Dear colleagues: I am pleased to present the table of contents for Journal of World Business, Volume 52: 4: Special Issue on Multilatinas and the Internationalization of Latin American Firms. Published scholarship about Latin America (and other regions such as Africa) has been underrepresented in mainstream IB and management journals. In this special issue, editors Ruth V. Aguilera, Luciano Ciravegna, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra and Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez have assembled high caliber scholarship that showcases cutting-edge research on IB in Latin America generally and Multinalitinas in particular. These articles span micro- and macro- levels of analysis, draw on a wide range of theoretical paradigms and empirical approaches, and contain insights not just for IB in Latin America but contributions to the IB field more broadly. In addition, and consistent with JWB's mission, the introductory article (along with the others included in this special issue) contains important insights into the phenomenon of multilatinas and trade and commercial relations between LA and the rest of the world. Jonathan P. Doh Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business Faculty Director, Center for Global Leadership Professor of Management and Operations Villanova University School of Business 800 Lancaster Ave Villanova, PA 19085 610-519-7798 (phone) 610-519-6566 (fax) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> https:[log in to unmask]&xsl=bio_long https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/business/centers/globalleadership.html [Volume 52, Issue 4, Pages 447-590, June 2017]<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4966e%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Fjournal%2F10909516%2F52%2F4%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=CZXNDoRpa3KlxKCIDAMJ7RIQeS0Ks%2F59QPa0fguhMbI%3D&reserved=0> Journal of World Business<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b49671%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Fjournal%2F10909516%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=oJb%2BtpC0TVmkd8n00p%2Bo4cjB%2BuZXJlL1NQRaZYMN3Bo%3D&reserved=0> Volume 52, Issue 4, Pages 447-590, June 2017<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b49676%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Fjournal%2F10909516%2F52%2F4%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=%2F3CwH2eYwJlH%2F7oOL19PPmdWX3w5%2BSi%2FL3%2BItx8Zpe8%3D&reserved=0> Multilatinas and the internationalization of Latin American firms Edited by Ruth V. Aguilera, Luciano Ciravegna, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra and Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez Title (Contents) <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617304777%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=oc6b6Bib9aQ5dY2xGWe5Ill2xXmB0t0FlJ383WVSEBo%3D&reserved=0> Pages i-ii Editorial Board <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617304790%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=8mStwdHqvu%2B6j5N%2FSvzoc86mSDQ8RsB1%2B3goLN5TlKI%3D&reserved=0> Pages iv-vii Multilatinas and the internationalization of Latin American firms <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617304479%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=RRK%2BNQbKU7Ow6w9p6IYds9yiiKfCyYE4XsQawCpmNKU%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 447-460 Ruth V. Aguilera, Luciano Ciravegna, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez Developing global transformational leaders <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616300426%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=MjEcLOovMo%2B4JTHw%2Ff%2FdFtE41AS8IMh7T4YWdR0uYxc%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 461-473 Jase R. Ramsey, Raina M. Rutti, Melanie P. Lorenz, Livia L. Barakat, Anderson S. Sant'anna Political ideologies and the internationalization of family-controlled firms <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616300499%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=ePqis36V9%2BRxiGvd0AW9qyRjZUZEMYndw57FjmiFL0Q%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 474-488 Patricio Duran, Tatiana Kostova, Marc van Essen Building international business bridges in geographically isolated areas: The role of foreign market focus and outward looking competences in Latin American SMEs <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616300943%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=Dg7Q3K81qF4Q41B74EkEitov6BjfDMZvPh527kATQaE%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 489-502 Ferran Vendrell-Herrero, Emanuel Gomes, Kamel Mellahi, John Child Looking for a service opening: Building reputation by leveraging international activities and host country context <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616300931%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=9D7iX3Jcno3F8c9yN9ltnGriZNLVqfLYn6jOG2AG3Xs%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 503-517 Armando Borda, William Newburry, Hildy Teegen, Antonio Montero, Juan J. Nájera-Sánchez, Francisco Forcadell, Natali Lama, Zulma Quispe Openness, international champions, and the internationalization of Multilatinas <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS109095161630092X%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=8LWTUbNOx7Z12wdOQeAtZ3uL2L4jzUhh4VP68FMabeY%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 518-532 Jean-François Hennart, Hsia Hua Sheng, José Marcos Carrera Ownership in cross-border acquisitions and the role of government support <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616300918%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=Qg%2F762AR%2F4S17wtmLamSfbixQJgqSxsPuTXVG2nBt7o%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 533-545 Cláudia Frias Pinto, Manuel Portugal Ferreira, Christian Falaster, Maria Tereza Leme Fleury, Afonso Fleury Overcoming the liability of origin by doing no-harm: Emerging country firms' social irresponsibility as they go global <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616301006%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720430685&sdata=DWvVNuMnV7R5vpktpXBo5GrQvGg9T%2BK7513CqI0wwgQ%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 546-563 Davide Fiaschi, Elisa Giuliani, Federica Nieri Revisiting the relationship between product diversification and internationalization process in the context of emerging market MNEs <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS109095161630205X%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720440694&sdata=cT%2BHO0Dn1YaQLRuX0uCvsArKu5CDI1fPcP5RRNFbmpI%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 564-577 Georgios Batsakis, Alexander T. Mohr The role of the State in the internationalization of Latin American firms <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh21bdeee%2C2b4966b%2C2b4967c%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS109095161730370X%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cd527431ea242447c5c8208d4c22113b7%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636346894720440694&sdata=%2BDMF6lFRA9409qvWyb9ca0sKtgA0VUwUcfM7WK1txZM%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 578-590 Diego Finchelstein ____ 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.