International Journal of Strategic Business Alliances  (IJSBA)
ISSN (Online): 1756-6452  -  ISSN (Print): 1756-6444

Published in 4 issues per year  (View Subscription Price)

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   Objectives

IJSBA aims to foster the creation and dissemination of knowledge on strategic business alliances from various perspectives including economic, organizational, and strategic management. It strives to establish an effective channel of communication between researchers, managers, consultants, policy makers, and others concerned individuals and institutions with the complex role of strategic alliances in business competition. It also intends to promote and exchange theoretical developments, research findings, and practices in the field of interfirm partnerships. The international dimension is emphasized to comprehend worldwide practices and cross cultural differences among nations and to learn from increasing use of such collaborative ventures in the global economy.

   Readership

IJSBA provides a vehicle to help students of strategic alliances including academics, managers, consultants, and policy makers to disseminate information and to learn from each other's work.

   Contents

IJSBA publishes original conceptual and research papers, review papers, technical reports, case studies, management reports, book reviews, research notes, and commentaries. It will occasionally come out with special Issues devoted to important topics concerning strategic business alliances.

   Subject Coverage

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Joint venture strategies, management, and issues
• Franchising strategies, management, and issues
• Licensing strategies, practices, and issues
• Network relationships and structures
• Supplier relationships and issues
• Outsourcing and subcontracting arrangements and issues
• Strategic alliances in specific industries
• Engaging cases of strategic alliances
• Business collaboration in various functional areas
• Key success factors in strategic alliances
• Comparative studies in strategic alliances
• Cross-cultural studies in strategic alliances

   Specific Notes for Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Submission of Papers web-page.

You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details of file formats in Author Guidelines) to Prof. Dr. Refik Culpan

Please include in your submission the title of the Journal

   Editors and Members of the Editorial Board

Editor in Chief

Refik Culpan
Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg
School of Business Administration
Middletown, PA 17057
USA
rculpan@psu.edu

Editorial Board Members

S. Tamer CavusgilS.
Georgia State University
USA

Farok ContractorFa
Rutger University
USA

T. K. DasT.
City University of New York
USA

J. Michael GeringerJ.
California Polytechnic University
USA

Keith GlaisterKe
University of Sheffield
UK

Philippe GuglerPh
University of Fribourg
SWITZERLAND

Jan JohansonJa
Uppsala University
SWEDEN

Erdener KaynakEr
The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg
USA

Bo B. NielsenBo
Copenhagen Business School
DENMARK

Arvin ParkheAr
Temple University
USA

Arvind PhatakAr
Temple University
USA

Abdul RasheedAb
University Texas at Arlington
USA

John RiceJo
The University of Adelaide
AUSTRALIA

Susanne RoyerSu
University of Flensburg
GERMANY

Satyendra SinghSa
University of Winnipeg
CANADA

Stephen B. TallmanSt
University of Richmond
USA

Laura VisioniLa
Vantage Partners
USA