Distance as Diversity: Two Sides of the Same Coin?. (4th March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Doh, Jonathan P.
• Is Part Of: Journal of management studies. Volume 58:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 1640
• Page End: 1643
• Publication Date: 2021-03-04
• Subjects: distance -- diversity -- international management -- international business; Industrial management -- Periodicals; 658
• DOI: 10.1111/joms.12685
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-2380

Abstract

Abstract: Distance is a fundamental construct in International Business/International Management (IB/IM) research. It also has practical implications for the conduct of business across borders. In this introduction to this Point‐Counter‐Point exchange, I comment on the two perspectives on the role of diversity as a complement or substitute for the distance construct. I argue that this discussion has ramifications for not just the distance construct, but broader assumptions and tenets in the IB/IM literature.