Critical Perspectives on International Business: Volume 4 Issue 1

“Thumbs‐up is a rude gesture in Australia”: The presentation of culture in international business textbooks

Frank B. Tipton

The purpose of this paper is to consider the role of culture in international business studies, viewed from the perspective of textbooks in the field.

Managing talent across national borders: the challenges faced by an international retail group

Mehdi Boussebaa, Glenn Morgan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of national institutional contexts on a multinational's project to develop a transnational talent management system.

Taking the mess back to business: studying international business from behind

Gard Hopsdal Hansen

The purpose of this paper is to address the role of the qualitative researcher in international business (IB) studies and the need for a local perspective to better comprehend the…

Maximizing shareholder‐value: A panacea for economic growth or a recipe for economic and social disintegration?

Brendan McSweeney

The purpose of this paper is to examine the claim that the pursuit of maximum value (wealth) for shareholders optimises economic and social benefits for society as a whole.

The internet and potentialities of emancipatory change: The case of the institutions and politics of accounting

Prem Sikka

The purpose of this paper is to encourage the academic community to disseminate and communicate information and knowledge beyond the academy and engage wider audiences.

Introduction from the Editors

Joanne Roberts, George Cairns