Apologies in advance for cross-posting... Greetings: On behalf of the JWB editorial leadership, I am pleased to share the contents of Journal of World Business, Volume 53, Issue 5. The issue presents a special section on the Impact of the Home Country on Internationalization, guest edited by Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Yadong Luo, Ravi Ramamurti and Siah Hwee Ang. This special section includes a number of high impact articles that explore the many and varied ways home country influences international business strategy, management and operations and features an excellent introductory article by the co-editors. I know you will find this SI to be stimulating reading. In addition, the issue includes several regular articles on knowledge acquisition, new ventures, institutional distances, legitimacy, and SMEs, among other topics. Best regards, Jonathan 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Latest article: Towards a renaissance in international business research? 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Luiz No place like home? How EMNCs from hyper turbulent contexts internationalize by sequentially arbitraging rents, values, and scales abroad <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617301931%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931277002&sdata=fznNSA1gfzQ%2B3zo4X78cBITUe7KLmCDS0yFYCMx6R2s%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 620-631 Ramzi Fathallah, Oana Branzei, Jean-Louis Schaan Home bitter home: How labor protection influences firm offshoring <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617300718%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931287007&sdata=LrVRIjxEZKIANuIumsO3TpW9DwdoBGk%2F5vWjkzbxfdw%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 632-640 David H. Weng, Mike W. Peng Institutional compatibility and the internationalization of Chinese SOEs: The moderating role of home subnational institutions <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617300950%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931287007&sdata=zylzh6aBGFLBlLZR%2BfYjwnHKwNp9KFkqyFSh4JiIh7k%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 641-652 Jing Li, Jun Xia, Daniel Shapiro, Zhouyu Lin The interplay between home and host country institutions in an emerging market context: Private equity in Latin America <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617300330%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931297016&sdata=23tXHLxUCib2632y%2BVV%2FopRBNS5jfZN6CdV%2FLmSFq4Y%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 653-667 Santiago Mingo, Marc Junkunc, Francisco Morales The autocratic advantage: Internationalization of state-owned multinationals <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617301530%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931297016&sdata=c4JwuJEIIO7mApLhypzaDG3I9UTVjPi%2BVd2uyZ4k9h4%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 668-681 L. 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Tardios An institutional work view toward the internationalization of emerging market firms <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617301384%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931307025&sdata=MpPLIctLB2PLyqdM%2B4ZWiKltZTcY3YVG%2BG7Tl2zmDKQ%3D&reserved=0> Pages 682-694 Zheng Joseph Yan, Jiuhua Cherrie Zhu, Di Fan, Paul Kalfadellis Domestic political connections and international expansion: It's not only 'who you know' that matters <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617300469%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931317030&sdata=7jrU%2FTWwb0GNDsXZnHYTRpDmCjRv0CzREbB48HYfoeo%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 695-711 Laura Fernández-Méndez, Esteban García-Canal, Mauro F. Guillén Regular Articles Disseminative capacity and knowledge acquisition from foreign partners in international joint ventures <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617303760%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931317030&sdata=XuubwiSPJH%2F3bcmtH2XpXFHoNdhXY%2F2SYDZwqEwfDK8%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 712-724 Dana Minbaeva, Chansoo Park, Ilan Vertinsky, Yeon Sung Cho Extending the international new venture phenomenon to digital platform providers: A longitudinal case study <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617307149%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931327039&sdata=%2FXYl76kA40nMB0BSmK3iZX5d0vTrtIjmWE3WXq1nJnc%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 725-739 Arto Ojala, Natasha Evers, Alex Rialp Managing institutional distance: Examining how firm-specific advantages impact foreign subsidiary CEO staffing <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617305941%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931327039&sdata=Sc9vji47Fo07m5%2F7xgVkieFsR2oaZi6DmmT3FCoUGBQ%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 740-751 Marketa Rickley, Samina Karim How Chinese companies deal with a legitimacy imbalance when acquiring firms from developed economies <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617305503%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931337044&sdata=4OXz59dkhSIxkKHd%2By4GrOWgiWr7PA2Vdgll4XPGNJs%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 752-767 Hongjuan Zhang, Michael N. Young, Justin Tan, Weizheng Sun SME internationalization beyond exporting: A knowledge-based perspective across managers and advisers <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com%2Fr%2F%3Fid%3Dh733ad6b%2C5bfc58e%2C5bfc59f%26p1%3Dwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DGatewayURL%26_method%3DcitationSearch%26_version%3D1%26_piikey%3DS1090951617306910%26_origin%3DRV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid%3Draven_sd_via_email&data=02%7C01%7Cjonathan.doh%40villanova.edu%7Cf1b79171555640c7248108d5ece11bc5%7C765a8de5cf9444f09cafae5bf8cfa366%7C0%7C0%7C636675373931337044&sdata=J6u9FVq7loIUpyrTC7B%2FQZASKPDXrF91M%2F7ZgETnSrM%3D&reserved=0> Original Research Article Pages 768-779 Maria-Cristina Stoian, Pavlos Dimitratos, Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki [http://rt1-t.notifications.elsevier.com/r/?id=h733ad6b,5bfc58e,1] ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. 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