Special Issue – critical perspectives on international business
“Renewable Energy in International Business”
Deadline extension: 30th April 2018
Guest Editors
Valtteri Kaartemo, University of Turku, Finland; Masar B.V., the Netherlands
Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
Introduction to the Special Issue
Renewable energy sources are continually restored by nature and derived directly (e.g., thermal and photovoltaics) or indirectly (e.g., wind and hydro) from the sun, or
from other natural mechanisms of the environment (e.g., geothermal and tidal energy). Renewable energy excludes resources derived from fossil fuels, waste products from fossil sources, and waste products from inorganic sources (Ellabban et al., 2014). As a
result, renewable energy is to a large extent climate neutral and resource saving.
In 2016, around 300 billion US dollars were invested in
renewable energy worldwide (Bloomberg, 2017). Major multinational enterprises (MNEs) have announced their transition towards renewable energy sources (Hardy, 2016). Renewable energy has the potential to be a fascinating topic to study for international business
(IB) scholars. Most of the production, particularly solar photovoltaics, is highly scalable and currently concentrated in China (Kaartemo, 2016). However, resources and demand
for renewable energy investments are global. Moreover, renewables are highly influenced by international institutions (e.g. the Paris Climate Change Agreement was signed by 194 nations in 2015). Yet, these agreements have to be locally implemented, and countries
have different capacities and institutional regulatory environments for attracting (and sometimes distracting) renewable energy investments, and to drive environmental innovations (Gonzalez-Perez, 2016).
Despite the need for understanding renewable energy business as a complex global phenomenon, there is a general lack of research in addressing environmental challenges
from an IB perspective. The extant research on renewable energy markets is mostly studied within country boundaries, without interest in studying the cross-border dynamics. These studies focus on the development of current status, public policies and future
potential of individual countries. Only few studies have been published on how IB practices or countries’ cross-border institutional development and geopolitics influence the investments, competitiveness, and MNE interaction in the era of ‘energy transition’
(Kolk, 2015, 2016).
This is unfortunate. Studies on renewable energy can open up new perspectives to how international opportunities are discovered and created (Mainela et al., 2014). In addition,
as renewable energy attracts impact investors (Bugg-Levine and Emerson, 2011), financiers who make investments with the intention to generate social or environmental impact alongside a financial return, studies in renewable energy may challenge the current
monetary oriented focus in international finance research (Ockenden and Ye Zou, 2016). Furthermore, being heavily influenced by national decision-making and local stakeholders, studies on renewable energy can critically depict institutional work – how institutions
are created, maintained, and disrupted (Lawrence et al., 2011), and how international markets are created. Instead of focusing primarily on local transformations, IB research could provide new insights on the global developments of renewable energy markets.
Finally, the linkage between renewable energy and IB scholarship can further advance our understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the thematic area of renewable energy, itself.
Conceptual and Empirical Topics of Particular Interest
For this special issue, we seek conceptual, theoretical and empirical work that debates issues linking renewable energy research and IB research. We encourage scholars
to utilise different theoretical perspectives and apply a wide variety of rigorous methodological approaches. We are looking for studies identifying and examining common issues in renewable energy across countries as well as highlighting industry and country-specific
issues. Manuscripts may also cover wider perspectives as long as the papers are in line with the broad theme of the special issue.
Guiding questions may include, but are not restricted to:
Following the aim and mission of critical perspectives on international business (cpoib) (Roberts and Dörrenbächer, 2016), submissions must promote dialogue and new thinking
in the broad field of IB. Potential contributors are encouraged to creatively and critically question the hegemony of transnational corporations, managerial orthodoxy and the dominant academic discourse.
The special issue is open to various formats and styles of presentation. We encourage potential contributors to review previous issues of cpoib to see the breadth of perspectives
and contributions.
Submission Process and Deadlines
Guidelines for submission
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Authors should refer to the cpoib website and the instructions on submitting a paper. For author guidelines and more information see:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/cpoib.htm
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Submissions to cpoib are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cpoib
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All papers will be subjected to double-blind peer review and papers will be reviewed in accordance with cpoib guidelines.
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The guest editors welcome informal enquiries related to proposed topics.
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Extension
of deadline: 30th
April 2018
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Approximate date of publication: Issue 1, 2019
Guest Editors’ Contact Details:
Dr. Valtteri Kaartemo
University Teacher
University of Turku, Finland
https://www.utu.fi/en/units/tse/units/international_business/contact/Pages/Valtteri-Kaartemo.aspx
Head of Research
Masar B.V., the Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez
Full Professor of Management
Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
http://www.eafit.edu.co/docentes-investigadores/Paginas/maria-gonzalez.aspx
References
Bugg-Levine, A. and Emerson, J. (2011), “Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money while Making a Difference”, Innovations, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 9–18.
Bloomberg (2017) “Clean Energy Investment End of Year 2016”. Bloomberg New Energy Finance, available at:
https://about.bnef.com/clean-energy-investment/
Ellabban, O., Abu-rub, H. and Blaabjerg, F. (2014), “Renewable energy resources : Current status , future prospects and their enabling technology”, Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews, Vol. 39, pp. 748–764.
Gonzalez-Perez, M.A. (2016), “Climate change and the 2030 corporate agenda for sustainable development”, Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Vol. 19,
pp. 1–6.
Hardy, Q. (2016), “Google Says It Will Run Entirely on Renewable Energy in 2017”, The New York Times, available at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/technology/google-says-it-will-run-entirely-on-renewable-energy-in-2017.html?_r=0
Kaartemo, V. (2016), “Creation and shapping of the global solar photovoltaic (PV) market”, Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Vol. 19, pp. 229–250.
Kolk, A. (2015), “The role of international business in clean technology transfer and development”, Climate Policy, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 170–176.
Kolk, A. (2016), “The social responsibility of international business: From ethics and the environment to CSR and sustainable development”, Journal of World Business, Vol.
51 No. 1, pp. 23–34.
Lawrence, T., Suddaby, R. and Leca, B. (2011), “Institutional Work: Refocusing Institutional Studies of Organization”, Journal of Management Inquiry, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp.
52–58.
Mainela, T., Puhakka, V. and Servais, P. (2014), “The Concept of International Opportunity in International Entrepreneurship: A Review and a Research Agenda”, International
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Ockenden, S. and Ye Zou, S. (2016), What Enables Effective International Climate Finance in the Context of Development Co-Operation?, OECD Publishing, Paris.
Roberts, J. and Dörrenbächer, C. (2016), “Renewing the call for critical perspectives on international business”, Critical Perspectives on International Business, Vol.
12 No. 1, pp. 2–21.
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