Telehealth Systems Deployment: A Multilevel Research Agenda

Purpose This paper aims to illustrate why an understanding of how levels of analysis interact is an essential part of multilevel research in the field of international business (IB). Using research on strategy implementation (SI) in multinational corporations (MNCs) as an example, this paper develops a taxonomy and research agenda that demonstrates the key role critical scholars can play in advancing multilevel theorization. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the assumptions of methodological collectivism and individualism, the paper presents a four-step framework: defining the theoretical boundaries of the selected subject; juxtaposing theoretical arguments with empirical work; identifying single- and multi-level theories; and developing a research agenda. Findings Research on SI in MNCs has been dominated by one type of theorizing that focuses on the designs of organizational systems or the power of institutions. Multilevel theorization grounded in methodological individualism would offer new knowledge by including the views of under-represented stakeholders, questioning the justice of established systems and overall implications of MNC operations. Research limitations/implications The proposed four-step framework encourages scholars to adopt a systematic approach to multilevel theorizing and draw upon the untapped potential of IB theories. Originality/value The paper contributes to the IB field by introducing an approach to assessing IB research from a multilevel theorizing perspective. The actionable research agenda on SI and the taxonomy of SI research can assist scholars in making aligned choices on study design and envisioning research questions that yield meaningful contributions to theory and practice.

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From meditation to action – a research agenda for studying informal global rule-making: remarks on ‘Cosmopolitanism, publicity, and the emergence of a “global administrative law”’

International Theory ◽

10.1017/s1752971920000639 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Oliver Westerwinter

Keyword(s):

Global Governance ◽

Comparative Research ◽

Research Agenda ◽

Institutional Design ◽

Administrative Law ◽

Democratic Legitimacy ◽

Institutional Architecture ◽

Global Law ◽

Rule Making ◽

Law Making

Abstract Friedrich Kratochwil engages critically with the emergence of a global administrative law and its consequences for the democratic legitimacy of global governance. While he makes important contributions to our understanding of global governance, he does not sufficiently discuss the differences in the institutional design of new forms of global law-making and their consequences for the effectiveness and legitimacy of global governance. I elaborate on these limitations and outline a comparative research agenda on the emergence, design, and effectiveness of the diverse arrangements that constitute the complex institutional architecture of contemporary global governance.

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Delivering HIV services to vulnerable populations: an evaluation and research agenda

Public Health Reports ◽

10.1016/s0033-3549(04)50117-6 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 117 (2) ◽

pp. 114-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Martha M McKinney ◽

Katherine M Marconi ◽

Paul D Cleary ◽

Jennifer Kates ◽

Steven R Young ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vulnerable Populations ◽

Research Agenda ◽

Hiv Services

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The Limits of Ego Depletion

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000365 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (5-6) ◽

pp. 292-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mario Wenzel ◽

Marina Lind ◽

Zarah Rowland ◽

Daniela Zahn ◽

Thomas Kubiak

Keyword(s):

Research Agenda ◽

Statistical Power ◽

Interindividual Variability ◽

Ego Depletion ◽

Crossover Design ◽

Effect Sizes ◽

Future Research ◽

Future Research Agenda ◽

Depletion Effect ◽

Within Subjects

Abstract. Evidence on the existence of the ego depletion phenomena as well as the size of the effects and potential moderators and mediators are ambiguous. Building on a crossover design that enables superior statistical power within a single study, we investigated the robustness of the ego depletion effect between and within subjects and moderating and mediating influences of the ego depletion manipulation checks. Our results, based on a sample of 187 participants, demonstrated that (a) the between- and within-subject ego depletion effects only had negligible effect sizes and that there was (b) large interindividual variability that (c) could not be explained by differences in ego depletion manipulation checks. We discuss the implications of these results and outline a future research agenda.

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