Twenty-five years ago, Dunning articulated a vision for greater interdisciplinary grounding in international business (IB) research. Motivated by his foresight, this special issue aims to encourage research that explicitly combines ideas from different disciplines, with a view to creating new...

International finance has emerged as one of the most active and exciting areas of management for positive and normative research in recent years. The international economic environment has changed radically, raising new questions but also providing fascinating observations of the interaction of...

This paper demonstrates that Adam Smith’s insights and reasoning can improve the theory of international business, and shed light on its academic practices. Smith was a system builder; his theory of knowledge underpinned his entire oeuvre, and understanding his systematic approach can help...