Colleagues: Below please find the table of contents for Journal of World Business, Volume 52, Issue 2. I draw your attention especially to a From the Editors column on 'New Directors in the Reporting of Statistical Results in the Journal of World Business,' a perspectives article on "Understating and Overstating Interaction Results in International Business Research,' and a Review Article on 'Country-specific Determinants of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions,' along with several excellent research articles. Best regards, Jonathan Doh, Editor-in-Chief [ScienceDirect® Home]<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c65&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=dxoxAE3qvFEKh1YAH%2FcuzqLpLmUgOl1jGeN%2BhX8boUo%3D&reserved=0> Alert: Journal of World Business New articles available on ScienceDirect [Volume 52, Issue 2, Pages 125-326, February 2017]<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c66%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Fjournal%2F10909516%2F52%2F2%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=3IFZz95FNOYfPTw4xLDwwbY73vqzCZ8CWvZcoeB0x2c%3D&reserved=0> Journal of World Business<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c69%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Fjournal%2F10909516%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=hZVgcgzEkUzhBEo0NJob%2BJoQSbKXq1qMsY0oNrG87g8%3D&reserved=0> Volume 52, Issue 2, Pages 125-326, February 2017<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c6e%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Fjournal%2F10909516%2F52%2F2%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=YwHNThpdNFeJCy8CNeRmTrJbN%2BVrtJr56HDl8npD7%2Bo%3D&reserved=0> Title (Contents) <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c74%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617300548%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=MsyPmWaoJtxd4NMSIdkK3IWa%2FwmzOJxz7m6f4YjQVq0%3D&reserved=0> Pages i-ii Editorial Board <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c74%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617300561%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=6SbI%2FQ8O40yZJqjv6wP9%2B3m3xQH6uJn0KarNYTQJvCY%3D&reserved=0> Pages iv-vii From the editors: New directions in the reporting of statistical results in the Journal of World Business <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c74%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616302474%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=J0cZgM2a%2B%2F%2FwVn3AolYKDDuDlnfTPJHWr8GZMbNTgHg%3D&reserved=0> Pages 125-126 Eugene D. Hahn, Siah Hwee Ang Review Article Country-specific determinants of cross-border mergers and acquisitions: A comprehensive review and future research directions <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c74%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616302589%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=v8ynH1lN8LrsZXCgTygZvrBiI4NkV9oDQsK68hP%2BFAY%3D&reserved=0> Review Article Pages 127-183 En Xie, K.S. Reddy, Jie Liang Regular Articles Exploring the performance of government affairs subsidiaries: A study of organisation design and the social capital of European government affairs managers at Toyota Motor Europe and Hyundai Motor Company in Brussels <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c74%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616302231%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=KNoqQRWRwoC5sop7ioQQZdMPu%2BqCaq9yXXJijbOL0Cs%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 184-196 Andrew Barron, Asier Pereda, Stephen Stacey The influences of perceived organizational support and motivation on self-initiated expatriates' organizational and community embeddedness <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c74%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616302334%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=6w7bfkgf2vFnmz%2BXMCG9ar5goix7h%2FWb1afuOz4lOA8%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 197-208 Yu-Ping Chen, Margaret A. Shaffer Communist footprint and subordinate influence behavior in post-communist transition economies <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c74%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616302395%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886515043&sdata=7sV5tCHpAzjF07G4YK2gInnq9Bp0c41MXTVGWIcHIaM%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 209-229 Elitsa R. Banalieva, Charlotte M. Karam, David A. Ralston, Detelin Elenkov, Irina Naoumova, Marina Dabic, Vojko Potocan, Arunas Starkus, Wade Danis, Alan Wallace Social elites on the board and executive pay in developing countries: Evidence from Africa <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c74%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616302553%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886525056&sdata=UPDaLEcrfizQTxbMBBwu9RI3ZK23xEPlumi%2FAHc6mpM%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 230-243 Bruce Hearn, Roger Strange, Jenifer Piesse Reducing poverty in the least developed countries: The role of small and medium enterprises <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c74%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616302656%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886525056&sdata=tt1OFMf3%2FX0BYjWyBge7QTS2%2FgdyU5pu%2BP924lkt%2Boc%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 244-257 Vladislav Maksimov, Stephanie Lu Wang, Yadong Luo Competition and corporate tax evasion: An institution-based view <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt2-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh104fb5c%2C2198c63%2C2198c74%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616302619%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7C66020c9dbcea4229a08b08d44ec2c872%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C1%7C0%7C636220045886525056&sdata=8QOwqYS8TftAYrsklkBdILn1NPFxtWhd3MVRk13sPdA%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 258-269 Omer N. 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