Strategy in Emerging Markets

Prof. Mike Pettus and J. Mark Munoz are Guest Editing a Special Issue for the Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship Development (JIBED). The journal is published by Inderscience Publisher, a UK/Switzerland publication (www.inderscience.com/jibed).

The theme of the Special Issue is "Strategy in Emerging Markets." Specifically, the objective of the journal issue is to uncover contemporary thinking and best practices for business organizations looking to enter or expand their business in emerging markets worldwide. We are looking to publish both theoretically-grounded and practice-oriented papers. All articles will be peer-reviewed.

If you have current articles, or are looking to write papers on the topics below, we strongly encourage you to submit your articles by November 15, 2012 for consideration.

Examples of relevant topics :
Marketing to emerging markets
Business development in emerging markets
Emerging market entry modes
International/global Strategy
Strategic alliances in emerging markets
M & A in emerging markets
Business challenges in emerging markets and strategic implications
Business opportunities in emerging markets and strategic implications
Heightening competitiveness in emerging markets
Managing competition in emerging markets
Other related topics are acceptable.

Kindly submit your articles to : Dr. J. Mark Munoz, Associate Professor, International Business at Millikin University. You can send your article, along with a 150 word abstract,  by email to : jmunoz@millikin.edu.