TY - JOUR

T1 - Alternative ways of studying time in qualitative international business research

T2 - A review and future agenda

AU - Elsahn, Ziad

AU - Earl, Anna

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022

PY - 2022/9/30

Y1 - 2022/9/30

N2 - Our study provides a systematic theoretical review of 304 qualitative-based articles published in seven international business journals from 2010 to 2020. We constructed a typology that provides alternative ways of studying time and is constituted by two dimensions: ontological conceptions of time (objective vs subjective) and theorising style of research (variance vs process). Our analysis and findings illustrate that time is mostly treated as objective and linear, and they highlight some concerning trends: lack of conceptual clarity; lack of diversity within and between paradigms; and lack of methodological clarity. We propose three pathways for advancing future research on time.

AB - Our study provides a systematic theoretical review of 304 qualitative-based articles published in seven international business journals from 2010 to 2020. We constructed a typology that provides alternative ways of studying time and is constituted by two dimensions: ontological conceptions of time (objective vs subjective) and theorising style of research (variance vs process). Our analysis and findings illustrate that time is mostly treated as objective and linear, and they highlight some concerning trends: lack of conceptual clarity; lack of diversity within and between paradigms; and lack of methodological clarity. We propose three pathways for advancing future research on time.

KW - Objective time

KW - Subjective time

KW - Systematic theoretical review

KW - Temporality

KW - Theorising

KW - Time

U2 - 10.1016/j.intman.2022.100957

DO - 10.1016/j.intman.2022.100957

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85130518484

VL - 28

JO - Journal of International Management

JF - Journal of International Management

SN - 1075-4253

IS - 3

M1 - 100957

ER -