Biographical note

S. Tamer Cavusgil currently serves as Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair and Executive Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, U.S.A. A trustee of Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey, Tamer is also a visiting professor at Leeds University Business School, U.K., and The University of South Australia Business School. Professor Cavusgil has been mentoring students, executives, and educators in international business for the past four decades. A native of Turkey, his professional work with the International Trade Center (WTO) has taken him to numerous emerging markets for training and exporter development projects. Recognizing the importance of emerging markets for western firms, he developed the Emerging Market Potential Index while serving as the CIBER director at Michigan State University. Pervez N. Ghauri completed his PhD at Uppsala University (Sweden) where he also taught for several years. Over the years he has worked at Manchester Business School and King's College London in UK. Currently Pervez is Professor of International Business at University of Birmingham (UK). Pervez is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Business Review (IBR) and Consulting Editor for Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS). He is a Fellow for both the European International Business Academy (EIBA) and the Academy of International Business (AIB), where he was also Vice President during the period 2008 and 2010. His books include Internationalization of the Firm, International Business Strategy, International Business Negotiations, Project Marketing and Research Methods in Business Studies. He consults and offers training programs to a number of organizations such as BP, Airbus Industries and Ericsson. Ayse A. Akcal Ayse A. Akcal is a Research Associate at King's College, London. Ayse completed her undergraduate degree at Yale University, USA, as a double major in Economics and Philosophy in 2000. Prior to her academic career, Ayse worked as an auditor in Andersan, Istanbul, a financial analyst at Finansbank (Holland) N.V. and as a manager in the risk analysis unit of Citigroup, Istanbul. Ayse has a MBA from Imperial College, UK and is a PhD candidate at King's College, London. Her research focuses on determinants of firm performance, firm capabilities, and internationalization and her PhD is centered on the analysis of emerging market firms.