A bibliometric analysis and future research opportunities in Multinational Business Review.

Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the past contributions of Multinational Business Review (MBR), identify research gaps and opportunities and provide a research agenda that addresses several sustainability-related and other contemporary challenges. Design/methodology/approach: This study analyzes 400 papers published between 2003 and 2021 to map the MBR's intellectual and conceptual structure using advanced bibliometric techniques. Findings: The bibliographic coupling technique identifies core clusters in MBR papers, and subsequent content analysis of these clusters reveals the following five research fronts: internalization theory and the future of international business (IB) research; internationalization and firm performance; regionalization versus globalization debate; internationalization by emerging market firms; and global dynamic capabilities and firm internationalization. Originality/value: To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first comprehensive analysis of past contributions of MBR to research on IB and suggests a way for MBR to play a seminal role in addressing contemporary challenges in IB. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]