Times of transition

• Date: 01 July 2018
• Published date: 01 July 2018
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21992
• Author: Mary B. Teagarden

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Times of transition

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose…

Thunderbird School of Global Management is in the throes of change

with all its chaos, excitement, and re-centering. We have moved from

our iconic campusreplete with remnants and reminders ofour roots as

a former airfield in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona. We are

temporarily locatedin the Arizona Center in the center of urban Phoe-

nix, at least until construction on our new building is completed. We

welcomed a new leader, Sanjeev Khagram, who promises to take us

into Thunderbird’sfuture. We are excited about the possibilities. Thun-

derbird’s core—faculty, students, and perhaps most important alumni—

remain on the edge of our seats in anticipation of great change. Thun-

derbirds are at theirbest in times of transition, chaos, and change.

Thunderbird International Business Review is undergoing major,

although unrelated, change as well. Our publisher, Wiley, has transi-

tioned to a new print format for articles and the current issue is the

beginning of this process. We will continue to publish six issues a year.

These will, however contain more articles in each issue. Once

accepted, all articles will be immediately electronically published as

“early view”articles. Each future issue will increase our inclusion of

“View from Practice”articles and continue to highlight “Emerging Mar-

ket”publications. While article format may change and issue focus

change slightly, Thunderbird International Business Review will continue

its 70-plus-year legacy of knowledge creation and thought leadership

focusing on international business.

This transition issue is very large. It contains four “View from

Practice”articles ranging from a study of Electrolux, and another of

Nordic bank culture, to two articles focusing on Latin American busi-

ness dynamics. We include seven “Emerging Market Perspectives:

Africa”articles that mostly emphasize sub-Saharan Africa. We also

have three “Emerging Market Perspectives: China”articles that

explore values, governance and outward investment. The issue con-

cludes with six “Dimensions of International Business”articles that

include inpatriate management, social identity and language, intrinsic

motivation, acquisitions and performance, status and performance,

and merger and acquisition motives.

We hope you enjoy the new format and appreciate the ability to

access articles that are “hot off the press”as we change to our new

format. We trust that even more focus on practice and more emphasis

on emerging markets will bring the world of international business to

our readers. For Thunderbirds, never has the phrase, “plus ça change,

plus c'est la même chose”been more appropriate.

Mary B. Teagarden

DOI: 10.1002/tie.21992

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