From Homogenization to Pluralism: International Management Research in the Academy and Beyond

There is a worrisome homogenizing tendency in which management research has converged on the North American research paradigm. This paradigm undoubtedly has been the major contributor to the body of management knowledge to date. However, by itself, it may be insufficient to provide understanding of novel contexts. Both experienced mainstream scholars and new international researchers can collaborate in the pursuit of this vital research agenda through serious engagement in deep contextualization, novel questioning, and innovative theorizing. To fill the critical gap in global management knowledge, we must avert the homogenizing tendency and foster the development of pluralistic intellectual perspectives or pluralistic scholarship by members of the global management research community.