Purpose – The special issue aims to look into what it means to be critical in relation to international business. Design/methodology/approach – Gives an overview of articles submitted by experts in the field. Findings – Finds that old practices of international trade are out of touch in...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the usage of the word critical in the social sciences, to review how being critical is a process through which criticism is a positive act, and to highlight the relevance of such a perspective in relation to international...