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The dubious role of institutions in international business: A road forward

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Our commentary returns to the conundrum of how institutions matter in international business (IB) by revisiting the 2018 JIBS Decade Award article by Jackson and Deeg (2008) on Comparing Capitalisms. We first synthesize their main insights around institutional diversity and track its significant impact within IB and other management fields. We then suggest three main takeaways that could move Jackson and Deeg’s agenda further in terms of developing a more nuanced approach to institutions in IB. We close with suggestions for future research and urge IB scholars to be more cautious when drawing on different strands of institutions theory.

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We thank Editor-in-Chief Alain Verbeke and the two reviewers for their constructive comments. We also thank Laura Albareda, Aya Chacar, Stav Fainshmidt, Ricardo Flores, Valentina Marano, Chris Marquis, Andy Spicer, and Michael Witt, for early discussions on this essay as well as their friendly and constructive  peer reviews.

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    Ruth V. Aguilera

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  3. Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, BI Norwegian Business School, Nydalsveien 37, 0484, Oslo, Norway

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Aguilera, R.V., Grøgaard, B. The dubious role of institutions in international business: A road forward. J Int Bus Stud 50, 20–35 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-018-0201-5

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