Globalization, new ecologies, new zoologies and the purported death of the eclectic paradigm

Narula, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4266-2681 (2006) Globalization, new ecologies, new zoologies and the purported death of the eclectic paradigm. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 23 (2). pp. 141-156. ISSN 1572-9958 doi: 10.1007/s10490-006-7162-0

Abstract/Summary

This paper provides a commentary to John Mathews' article in issue 23(1) of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management. I discuss how globalisation is fundamentally altering the milieu within which international business is conducted, and this new ‘ecology’ may indeed require scholars to consider a new ‘zoology’ of firms in the future. However, his specific suggestions are based on sparse evidence, and his alternative to the eclectic paradigm is founded on a misunderstanding of some fundamental concepts.