please distribute. --------------------- Comprehensive and extensive literature reviews on different scholarly topics/areas generally help identifying the research gaps and set future research agenda to provide clear directions for further research. A survey of literature review articles related to International Business stream of research from leading journals published during last one year (2017-2018) will help each and every researcher. Our collection of all the recent review articles in IB Area are given below. Thank you very much, *JUSTIN PAUL* Professor, Graduate school of Business University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA & Visiting Professor, Deakin University-Australia; Senior Editor- International Journal of Emerging Markets European J of international management Guest Editor (2018) - Small Business Economics (SBE), J of Retail & Con serv. Author: Export-Import Management Oxford University Press <http://www.amazon.com/Export-Import-Management-Oxford-Education/dp/0195694589> ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Paul2> Academia <https://washington.academia.edu/JustinPaul> Web: drjustinpaul.com <https://www.linkedin.com/in/profjust> <https://www.facebook.com/drjustinpaul> *Review Articles Published in 2018* *INTERNATIONAL MARKETING* Rosado-Serrano et.al (2018). International Franchising: A Literature Review and Research Agenda. *Journal of Business Research*. 85 (238-257). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.12.049. *FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT* Buckley, P. J., Clegg, L. J., Voss, H., Cross, A. R., Liu, X., & Zheng, P. (2018). A retrospective and agenda for future research on Chinese outward foreign direct investment. *Journal of International Business Studies*, 1-20. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41267-017-0129-1 Paul, J., & Benito, G. R. (2018). A Review of Research on Outward Foreign Direct Investment From Emerging Countries, Including China: What Do We Know, How Do We Know, and Where Should We Be Heading?. *Asia Pacific Business Review*, 24(1), 90-115. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10. 1080/13602381.2017.1357316 Bailey, N. (2018). Exploring the relationship between institutional factors and FDI attractiveness: A meta-analytic review. *International Business Review*, *27*(1), 139-148. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593117303980 *Review Articles published in 2017.* *CROSS-BORDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS* Xie, E., Reddy, K. S., & Liang, J. (2017). Country-specific determinants of cross-border mergers and acquisitions: A comprehensive review and future research directions. *Journal of World Business*, *52*(2), 127-183. *SME INTERNATIONALIZATION * Schwens, C., Zapkau, F. B., Bierwerth, M., Isidor, R., Knight, G., & Kabst, R. (2017). International Entrepreneurship: A Meta‐Analysis on the Internationalization and Performance Relationship. *Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice*. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/etap.12280/full Paul, J., Parthasarathy, S., & Gupta, P. (2017). Exporting Challenges of SMEs: A Review and Future Research Agenda. *Journal of World Business*, 52(3), 327-342. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951617300366 *INTERNATIONAL MARKET ENTRY MODES* Shen, Z., Puig, F., & Paul, J. (2017). Foreign market entry mode research: A review and research agenda. *The International Trade Journal*, *31*(5), 429-456. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08853908.2017.1361368 Zhao, H., Ma, J., & Yang, J. (2017). 30 years of research on entry mode and performance relationship: A meta-analytical review. *Management International Review*, *57*(5), 653-682. *INTERNATIONAL CSR* Pisani, N., Kourula, A., Kolk, A., & Meijer, R. (2017). How global is international CSR research? Insights and recommendations from a systematic review. *Journal of World Business*, *52*(5), 591-614. *INTERNATIONAL HRM & LANGUAGE* Budhwar, P., Tung, R. L., Varma, A., & Do, H. (2017). Developments in Human Resource Management in MNCs from BRICS Nations: A Review and Future Research Agenda. *Journal of International Management*, *23*(2), 111-123. Tenzer, H., Terjesen, S., & Harzing, A. W. (2017). Language in international business: A review and agenda for future research. *Management International Review*, *57*(6), 815-854. *MULTINATIONALITY* Nguyen, Q. T. (2017). Multinationality and performance literature: A critical review and future research agenda. *Management International Review*, *57*(3), 311-347. ____ 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.