Professor Jorma Larimo's contribution to international business research : a memorial overview

This paper is written to present a tribute to the academic contributions of Professor Jorma Larimo (late) to international business (IB) research during his academic career spanning over three decades. The paper follows a chronological order and focuses on main areas of research where Professor Larimo was active during his academic career. Also, highly cited, most important and novel studies undertaken by him are highlighted and explained in this paper. Finally, along with presenting the research and publication focused contributions, the paper briefly touches upon other academic contributions of Professor Larimo to the IB field both within Finland as well as internationally.