CfP: JIBS Special Issue

The Journal of International Business Studies invites paper proposals for a special issue that seeks to promote and shape the future direction for multilevel quantitative research in the field of international business. The purpose of this special issue is to narrow the gap between theoretical models and quantitative methods in international business research. We want to showcase high-quality multilevel quantitative studies, to encourage international business researchers to apply these methods, and to underline their value in studying new international business topics or renewing the analysis of older ones. Hence, we seek original empirical contributions using multilevel quantitative methods to extend international business research. As a result, this special issue should set a definite standard of the use of multilevel methods in high-quality IB research that uses such data, and serve as a milestone for the development and spread of these methods in IB.

We encourage prospective authors to address a variety of questions while applying multilevel methods in an international or comparative context. For specific illustrations, please see the full Call for Papers posted on the JIBS website. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2010. For more information about this Call for Papers, please contact the Special Issue Editors or the JIBS Managing Editor (managing-editor@jibs.net).