Opening the 'Non-Manufacturing' Envelope: The Next Big Question for International Business Research

Management International Review, Vol. 48, No. 4, 2008

22 Pages Posted: 7 Mar 2009

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Hemant Merchant

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Ajai Gaur

Rutgers Business School - Newark and New Brunswick

Date Written: December 2, 2008

Abstract

This study surveys recent work, published in four International Business journals, that has focused on the non-manufacturing sector which includes the 'services' sector. It documents the nature of scholarship in this area, identifies opportunities for future work, highlights some important challenges of undertaking such work, and suggests a few starting points for a more systematic study of this vital sector of the economy.

Keywords: service sector, non-manufacturing sector, international business, research question

Suggested Citation

Merchant, Hemant and Gaur, Ajai S., Opening the 'Non-Manufacturing' Envelope: The Next Big Question for International Business Research (December 2, 2008). Management International Review, Vol. 48, No. 4, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1310090

Hemant Merchant

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Ajai S. Gaur (Contact Author)

Rutgers Business School - Newark and New Brunswick ( email )

Newark, NJ
United States

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