期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW ISSN： 0969-5931 出版频率： Irregular 出版社： ELSEVIER, RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1043 NX   出版社网址： http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home 期刊网址： http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/133/description#description 影响因子： 1.669(2015年) 1.713(2014年) 1.489(2013年) 1.849 (2012年) 主题范畴： BUSINESS 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal The journal provides a forum for academics and professionals to share the latest developments and advances in knowledge and practice of international business. It aims to foster the exchange of ideas on a range of important international subjects and to provide stimulus for research and the further development of international perspectives. The international perspective is further enhanced by the geographical spread of the contributors. Articles, all of which are refereed, comprise: empirical studies with practical application; examinations of theoretical and methodological developments in the field of business studies; and reviews of the literature in international business. IBR is the official journal of European International Business Academy (EIBA) Instructions to Authors Guide for Authors Submission Authors are invited to submit their papers to the Editor. Before submitting, please remove all information that could identify the name and the location of the author(s) of the paper (also acknowledgements). Please put that on a separated extra cover page. Option 1: Authors are encouraged to submit their paper electronically at the IBR webpage: http://ees.elsevier.com/ibr/. The system generates an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article which is used for the reviewing process. It is crucial that all graphical and tabular elements be placed within the text, so that the file is suitable for reviewing. 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Journal Reference Ghauri, P.N. and Holstius, K. (1996). The Role of Matching in Foreign Market Entry Process in Baltic States, European Journal of Marketing, 30/2, 75-88. Book Reference Porter, M.E. (1980) Competitive Strategy. New York: Free Press. Article or Chapter in Edited Book Kreiken, J. (1985) The Board's role in strategic planning and resource allocation. In E.P. Mattar and M. Ball (eds.), Handbook for Corporate Directors, New York: McGraw-Hill, 147-180. Thesis Hymer, S. (1960). The international operations of national firms: a study of direct investment. Ph.D. dissertation, MIT, USA. Website Evans, D.L. (2001). The Department of Commerce Budget in Brief: Fiscal year 2002. Retrieved July 16, 2002, from http://www.doc.gov/bmi/budget/2002_BiB-final.pdf Footnotes Footnotes for clarification or elaboration should be used sparingly and quoted by superscript numbers running consecutively through the manuscript. Footnotes should be written at the bottom of the page in which they appear. Reprints The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail or, alternatively, 25 free paper offprints. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use. A reprint order form will be sent to authors for purchasing additional reprints. Orders for these must be received before printing to qualify for lower prepublication rates. All co-author reprint requirements should be included on the reprint order form. Editorial Board Editorial Board Editor: Professor Pervez N. Ghauri Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK, Email: Pervez.Ghauri@mbs.ac.uk Associate Editors: Professor Peter J. Buckley Centre for International Business, Leeds University Business School, Maurice Keyworh Building, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK, Email: pjb@lubs.leeds.ac.uk Professor Danny van den Bulcke Institute of Development Policy and Management University of Antwerp Lange St Annastraat 7 B-2000 Antwerp Belgium, Email: daniel.vandenbulcke@ua.ac.be Professor Kjell Grønhaug Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Helleveien 30, N-5035 Bergen-Sandviken, Norway, Email: kjell.gronhaug@nhh.no Book Review Editors: Professor Jeremy Clegg School of Business and Economic Studies, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK, Email: ljc@lubs.leeds.ac.uk Dr. Tong Fang School of Business, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden, Email: tony.fang@fek.su.se Professor S. Benjamin Prasad Dept of Management, School of Business Administration, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI 48859, USA, Email: s.benjamin.prasa@cmich.edu Editorial Advisory Board: Professor Raj Aggarwal Kent State University, USA Professor Lyn Amine Saint Louise University, USA Professor Ulf Andersson Uppsala University, Sweden Professor Paul W. Beamish University of Western Ontario, Canada Professor Robert-Jan Butler Brucknerlaan 7, The Netherlands Professor David J. Carson University of Ulster at Jordanstown, N. Ireland Professor Mark Casson University of Reading, UK Professor Tamer Cavusgil Michigan State University, USA Professor Claude Cellich International University of Geneva, Switzerland Professor Bernard Cova Ecole de Management, Marseille, France Professor John Dunning University of Reading, UK Professor Ken'ichi Enatsu Waseda University, Japan Professor Peter Enderwick University of Waikato, New Zealand Professor Lars-Erik Gadde Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Professor Robert T. Green University of Texas at Austin, USA Professor Christian Grönroos Swedish School of Economics in Finland, Finland Professor Lin Guijun University of International Business and Economics, China Professor Amjad Hajikhani Uppsala University, Sweden Professor Sten-Olof Hansén Turku School of Economics and Business, Finland Dr. Anne-Wil Harzing University of Melbourne, Australia Professor Geert Hofstede Velp, The Netherlands Professor Subhash Jain University of Connecticut, USA Professor Jan Johanson Uppsala University, Sweden Professor Erdener Kaynak Penn State University, USA Professor Philip Kotler Northwestern University, USA Professor Joong-Woo Lee Inji University, Korea Professor Peter Leeflang University of Groningen, The Netherlands Professor Peter Lorange IMD, Switzerland Professor Ajay K. Manrai University of Delaware, USA Professor Lars Oxelheim Lund University, Sweden Professor Terutomo Ozawa Colorado State University, USA Professor Stanley Paliwoda University of Strathclyde, UK Professor Robert D. Pearce University of Reading, UK Professor Torben Pedersen Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Professor C.P. Rao Kuwait University, Kuwait Dr Malika Richards Penn State University, USA Professor Alan Rugman Indiana University, USA Professor Jan Selmer Aarhus School of Business, Denmark Professor D. Deo Sharma Stockholm School of Economics, Denmark Professor Jagdish Sheth Emory University, USA Professor Jean-Claude Usunier University of Lausanne, Swizerland Professor Laurence Welch Melbourne Business School, Australia Dr. Finn Wiedersheim-Paul Uppsala University, Sweden Professor Attila Yaprak Wayne State University, USA Professor Stephen Young University of Glasgow, UK