A message from the co-editors.
Ruane, Maria Claret M. ; Wiens-Tuers, Barbara A.
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to this issue of the
Journal of International Business Research, the journal of the Academy
for the Study of International Business, an affiliate of Allied
Academies, whose mission is to support the exchange of ideas and
insights in International Business.
This issue features the best papers among those presented at the
ICBEIT 2011 Guam International Conference on Business, Economics and
Information Technology on the theme of "Doing Business in the
Global Economy: Economic, Political, Social, Cultural and Technological
Environments Facing Business". Founded on a very simple idea, that
there is so much we can learn from each other, the above conference
provided an opportunity for academicians, researchers, students, and
representatives from industry and government to get together and
exchange ideas in the spirit of scholarship and professional growth.
We thank the University of Guam's School of Business and
Public Administration and Penn State Altoona's Division of Business
and Engineering for their support of the publication of this journal
issue. We also acknowledge the members of Allied Academies'
Editorial Review Board for their collegiality and service to our
profession. Additionally, we are grateful to the Academy for providing
us with the outlet through which we can share our scholarly efforts with
those interested in the study of International Business.
Consistent with the editorial practice of the Academy on all 18
journals it publishes, each paper in this issue has undergone a
double-blind, peer-review process.
This issue includes papers by authors from Indonesia, Japan, Korea,
Philippines, Vietnam, Continental U.S. and the Island of Guam, thus
reflecting the international reach of Allied Academies and the diversity
of its membership.
Information about the Allied Academies, the JIBR, and the other
journals published by the Academy, as well as calls for conferences, are
published on our website. In addition, we keep the website updated with
the latest activities of the organization. Please visit our site and
know that we welcome hearing from you at any time.
From the Co-editors,
Dr. Maria Claret M. Ruane, University of Guam
Dr. Barbara A. Wiens-Tuers, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona
