Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this guest editorial is to introduce the special issue entitled “Renewable energy in international business.” Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a research agenda for the topic of the special issue and provides an overview of the articles included. Findings This guest editorial contains a discussion of the themes related to the topic, with a particular focus on the global production and adoption of renewable energies and dark sides of international renewable energy. Research limitations/implications This guest editorial considers how the articles included in the special issue contribute to research on renewable energy in international business and provides an avenue for future studies for a broader impact. Originality/value The discussion raises two important research streams that have remained overlooked in international business research, namely, global production and adoption of renewable energies and dark sides of international renewable energy. This guest editorial also highlights the potential of international business research to become more relevant by incorporating conceptual, methodological and empirical insights that inform the multidisciplinary community of renewable energy researchers.
Highlights
Renewable energy sources are continually restored by nature and derived directly (thermal and photovoltaics) or indirectly (wind and hydro) from the sun or other natural mechanisms of the environment (geothermal and tidal energy)
Renewable energy sources are continually restored by nature and derived directly or indirectly from the sun or other natural mechanisms of the environment
The discussion aims at encouraging the International business (IB) community to do more to fight against climate change and highlights two essential research streams that have remained so far overlooked in research, namely, global production and adoption of renewable energy and dark sides of international renewable energy
Summary
Renewable energy sources are continually restored by nature and derived directly (thermal and photovoltaics) or indirectly (wind and hydro) from the sun or other natural mechanisms of the environment (geothermal and tidal energy). Despite the need for understanding renewable energy business as a complex global phenomenon, linking both technology and social realms, there is a general shortage of research in addressing environmental challenges from an IB perspective.
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