• Graduate Program
    • Why study Business Data Science?
    • Research Master
    • Admissions
    • Course Registration
    • Facilities
  • Summer School
  • Research
  • News
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Events archive
    • Tinbergen Institute Lectures
    • Summer School
      • Deep Learning
      • Economics of Blockchain and Digital Currencies
      • Foundations of Machine Learning with Applications in Python
      • Machine Learning for Business
      • Marketing Research with Purpose
      • Sustainable Finance
      • Tuition Fees and Payment
      • Tinbergen Institute Summer School Program
    • Annual Tinbergen Institute Conference archive
  • Alumni
  • Magazine

Dau, L.A., Santangelo, GraziaD. and van Witteloostuijn, A. (2022). Replication studies in international business Journal of International Business Studies, 53(2):215--230.


  • Journal
    Journal of International Business Studies

In international business, as well as in many other social sciences, replication studies have long been treated as a poor relative, discounted and discouraged as {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}not original{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}. We argue that by teasing out confounding factors, validating causal mechanisms, and testing spatial and temporal boundaries, replication studies can stimulate debate, add to our body of knowledge, and fine-tune theory. Our goal in writing this editorial is to promote replication studies. We build a case for them by recognizing their value and showcasing their different types. We also offer a methodological template for carrying them out with academic rigor. Finally, we make concrete recommendations on how to go about increasing the number of them published. Journal of International Business Studies (2021).