Purpose

The purpose of this guest editorial is to introduce the special issue entitled “Renewable energy in international business.”

Design/methodology/approach

This paper presents a research agenda for the topic of the special issue and provides an overview of the articles included.

Findings

This guest editorial contains a discussion of the themes related to the topic, with a particular focus on the global production and adoption of renewable energies and dark sides of international renewable energy.

Research limitations/implications

This guest editorial considers how the articles included in the special issue contribute to research on renewable energy in international business and provides an avenue for future studies for a broader impact.

Originality/value

The discussion raises two important research streams that have remained overlooked in international business research, namely, global production and adoption of renewable energies and dark sides of international renewable energy. This guest editorial also highlights the potential of international business research to become more relevant by incorporating conceptual, methodological and empirical insights that inform the multidisciplinary community of renewable energy researchers.

中文翻译：

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国际业务中的可再生能源

目的

这篇客座社论的目的是介绍名为“国际业务中的可再生能源”的特刊。

设计/方法/方法

本文介绍了针对该特刊主题的研究议程，并对其中的文章进行了概述。

发现

这篇客座社论讨论了与该主题相关的主题，特别关注可再生能源的全球生产和采用以及国际可再生​​能源的阴暗面。

研究局限/意义

这篇客座社论考虑了本期特刊中的文章如何为国际商业中的可再生能源研究做出贡献，并为将来的研究提供了广阔的途径。

创意/价值

讨论提出了两个重要的研究流，这些研究流在国际商业研究中仍然被忽略，即全球生产和采用可再生能源以及国际可再生​​能源的阴暗面。这篇客座社论还通过整合概念，方法和经验的见解，突显了国际商业研究变得更相关的潜力，这些见识为可再生能源研究人员的多学科领域提供了信息。