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Dear friends and colleagues, Happy New Year! We are delighted to announce the publication of the February 2022 issue (volume 31, issue 1) of International Business Review. The issue launches an occasional series of Perspectives – thought-provoking and agenda-setting papers on important topics in International Business. The first paper in this series is authored by Jonathan Doh, Nicolas Dahan & Michelle Casario on the subject of “MNEs and the practice of international business diplomacy”. This paper provides a timely and insightful view of how MNEs can best navigate a world where geopolitics increasingly condition the business environment within which they have to operate. In similar vein, may we draw your attention to the forthcoming Special Issue of International Business Review on “MNE non-market strategy: complexities and varieties.” (submission deadline: 1 March 2022). There are also fourteen regular articles on topics such as MNEs and corruption research; international non-governmental organizations; five papers on the impacts of business and social networks; five papers on internationalization strategies; and two papers on exporting. This is an excellent collection to begin volume 31 of the journal, and we hope you enjoy reading them. Best wishes Roger Strange & Fang Lee Cooke (IBR Editors-in-Chief) International Business Review Volume 31, Issue 1, February 2022 Perspective MNEs and the practice of international business diplomacy<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096959312100144X> Jonathan P. Doh, Nicolas M. Dahan, Michelle Casario Article 101926 Regular Articles A vulnerable victim or a tacit participant? Extending the field of multinationals and corruption research<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001025> Fang Lee Cooke, Jingtian Wang, Geoffrey Wood Article 101890 Toward fairer global reward: Lessons from international non-governmental organizations<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001098> Ishbel McWha-Hermann, Jakov Jandric, Emily Cook-Lundgren, Stuart C. Carr Article 101897 Challenges confronting the ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative: Social networks and cross-cultural adjustment in CPEC projects<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001141> Arshia Mukhtar, Ying Zhu, You-il Lee, Mary Bambacas, S. Tamer Cavusgil Article 101902 Overcoming informal barriers to trade: Immigrant educational attainment vs. network competence<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001360> Xiyan Yang, Xiaohua Lin Article 101918 Social support abroad: How do self-initiated expatriates gain support through their social networks?<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001062> Annamaria Kubovcikova, Marian van Bakel Article 101894 Argonauts and Icaruses: Social networks and dynamics of nascent international entrepreneurs<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001049> François Goxe, Ulrike Mayrhofer, Olli Kuivalainen Article 101892 How do business and political Networking shape overseas dispute resolution for state-owned enterprise from emerging economies<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001001> Lu Shen, Chuang Zhang, Wenbo Teng, Nan Du Article 101888 Disentangling the effects of domestic corporate political activity and political connections on firms’ internationalisation: Evidence from US retail MNEs<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001013> Vikrant Shirodkar, Georgios Batsakis, Palitha Konara, Alexander Mohr Article 101889 Rapid internationalization and exit of exporters: The role of digital platforms<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001086> Ziliang Deng, Ziyan Zhu, Martin Johanson, Mikael Hilmersson Article 101896 Founding entrepreneur’s dilemma: Stay or exit the firm following an acquisition? An international comparison<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001165> Francesca Sanguineti, Antonio Majocchi, S. Tamer Cavusgil Article 101904 Host country’s environmental uncertainty, technological capability, and foreign market entry mode: Evidence from high-end equipment manufacturing MNEs in emerging markets<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001128> Kun-Sha Li, Yong-Qing Xiong Article 101900 Becoming a small multinational enterprise: Four multinationalization strategies for SMEs<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001359> Heini Vanninen, Joona Keränen, Olli Kuivalainen Article 101917 Entrepreneurial orientation, export channel selection, and export performance of SMEs<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096959312100113X> Igor Kalinic, Keith D. Brouthers Article 101901 Small exporting firms’ choice of exchange mode in international marketing channels for perishable products: A contingency approach<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001372> Valeria Nyu, Frode Nilssen, Destan Kandemir Article 101919 ------------------------------------------------------ Roger Strange Professor of International Business Editor-in-Chief, International Business Review University of Sussex Business School, Room 107A, Jubilee Building Brighton BN1 9SL, United Kingdom Tel: (44) 1273-873531 Web profile: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/243640 Centre for International Business & Development: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/business-school/strategy-marketing/research/international-business ____ 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.