With apologies for Cross-Posting Colleagues: Below please find the table of contents for Journal of World Business, Volume 53, Issue 3, featuring a special issue on Contextualizing International Business Research: Enhancing Rigor and Relevance. The special issue was edited by Mary B. Teagarden, Mary Ann Von Glinow and Kamel Mellahi, and contains a number of interesting articles regarding context in IB as it relates to institutions, adaptation, trust, networks, learning and other topics. Jonathan P. Doh, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Research Faculty Director, Center for Global Leadership Rammrath Chair in International Business Professor of Management and Operations Editor-in-Chief, Journal of World Business Villanova School of Business Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 610-519-7798 (w) 484-434-7161 (c) [log in to unmask] [Volume 53, Issue 3, Pages 303-414, April 2018]<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa1f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Fjournal%2F10909516%2F53%2F3%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113376292&sdata=fj%2FkezeWGed0m2eVHB9wrQMeXLM4q5xGsFQdFmbFPDA%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%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa22%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Fjournal%2F10909516%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113376292&sdata=wFkTbURmHVnGfXEQByXhEF54QpaVDcB%2BG%2Bbvwln%2B0K4%3D&reserved=0> Volume 53, Issue 3, Pages 303-414, April 2018<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa81%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Fjournal%2F10909516%2F53%2F3%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113376292&sdata=viJMo4rx9H6gpFulwFGnMBIT3mt6OeiknCJ3%2Bj9Ypo0%3D&reserved=0> Contextualizing international business research: Enhancing rigor and relevance Edited by Mary B. Teagarden, Mary Ann Von Glinow and Kamel Mellahi Editorial Board <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa87%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951618302104%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113376292&sdata=W6EkBV26RhTTveA1Flz8ZKlK14%2BA7NiE0CLzxbwI7mI%3D&reserved=0> Pages ii-v Contextualizing international business research: Enhancing rigor and relevance <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa87%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617306557%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113376292&sdata=fgMmHbBWeOabj1SHhXLJwseI8WFsBCnUBqGM9e9huoY%3D&reserved=0> Pages 303-306 Mary B. Teagarden, Mary Ann Von Glinow, Kamel Mellahi Varieties of institutional systems: A contextual taxonomy of understudied countries <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa87%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616300323%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113376292&sdata=mrJobQlWWFJ3jax5Fmjc9wnaxMVRZT5q%2Bsq8aYi5UMM%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 307-322 Stav Fainshmidt, William Q. Judge, Ruth V. Aguilera, Adam Smith Adapting adaptation: Expanding adaptive strategy theory to account for the East Asian business context <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa87%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617305138%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113376292&sdata=gLdDlDeO1ibSRQOVVdw1Qh7BuQFsuzIYraZk3B5fCJY%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 323-336 Randy Fowler, Hanna Gajewska-De Mattos, Malcolm Chapman Contextualizing international strategy by emerging market firms: A composition-based approach <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa87%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617300688%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113376292&sdata=QmzDXYpNwgqjgeUddE4BuattaGraW6pVLNR7LUFPzoE%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 337-355 Yadong Luo, Juan Bu Interactive visualization for research contextualization in international business <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa87%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617300676%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113376292&sdata=q3biYDTM49WdkStmpI0k4pWXgX6Hs89WycAkRDIlKXE%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 356-372 Andreas P.J. Schotter, Olha Buchel, Tatiana Vashchilko (Lukoianova) Willingness to rely on trust in global business collaborations: Context vs. demography <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa87%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS109095161630075X%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113376292&sdata=DZ%2F6Ce6K%2F3Ksoxg7By0Z1VNU53I8CiI5ve5N3g4xRhM%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 373-391 Francis Bidault, José R. de la Torre, Stelios H. Zanakis, Peter Smith Ring Global networks as a mode of balance for exploratory innovations in a late liberalizing economy <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh55b76f4%2C4dcaa1c%2C4dcaa87%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951616301286%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cb85cc60f023b42aacc6108d58d7a608d%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636570479113386302&sdata=E9%2FGo4SKrBHcyqKXiQqXstnVrqsLI69A3HsV7FlUX%2FQ%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 392-402 Zaheer Khan, Rekha Rao-Nicholson, Shlomo Y. 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