Department of Strategy & Policy

A short report from Chen Jiaqing on his Research Findings presented in the conference.

Conference Avenue: China European International Business School

This study attempted to contribute to the hot debate over rigour and relevance in academic research. Using 10-year data collected from five scholarly and practitioner journals under the associations of AOM and AIB, we found that research in both scholarly journals and practitioner journals gives comparable attention to research topics of green management and emerging markets. In terms of authorship, the dominance of American authorship is decreasing over time in scholarly journals, but not in practitioner journals. In addition, findings from the study also showed that scholarly journals tend to use more robust statistical methods, while practitioner journals apply more descriptive analysis.

The study received wide attention during the conference presentation. Professor John Child from Birmingham Business School, the chair of the cross-cultural research session, gave constructive suggestions on further improving the research. His advice includes expanding the comparison of authorship by dividing non-American authors into different categories. This would improve the contribution from this study to cross-cultural research. Other audiences on site also showed great interests and acknowledged the importance of such study on enhancing the understanding about the research in international business studies.

The sessions on the topics of emerging markets and business groups helped me learn the frontier of research in the international business areas. Through direct communication with scholars with similar research interests, I had a wonderful chance to broaden my view with understanding of the most up-to-date focus in their research projects. The PhD students from other schools all around the world also shared their experience and the conversations with them were very encouraging. The party prepared by AIB was also a good chance to become a member of the academic community and expand network with scholars from different fields.