Dear Colleagues, Critical perspectives on international business publishes research that critically engages with the broad field of international business including issues of globalization, international business strategies, corporate social responsibility as well as power relations within and between multinational firms and civil society actors. We have compiled a virtual special issue (see below) to give you an insight into the thematic breath and disciplinary scope of the journal. To access the full text of the papers please click on http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/news_story.htm?id=7892 Global value chains, rising power firms and economic and social upgrading J Lee, G Gereffi Localize or local lies? The power of language and translation in the multinational corporation M Logemann, R Piekkari Critical perspectives on strategic CSR: what is sustainable value co-creation orientation? F Ahen, P Zettinig Showing them the door (nicely): rejection discourses and practices of a global elite F Goxe, N Belhoste Coming of age, seeking legitimacy: The historical trajectory of African management research J Amankwah-Amoah How might we study international business to account for marginalized subjects? Turning to practice and situating knowledges G Durepos, A Prasad, C E Villanueva Flexible identities and cross-border knowledge networking F Moore Strategic management research on emerging economies: Cultural imperialism in universalizing research paradigms RT Venkateswaran, AK Ojha Where silence speaks-insights from Third World NGOs K Chakraborty, B Saha, N Jammulamadaka Global oligopolistic competition and foreign direct investment: Revisiting and extending the literature MW Hansen, A Hoenen Best wishes Christoph Dörrenbächer Co Editor-in-chief cpoib -- Dr. Christoph Dörrenbächer Professor of Organizational Design and Behavior in International Business Berlin School of Economics and Law Badensche Strasse 50/51 D-10825 Berlin Tel. 0049-30-30877-1491 (university office) Tel. 0049-491-9992963 (home office) E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Skype: cd10825 http://www.hwr-berlin.de/index.php?id=5757&L=1.&tx_hwrdaten_profile%5Buid%5D=1383 Director: Berlin Institute for International Business Studies (BIIBS) http://www.biibs.org/ Co-editor in chief: 'critical perspectives on international business' (cpoib) http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=CPOIB Von: Dörrenbächer, Christoph Gesendet: Dienstag, 5. Juni 2018 11:52 An: [log in to unmask] Betreff: Out now for free: Cirtual special cpoib special issue: Critical perspectives on International Business in Africa / free Editorial critical perspectives on International Business (cpoib), Volume 14 (2018), Issue 2+3 Special Issue: Critical perspectives on International Business in Africa Guest editors: Richard Nyuur, Roseline Wanjiru, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah and Simeon Ifere Table of contents Guest editorial (free download) Richard Nyuur, Roseline Wanjiru, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Simeon Ifere (pp. 102 - 110) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-05-2018-073 Disruptive innovation at the base-of-the-pyramid: Opportunities, and challenges for multinationals in African emerging markets Abiodun Adegbile , David Sarpong (pp. 111 - 138) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0053 Attracting Chinese FDI in Africa: The role of natural resources, market size and institutional quality Shan Shan, Zhibin Lin, Yulei Li, Yan Zeng (pp. 139 - 153) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0055 Newly independent nations and large engineering projects: the case of the Volta River Project Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Ellis L.C. Osabutey (pp. 154 - 169) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-12-2016-0071 Cross-cultural communication imperatives: Critical lessons for Western expatriates in multinational companies (MNCs) in sub-Saharan Africa James Baba Abugre (pp. 170 - 187) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-01-2017-0005 International business research challenges in Africa: Knowledge creation and institutional perspectives Abdoulkadre Ado , Roseline Wanjiru (pp. 188 - 209) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-12-2016-0067 Critical perspectives on "manufactured" risks arising from Eurocentric business practices in Africa Kweku Adams , Bhabani Shankar Nayak , Serge Koukpaki (pp. 210 - 229) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0058 Competitive or cooperative relationships in clusters: A comparative study of two internationalising agro-processing clusters in Ghana Anthony Ayakwah , Leandro Sepulveda , Fergus Lyon (pp. 230 - 251) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-12-2016-0063 Integration of African firms into global value chains: A comparison of Finnish and Chinese firms' sourcing from Africa Weimu You , Asta Salmi , Katri Kauppi (pp. 252 - 281) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0056 Investigating the moderating role of Export Promotion Programmes using evidence from North-Africa Mohamed Yacine Haddoud, Adah-Kole Onjewu, Paul Jones, Robert Newbery (pp. 282 - 308) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0059 A critical incident analysis of the export behaviour of SMEs: evidence from an emerging market Obi Berko Obeng Damoah (pp. 309 - 334) https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/cpoib-11-2016-0061 -- Dr. Christoph Dörrenbächer Professor of Organizational Design and Behavior in International Business Berlin School of Economics and Law Badensche Strasse 50/51 D-10825 Berlin Tel. 0049-30-30877-1491 (university office) Tel. 0049-491-9992963 (home office) E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Skype: cd10825 http://www.hwr-berlin.de/index.php?id=5757&L=1.&tx_hwrdaten_profile%5Buid%5D=1383 Director: Berlin Institute for International Business Studies (BIIBS) http://www.biibs.org/ Co-editor in chief: 'critical perspectives on international business' (cpoib) http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=CPOIB ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. 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