Dear colleagues: I am happy to announce the publication of Issue 16.4/5 of Asian Business & Management. The table of contents is attached below. This issue also completes my time at the helm of ABM. After 2 terms as Editor-in-Chief, it is time to pass on the baton, and I wish my sucessor, Fabian J. Froese, and his team much success. AIB members have free online access to all articles in Asian Business & Management (http://aib.msu.edu/abm/ <http://aib.msu.edu/abm/>). Enjoy! All the best, Michael Editor-in-Chief Asian Business & Management http://www.palgrave-journals.com/abm/index.html <http://www.palgrave-journals.com/abm/index.html> 3-Year Impact Factor (SSCI, 2016): 1.133 ABS Level: 2 Volume 16, Issue 4-5, December 2017 Special Section: Marketing and Innovation in Asia Editorial Editorial <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41291-017-0026-2> Michael A. Witt <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Michael+A.+Witt%22>Pages 209-211 Download PDF (299KB) <https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057%2Fs41291-017-0026-2.pdf> View Article <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41291-017-0026-2/fulltext.html> Guest Editorial Understanding marketing innovativeness in Asia: a research agenda <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41291-017-0027-1> Ibrahim Abosag <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Ibrahim+Abosag%22>, David Ross Brennan <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22David+Ross+Brennan%22>Pages 212-225 Download PDF (404KB) <https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057%2Fs41291-017-0027-1.pdf> View Article <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41291-017-0027-1/fulltext.html> Research Article International orientation and cross-functional integration in new product development <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41291-017-0024-4> Jinwan Cho <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Jinwan+Cho%22>, Eunmi Kim <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Eunmi+Kim%22>, Insik Jeong <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Insik+Jeong%22>Pages 226-252 Research Article Overcoming country-of-origin image constraints on hiring: the moderating role of CSR <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41291-017-0023-5> Gahye Hong <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Gahye+Hong%22>, Eunmi Kim <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Eunmi+Kim%22>Pages 253-271 Research Article Morality matters? Consumer identification with celebrity endorsers in China <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41291-017-0022-6> Felix Martin <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Felix+Martin%22>, Fu Tao-Peng <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Fu+Tao-Peng%22>Pages 272-289 Research Article Does business group affiliation matter for external debt finance? Evidence from India <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41291-017-0021-7> Apalak Khatua <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Apalak+Khatua%22>Pages 290-322 Research Article Network evolution and cultivation patterns during the internationalization process: case analyses from Korean SMEs <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41291-017-0025-3> So Won Jeong <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22So+Won+Jeong%22>, Byoungho Jin <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Byoungho+Jin%22>, Jae-Eun Chung <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Jae-Eun+Chung%22>, Heesoon Yang <https://link.springer.com/search?facet-creator=%22Heesoon+Yang%22> Do you want to publish your article in this journal? Please visit the homepage of Asian Business & Management <http://alerts.springer.com/re?l=D0In675vjI6jaygy5Iq#realtime>for full details on: aims and scope editorial policy article submission Impact Factor: 1.133 (2016) Journal Citation Reports®, Thomson Reuters ____ 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.