MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REVIEW is a double-blind refereed journal that aims at the advancement and dissemination of applied research in the fields of International Management. The scope of the journal comprises International Business, Cross-cultural Management, and Comparative Management. The journal publishes research that builds or extends International Management Theory so that it can contribute to International Management Practice.

MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REVIEW welcomes both theoretical and empirical work. Original papers are invited that are based on a solid theoretical basis and a rigorous methodology. In the area of empirical studies, the journal publishes both quantitative and qualitative research. To be published in MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, a paper must make strong contributions and highlight the significance of those contributions to the field of International Management. The editors are especially interested in manuscripts that break new ground rather than papers that make only incremental contributions.

MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REVIEW publishes articles, research notes, and book reviews. Every year, six issues are published. On average, two of these issues are Focused Issues, which concentrate on a specific subfield of International Management.

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