Science’s reproducibility and replicability crisis: International business is not immune

Herman Aguinis (), Wayne F. Cascio and Ravi S. Ramani
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Herman Aguinis: George Washington University
Wayne F. Cascio: University of Colorado Denver
Ravi S. Ramani: George Washington University

Journal of International Business Studies, 2017, vol. 48, issue 6, No 1, 653-663

Abstract: Abstract International business is not immune to science’s reproducibility and replicability crisis. We argue that this crisis is not entirely surprising given the methodological practices that enhance systematic capitalization on chance. This occurs when researchers search for a maximally predictive statistical model based on a particular dataset and engage in several trial-and-error steps that are rarely disclosed in published articles. We describe systematic capitalization on chance, distinguish it from unsystematic capitalization on chance, address five common practices that capitalize on chance, and offer actionable strategies to minimize the capitalization on chance and improve the reproducibility and replicability of future IB research.

Keywords: capitalization on chance; quantitative methods; reproducibility; replicability; credibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1057/s41267-017-0081-0

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