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jibs-theory-development

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Use when building the theoretical mechanism and deriving hypotheses for a Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) manuscript — specifying cross-level (country/culture → firm/individual) logic, boundary conditions, and an explicit contribution to international-business theory. Builds the argument; it does not test it (jibs-data-analysis) or pick the design (jibs-methods).

When to use

• building theoretical mechanism
• deriving hypotheses
• specifying cross-level logic
• defining boundary conditions
• stating contribution to IB theory
• theorizing distance and asymmetry
• anchoring in IB theoretical tradition
• applying context deletion and substitution tests

When not to use

• testing hypotheses
• picking the design
• data analysis
• methods selection

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