Abstract International research collaboration and co-authorship among scholars is always encouraged, yet it comes with its share of difficulties. While globalization brings its own challenges in sales, this special issue focuses on the challenges of fostering international collaboration in sales research. Such perspective is important in today’s academic context for three main reasons. First, international collaboration in research forces scholars to take an international perspective on research problems and thus consider fields of study that may transcend cultural boundaries. Second, with international research collaboration indubitably comes broader exchanges of ideas. Having a breadth of perspectives is at the very essence of scholastic work. Third, international research collaborations can drive intellectual communities to embrace important global challenges confronting modern sales organizations.

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销售研究中的国际合作展望

摘要 学者之间的国际研究合作和合着总是受到鼓励，但也存在一些困难。虽然全球化给销售带来了自身的挑战，但本期特刊关注的是促进销售研究中的国际合作所面临的挑战。出于三个主要原因，这种观点在当今的学术环境中很重要。首先，研究领域的国际合作迫使学者们对研究问题采取国际视角，从而考虑可能超越文化界限的研究领域。其次，国际研究合作无疑会带来更广泛的思想交流。拥有广泛的观点是学术工作的本质。第三，