension of researchers’ pre-conceived categories), we interpreted accounts of their lived experience amongst expatriates working in foreign subsidiaries. A follow-up positivist study further led us to conclude that, unlike Edström and Galbraith's (1977) reasons for an international assignment, expatriates hardly see themselves as headquarters’ control agents, but as dual agents in charge of balancing both headquarters and subsidiary's interests.

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国际商务研究中诠释主义与实证主义的结合:以外派人员角色为例

我们说明了多范式研究如何结合现象学解释和实证主义范式在顺序研究中帮助解决国际商业研究中有问题的假设。在观察时代变迁的现象学原理(即，暂停研究人员预先设想的类别)的同时，我们解释了他们在外国子公司工作的外籍人士的生活经历。一项后续实证主义研究进一步使我们得出结论，与Edström和Galbraith(1977)的国际派遣理由不同，外派人员几乎不认为自己是总部的控制代理人，而是负责平衡总部和子公司利益的双重代理人。

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Journal of World Business BUSINESS-

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16.50

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11.20%

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