Management and Business Research on Commercial Diplomacy: Examining Trends and Themes

This article reviews the literature of commercial diplomacy during the period 1960-2014 from a management angle and is organized around four major themes: (1) government's export/trade promotion function; (2) institutional/organizational arrangements; (3) managerial roles and activities; and (4...

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Published in:The International trade journal 2017-08, Vol.31 (4), p.332-359
Main Authors: Naray, Olivier, Bezençon, Valéry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business government relations
commercial diplomacy
commercial diplomat
Diplomacy
Diplomats
export promotion
Exports
international business
international business development
International trade
Literature reviews
Occupational roles
Quantitative analysis
Scarcity
Trade
trade promotion
trade representation
trade representative
Trends
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Summary:This article reviews the literature of commercial diplomacy during the period 1960-2014 from a management angle and is organized around four major themes: (1) government's export/trade promotion function; (2) institutional/organizational arrangements; (3) managerial roles and activities; and (4) interaction between commercial diplomats and businesses. A complementary quantitative analysis tracing current research trends reveals the emergence of relevant publications at the end of the 1970s and a real increase after 2000. It also confirms the relative scarcity of commercial diplomacy literature focusing on the business and management dimension. Gaps in current literature are identified, and suggestions for further research are presented.
ISSN:0885-3908
1521-0545
DOI:10.1080/08853908.2017.1291379