Authors: Ricardo Madureira
This conceptual paper reviews the core assumptions of critical realism as a variant of realist philosophy of science as well as its implications for management studies. In addition, the paper reviews previous IMP research on both personal contacts and firm internationalisation. Based on such a review of literature, firm internationalisation and related managerial contacts are conceptualised as the manifestation of specific management’s causal powers. The substantive and methodological implications of such an interpretation of managerial contacts in industrial internationalisation are also discussed.Key Words: critical realism, industrial internationalisation, managers, personal contacts
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Publish Year: 2003
Conference: Lugano, Switzerland (2003)