Teaching International Business in the Asia-Pacific Region

Tentative publication date: Fall 2017

Overview: The main goal of this special issue is to encourage studies that deepen our knowledge of teaching international business in the Asia-Pacific region. While comparative studies between Asia-Pacific and other regions are promoted, those focusing on single country are also welcomed. Studies exploring specific topics in international business are also encouraged. Examples include, but are not limited to, family business management, impacts of top management teams, financing issues, corporate entrepreneurship and innovation, strategy, human resource management, organizational behavior, and so on. Both theoretical and empirical studies are invited, and case studies with significant contributions to the relevant literature will also be considered.

About the Journal: JTIB is a leading journal in international business education, and more detailed information can be found at: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wtib20. JTIB instructs international business educators, curriculum developers, and institutions of higher education worldwide on methods and techniques for better teaching to ensure a global mindset and optimum, cost-effective learning in international business. JTIB seeks original, significant, scholarly, and applied articles that: say something meaningful to international business curriculum developers; use empirical data and analysis to show the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching international business; enrich and make more effective the classroom presentations of teachers of international business; facilitate research endeavors of international business consultants, researchers, business education foundations, and institutions of higher learning. Papers for this special issue should not have been published or submitted elsewhere for publication.

Paper Submission Procedure: We will follow a double-blind review procedure in order to ensure the quality of this special issue. However, only one round of external reviews will be conducted, and editorial decisions will be made after we receive the revised manuscripts from the authors. The submission Deadline is March 15, 2017, and authors will be notified with the first-round reviewers’ reports by April 30, 2017. Submissions of revised manuscripts will be due by June 15, 2017, and editorial decisions will be available for the authors by June 30, 2017. Authors who are interested in submitting their manuscripts to this special issue may do so by emailing Zhenyu Wu at zhenyu.wu@umanitoba.ca by March 15, 2017. Please also send inquiries to Zhenyu Wu.