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Dear Colleagues, I would like to bring to your attention the TOC for the latest issue (54(4) of the Journal of World Business. This issue includes articles for the special issue on "National corporate governance and the multinational enterprise". The articles in the special issue examine the factors of convergence and divergence in corporate governance of emerging and developed market economies, with a focus on firm internationalization. There are several other interesting articles in the regular issue that examine important, phenomenon based issues such as those pertaining to the belt and road initiative and a different way to look at the intellectual property regime in China. Hope you like the collection of article in this issue. Best, Ajai Special Section on "National corporate governance and the multinational enterprise" Guest Edited by Sumon Bhaumik, Nigel Driffield, Ajai Gaur, Tomasz Mickiewicz, Paul Vaaler Corporate governance and MNE strategies in emerging economies<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951619301282> Sumon Bhaumik, Nigel Driffield, Ajai Gaur, Tomasz Mickiewicz, Paul Vaaler Pages 234-243 National institutional systems, foreign ownership and firm performance: The case of understudied countries<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951617303735> Michael Carney, Saul Estrin, Zhixiang Liang, Daniel Shapiro Pages 244-257 Lost in translation? Corporate governance, independent boards and blockholder appropriation<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951617303978> Anna Grosman, Ruth V. Aguilera, Mike Wright Pages 258-272 Leaving home: An institutional perspective on intermediary HQ relocations<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951617303929> Alfredo Valentino, Jan Schmitt, Benno Koch, Phillip C. Nell Pages 273-284 Value relevance of multinational directorship and cross-listing on MNEs national governance disclosure practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951617303930> Geofry Areneke, Danson Kimani Pages 285-306 Beyond merger syndrome and cultural differences: New avenues for research on the "human side" of global mergers and acquisitions (M&As)<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951617303231> Riikka M. Sarala, Eero Vaara, Paulina Junni Pages 307-321 Institutional investors and international investments in emerging economy firms: A behavioral risk perspective<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951617303954> Vidya Sukumara Panicker, Sumit Mitra, Rajesh Srinivas Upadhyayula Pages 322-334 Regular Articles Potential and recognized boundary spanners in multinational corporations<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951617300135> Kristiina Mäkelä, Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen, Mats Ehrnrooth, Alexei Koveshnikov Pages 335-349 The belt and road initiative, cultural friction and ethnicity: Their effects on the export performance of SMEs in China<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951618308009> Jiatao Li, Bin Liu, Gongming Qian Pages 350-359 Backshoring strategy and the adoption of Industry 4.0: Evidence from Europe<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951618305467> Alessandro Ancarani, Carmela Di Mauro, Francesco Mascali Pages 360-371 Outward FDI and profitability of emerging economy firms: Diversifying from home resource dependence in early stage internationalization<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951618303419> Lin Cui, Ying Xu Pages 372-386 The acculturative stress of host country managers working at MNC subsidiaries: Determinants and effects<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109095161830213X> Khan-Pyo Lee, Jun-Young Bae, Byung Hee Lee, Jang-Ho Choi Pages 387-398 Re-conceptualizing intellectual property regimes in international business research: Foreign-friendliness paradoxes facing MNCs in China<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951618301780> Dan Prud'homme Pages 399-419 -- Ajai Gaur www.ajaigaur.com<http://www.ajaigaur.com> ____ 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.