Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: Scientists behaving badly

Abstract

There are 10 articles in this issue of JIBS, four of which were originally submitted to the previous editorial team and subsequently transferred to my watch. The remaining articles were wholly handled by the current editors. Many of the articles cluster around the general theme of globalization and global strategies of multinationals. The issue begins with ‘‘An evolutionary approach to understanding international business activity: The co-evolution of MNEs and the institutional environment’’ by Cantwell, Dunning and Lundan. Two articles on technology and innovation follow: ‘‘International technology licensing: Monopoly rents, transaction costs and exclusive rights’’ by Aulakh, Jiang and Pan, and ‘‘An international multilevel analysis of product innovation’’ by Lederman. Global marketing strategies in the context of pressures for localization are examined in Shi, White, Zou and Cavusgil in ‘‘Global account management strategies: Drivers and outcomes’’