Dear all I'm delighted to inform you of the recent publication of 'Business development across countries', a special issue of Cross Cultural Management (CCM), guest-edited on this occasion by Demetris Vrontis and Amir Shoham. The table of contents is listed below, and subscribers can find the papers online at this link<http://bit.ly/R8ht7S>. We also take the opportunity to welcome Dr Kristine M. Kawamura as Section Editor of CCM's Scholar Corner. Similar to our existing Executive Corner, we plan interviews with celebrated academics who will explore the research agenda for CCM's readers. Best regards Martyn Lawrence TABLE OF CONTENTS Mergers and acquisitions process: the use of corporate culture analysis Authors: Yaakov Weber, Shlomo Tarba Article Type: Research paper Keywords: Acquisitions, Acquisitions and mergers, Culture, Mergers, Organizational culture The role of cultural attributes in savings rates Authors: Amir Shoham, Miki Malul Article Type: Research paper Keywords: Cultural attributes, Global economic crisis, Policy makers, Savings, United States of America Regional differences in managerial leader behaviour preferences in China Authors: Romie F. Littrell, Ilan Alon, Ka Wai Chan Article Type: Research paper Keywords: China, Leadership, Management, Regional differences A new organisational memory for cross-cultural knowledge management Authors: Dolores Sánchez Bengoa, Hans Ruediger Kaufmann, Demetris Vrontis Article Type: Research paper Keywords: Austria, Culture, Eastern Europe, Knowledge management, Organizational culture, Organizational memory, Russia, Western Europe Influences of culture, geography and infrastructure on website localization decisions Authors: Rotem Shneor Article Type: Research paper Keywords: Airlines, Cultural distance, Culture, Electronic commerce, Electronic marketing, Europe, Localization, Organizational culture, Website Opposing positions in M&A research: culture, integration and performance Authors: Daniel Dauber Article Type: Research paper Keywords: Acculturation, Acquisition, Acquisitions and mergers, Culture, Integration, Merger, Organizational culture, Performance Impact of culture on online management education Authors: Jung Wan Lee, Kip Becker, Helena Nobre Article Type: Research paper Keywords: Culture, Education, International behaviour, Management training, Online, Organizational behaviour, Republic of Korea, Training, United States of America Book review Coaching by Values: A Guide to Success in the Life of Business and the Business of Life Executive corner Interview with David McRae Dr Martyn Lawrence Senior Publisher Business, Management and Economics Division Emerald Group Publishing Limited Tel: +44 (0) 1274 785158 Web: http://www.emeraldinsight.com<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/> Twitter: http://twitter.com/researchucanuse LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/martynlawrence Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Registered Office: Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1WA United Kingdom. Registered in England No. 3080506, VAT No. GB 665 3593 06 ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.