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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320198132_Editorial_at_International_Journal_of_Export_Marketing_Vol_1_No_4

 

Dear Colleagues

 

Guest editors of International Journal of Export Marketing (IJEXPORTM) Dr. Valeska V. Geldres-Weiss, Associate Professor from the Universidad de La Frontera, Faculty of Law and Business, Department of Business and Economy, Chile, and Dr. Dafnis N. Coudounaris, Associate Professor, from the University of Tartu, School of Economics and Business Administration, Estonia, invite you to submit a contribution to the Special Issue 2 2018.

 

The title of the Special Issue is ‘THE INTERNATIONALIZATION CHALLENGES OF LATIN AMERICAN FIRMS’ .

Important dates for your submission: Manuscripts due by: 15^th February 2018, Notification to authors: 15^th May 2018, Final versions due by: 15^th September 2018.

 

Description [aims/objectives/content/readership/etc.

 

Aims and objectives: This special issue aims to investigate Latin American firms’ internationalization challenges. Studies on export activities, export barriers and export motives of born globals/international new ventures and other types of internationalizers, and also Latin American firms’ foreign direct investments, international joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and divestments are welcome. They can be conceptual or based on quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods. Studies based on data from more than one Latin American country are especially welcome.

 

Subject Coverage

  Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

• Business opportunities and impediments arising from changes in Latin American firms’ economic environment

 

• Latin American firms’ export performance

 

• Latin American firms’ export motives and barriers

 

• Export promotion programs of Latin American countries

 

• Latin American exporters’ de- and re-internationalization (foreign market exits and re-entries)

 

• Born globals established in Latin America

 

• Other internationalizers established in Latin American countries

 

• Psychic distance of internationalizing Latin American firms  

 

• The impact of network relationships on Latin American firms’ internationalization

 

• Immigrant and re-migrant entrepreneurship in Latin American countries

 

• The impact of ownership change on Latin American firms’ internationalization

 

• Foreign direct investments by Latin American firms

 

• International joint ventures in Latin American countries

 

• Mergers and acquisitions in Latin American countries

 

• Factors causing Latin American firms’ divestment decisions

 

Notes for Prospective Authors:

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. All papers must be submitted online. Please read our information on submitting articles

If you have any queries concerning this special issue, please email the Guest Editors at [log in to unmask] and  [log in to unmask]

 

IJEXPORTM has a rigorous review process and it has already gained international recognition in different international lists i.e. Finnish list (JUFO 1 Level), Norwegian List ( Scientific 1 Level)

and USA List ( Cabell’s directory). Other lists are on the way to evaluate IJEXPORTM.

IJEXPORTM will apply to the SCOPUS List and the Emerging List of Web of Science during 2018.

The editorial board of IJEXPORTM consisting of 49 top scholars together with another 30 ad-hoc reviewers handle the review process.

 

Many thanks for your contributions.

 

Best regards

 

Dr Dafnis N. Coudounaris (F-EMAB, Board of Governors of GIKA, Editorial Review Board of JBR)

Associate Professor of Innovation Management

School of Economics and Business Administration

University of Tartu

Tartu, Estonia

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Editor in Chief of International Journal of Export Marketing

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