Dear Colleagues, Please explore our 2020 special issue in the International Journal of Emerging Markets ( IJoEM) Volume 15, Issue 1 on: Global value chains, international trade, and markets: the role of emerging economies (https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1746-8809/vol/15/iss/1) Guest Editors: Dr. Anshu Arora, University of the District of Columbia, Washington DC, USA; and Dr. Nicole Hartley, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Emerging research themes in global value chains Anshu Saxena Arora, Nicole Hartley (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-02-2020-603/full/html) The role of multinational enterprises in global valuation Tamir Agmon (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-03-2018-0116/full/html) Managing formal institutional challenges when entering Cuba: A multinational corporation perspective Daniel Rottig, Sebastian Muscarella, Rui Torres de Oliveira (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-05-2017-0170/full/html) A complex systems model for transformative supply chains in emerging markets Ruth Yeoman, Milena Mueller Santos (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-02-2017-0044/full/html) Global value chains in the MedTech industry: A comparison of Switzerland and the Czech Republic Jana Vlckova, Bublu Sarbani Thakur-Weigold (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-05-2017-0179/full/html) The potential for the participation of Nigeria in global horticulture value chains Oluseyi F. Olaitan, Nick J. Hubbard, Colin G. Bamford (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-02-2017-0049/full/html) Are multinationals and governments from emerging economies configuring global value chains in new ways? Claes Alvstam, Inge Ivarsson, Bent Petersen (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-02-2017-0055/full/html) Bullwhip severity in conditions of uncertainty: regional vs global supply chain strategies Marcelo J. Alvarado-Vargas, Keith J. Kelley (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-02-2017-0050/full/html) Cross-cultural collaboration for inclusive global value chain: a case study of rattan industry Aluisius Hery Pratono (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-01-2017-0028/full/html) Creating high performance partnerships in Asia: the case of NEH the Philippines André de Waal, Jeroen de Haas (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-08-2016-0212/full/html) [cid:d4aec912-5e2f-4fd7-a72c-9e057f7669eb] Best regards, Anshu Anshu Arora, PhD, PMP Associate Professor – Marketing School of Business and Public Administration University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 <https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1912070&HistoricalAwards=false>NSF Researcher and Principal Investigator - #1912070<https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1912070&HistoricalAwards=false> Research Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology CIBER Senior Editor – Marketing, International Journal of Emerging Markets<http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/editorial_team.htm?id=ijoem> <https://www.palgrave.com/in/series/14845>Series Editor - International Marketing and Management Research, Palgrave Publications, UK<https://www.palgrave.com/in/series/14845> 2016 Chapter Chair – Academy of International Business, Southeast USA Chapter<http://www.aibse.org/chapter-information/current-past-chairs/> ____ 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.