Abstract
Qualitative research play an important role for theory building, and so does time. In fact, time is central for understanding many International Business (IB) related phenomena. In spite of this methodological understanding on the role of time in theorizing for qualitative research is limited. To address this lacuna, in this paper we analyze articles published in Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business as well as the Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Management Studies from 1999 until 2020. We find four temporal theorizing styles, namely temporal variation, temporal accumulation, temporal evolution, and temporal story. Our discussion on these pluralistic styles of temporal theorizing will allow us to contribute to a better understanding on how time can be leveraged in IB for theorizing in qualitative research.
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