Hybridization Revisited: New Insights from the Evolutionary Approach

Olejniczak Tomasz () and Itohisa Masato ()
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Olejniczak Tomasz: Kozminski University, Department of Management, 59 Jagiellońska St., 03-301 Warsaw, Poland
Itohisa Masato: Hosei University, Department of Management, Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Policy Science on Society, Tama Campus, 4342 Aihara-cho, Machida-shi, 194-0298 Tokyo, Japan

Journal of Management and Business Administration. Central Europe, 2017, vol. 25, issue 2, 43-62

Abstract: Purpose: This article is a conceptual paper based on an extensive literature review performed as a preparation for replicating a study of Japanese hybrid factories in Central and Eastern Europe. Methodology: It focuses on hybridization showing that although the concept itself originates in evolutionary biology, its application in the field of International Business bears a strong resemblance with the cultural approach and Japanization. Findings: Given some recent criticism of the hybridization studies, this article argues that the literature applying the concept would benefit from going back to its origins (i.e. the evolutionary approach), which in itself is a well know paradigm in organizational studies and could help in overcoming current conceptual limitations.

Keywords: evolutionary theory; international Business; hybridization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.7206/jmba.ce.2450-7814.195

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