Call for Papers
Special issue on Emerging Markets firms Venturing into Advanced Economies

Emerging markets firms venturing into advanced economies have received increasing attention from both academics and practitioners. Although existing research has examined various aspects of this important phenomenon, there is the need to unpack contextual factors and to explore how context can influence the business leader’s decision making and managerial practices amid the venturing abroad phenomenon by emerging market enterprises.

Context matters a great deal for international business research and practices, such as the multiple embeddeness of multinational enterprises and local contexts. Cultural difference has an important bearing for emerging market firms venturing abroad. However, such business practices might not be available in advanced economies which might become obstacles for emerging markets firms, or induce misunderstanding and confusion for Western managers. Emerging markets can vary on most significant dimensions—institutionally, economically, culturally, socially, technologically. Hence, there is the need to delineate and specify the contextual factors and boundary conditions with respect to emerging markets firms venturing into advanced economies.

Therefore, we seek thought-provoking research on contexts and emerging markets firms venturing into advanced economies, and welcome both empirical (qualitative as well as quantitative) and conceptual contributions. Especially, we hope to highlight the practical implications derived from rigorous scholarship, to inform practice and provide insights for business practitioners and/ or policy makers. It is of significant importance to nurture future business leaders with a global mindset and we suggest a better understanding of emerging market firms venturing into advanced economies can help business leaders as well.

This special issue aims to attract a variety of papers that can move the exciting research agenda further. Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Institutions (formal and/ or informal) impact on emerging markets firms venturing abroad
• Commonalities and differences among emerging markets firms venturing abroad, BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries and beyond
• Standardization vs. adaptation of international marketing of emerging markets firms
• Learning and (reverse) knowledge transfer of emerging markets firms venturing abroad
• International marketing practices and market entry strategy
• Ambidexterity, HRM and leadership practices
• Strategic management from a comparative international perspective
• Community involvement and non-market strategy

We encourage cross-fertilization approach by blending different theoretical lenses, and we particularly welcome scholars from strategy and international business to join our stimulating discussions.

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
All papers are refereed through a double-blind peer review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page.

Please observe the submission deadline of November 1, 2014. We cannot guarantee consideration of papers received after the submission deadline.

Articles must be submitted through Thunderbird International Business Review’s Manuscript Central electronic submission system: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tibr

Please ensure your article abides by the scope and formatting conditions of this journal, which are detailed athttp://www.thunderbird.edu/knowledge_network/tibr/submission.htm When submitting your article, please specify in your cover letter that you are submitting to the special issue on “Emerging Markets Firms Venturing into Advanced Economies”.

Guest Editors:

Demetris Vrontis,
School of Business,
University of Nicosia,
vrontis.d@unic.ac.cy

Yipeng Liu,
Kent Business School,
University of Kent,
Y.P.Liu@kent.ac.uk