Reijo Luostarinen and Jorma Larimo : a multigenerational research agenda on international business in Finland

This chapter aims to present the interlinkages between the research undertaken by Reijo Luostarinen and Jorma Larimo in the Finnish context. Our discussion emphasizes the criticality of building a multigenerational research agenda. This chapter is one of the pioneering efforts in trying to apply the concept of multigenerational knowledge transfer to an academic research context. It also presents suggestions for future development and institutionalization of a multigenerational IB research agenda. The chapter concludes with avenues for future research, as well as practical steps for strengthening multigenerational knowledge transfer and research agendas in academia, both in Finland and internationally.