Dear friends and colleagues, We are delighted to announce the publication of the December 2021 issue (volume 30, issue 6) of International Business Review. The issue leads with two papers on the determinants of trade and investment agreements, and on the effects of trust and policy measures on inward FDI. There are then five papers with different perspectives on global value chains (including the impacts of new digital technologies and motives for reshoring) and four papers on international marketing (focusing on the effects of competitive intensity, brand identity, and multi-level trust). The issue concludes with papers on resources in new venture internationalization; international diversification and credit scores; reverse knowledge transfer; and foreign ownership and foreign directors. This is an excellent collection to conclude volume 30 of the journal, and we hope you enjoy reading them. Best wishes Roger Strange & Fang Lee Cooke (IBR Editors-in-Chief) [wordmark]<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/6h0NkAwp7ejUl3WBWfk_dAYir8RIMXpNnBDkl1rOM7k=216> New Issue: International Business Review New issue available on ScienceDirect [Cover Image International Business Review] <https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fjournal%2Finternational-business-review%2Fvol%2F30%2Fissue%2F6%3Fdgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/f-pBTexe3qV60HEbk3Oocom0scyrFurp98lYHdbKN94=216> International Business Review<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fjournal%2Finternational-business-review%3Fdgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/YODs_HmG_3iK_DSFihPEv35duVtsD-_mHSfLomEaIeU=216> Volume 30, Issue 6 , December 2021 <https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fjournal%2Finternational-business-review%2Fvol%2F30%2Fissue%2F6%3Fdgcid=raven_sd_via_email/2/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/8JjQNzQTA7-UUi5XRuJmc_PnNEV7UyO1PtwVjdgGvvo=216> Editorial Board<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121001505%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/9GEId4734kdJBXfYpg_kdKn-tVrHLEqW7SlCMgNf-YY=216> Article Number 101932 The effect of within-country inequality on international trade and investment agreements<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S096959312100069X%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/oVxTDM4IPeOAx7eEDi2H7qL3fIU9y2P50V9sSIPmM3A=216> Article Number 101862 Niron Hashai, Peter J. Buckley The effects of competition policy, regulatory quality and trust on inward FDI in host countries<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000998%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/Dp-J7l7nYkqaXdySDT7o3Xlabb1rLD210QktzRwlssU=216> Article Number 101887 Sergio Mariotti, Riccardo Marzano Digital power: Value chain upgrading in an age of digitization<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000573%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/IZz5euTcoj-soSyi1uAyq94XcR5jNpfYRjlrDM6FRaQ=216> Article Number 101850 Luis Oliveira, Afonso Fleury, Maria Tereza Fleury International opportunity development on crowdfunding platforms: A spatial, temporal, and structural framework<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121001281%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/9nA6J294mB8YZj--gMu90OYQCwYAxoxKuPOYkkDeKEM=216> Article Number 101912 Mujtaba Ahsan, Martina Musteen Foreign subsidiaries as vehicles of industry 4.0: The case of foreign subsidiaries in a post-transition economy<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000986%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/KF-nn65GEIe2yuQi43NHkbRy9Y_1c37ZIm6nnbRRhLE=216> Article Number 101886 Barbara Jankowska, Marta Götz, Piotr Tarka The bargaining power, value capture, and export performance of Vietnamese manufacturers in global value chains<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000366%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/8p40gIqJzs8yABPELPG38WrwKGICjApbhIvKO9Kf8mI=216> Article Number 101829 Hanh Song Thi Pham, Bent Petersen A multi-theory framework for understanding the reshoring decision<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000342%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/M9TOLa49E4q1_MmtWlopRjlVNidvPVvjtlBLkA_gqpI=216> Article Number 101827 Ronan McIvor, Lydia Bals Sales to centre stage! Determinants of the division in strategic sales decisions within the MNE<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000664%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/sjT5QxOtrqogsDfJ3TncaLwBhw9_YYe5HYkteIJv6NQ=216> Article Number 101859 Harriet Reichstein-Scholz, Axèle Giroud, Mo Yamin, Ulf Andersson The efficacy of marketing skills and market responsiveness in marketing performance of emerging market exporting firms in advanced markets: The moderating role of competitive intensity<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000676%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/0xEiHaC7tPNIuTwXp-3jFZVQSXfdS6RyPcR10hwl86Q=216> Article Number 101860 Huda Khan, Zaheer Khan Developing brand identities for international new ventures under uncertainty: Decision-making logics and psychic distance<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000743%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/eDDh5GcGgcGXiz5VE66RqgK5PGtZeofz_D5Z2Ws2IJ0=216> Article Number 101867 Samuel Yaw Kusi, Peter Gabrielsson, Minnie Kontkanen Multilevel trust in international marketing of healthcare services: A five-country comparative study<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121001074%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/peZ_HHZ-a7WmWg_yencRmZwSKhFO_B3JcfqeZ8OhgZw=216> Article Number 101895 Maria Fregidou-Malama, Akmal S. Hyder Universally-enabling and context-binding resources in new venture internationalization: Evidence from venture capital backed start-ups in an emerging market<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000585%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/uszwvMXmD7OwZL1ssoDIgKQWdHFmF8zTwM4koxn2twI=216> Article Number 101851 Carlos González, Daniela Ruiz Massieu The impact of international diversification on credit scores: Evidence from the UK<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000639%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/NjgyrO5X5w7fWLq3NAUqAtzacRnjdBOe_MKEK4-ziSY=216> Article Number 101856 Hussein Halabi, Ahmad Alshehabi, Geoffrey Wood, Zaheer Khan, Godfred Afrifa Exploring reverse knowledge transfer and asset augmentation strategy by developed country MNEs: Case study evidence from the Indian pharmaceutical industry<https://click.notification.elsevier.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob=GatewayURL%26_method=citationSearch%26_version=1%26_piikey=S0969593121000937%26_origin=RV_SD_TOC_EMAIL%26dgcid=raven_sd_via_email/1/0100017c31348742-ba5be46a-51a2-4c5f-b94b-cebcdfc88d03-000000/wZVdu9jowvsqknTo0Ockx955HctrBwwM80Wl1a3v7lg=216> Article Number 101882 Surender Munjal, Ulf Andersson, Vijay Pereira, Pawan Budhwar Gaijin invasion? 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