Abstract This article presents comments on students as subject in behavioral business research in accounting in the U.S. It has raised some provocative questions about attitudinal research in general and about the relationship between attitudes and surrogates in particular. The introduction of the three aspects of attitude which are affective, cognitive, and conative into the accounting literature may set future accounting researchers along productive paths. Others interested in the relationship between attitude and the prediction of behavior may very well be stimulated to implement a model in an accounting context.

This paper examines the papers presented at the 2007 Theories of Family Enterprise Conference for their applicability to practice and presents some ideas to make family business research more appropriate to practitioners. In general, we found the papers are not immediately useful to practitioners; however, the papers of a theory conference should not necessarily be immediately useful to practitioners. We identify several areas for future research, which include the development of a concrete definition for family business, a thorough analysis of the positive and negative effects of the concept of familiness, a close look at failed family business, as well as other issues.

Under dual distribution a manufacturer sells through both independent and vertically integrated channels of distribution. The hybrid nature of these arrangements has led to persistent questions in antitrust relating to the use and effects of dual distribution restraints. To date, two schools of antitrust thought have emerged. Recent changes in the law, together with the growing use of dual distribution in practice, have called attention to these questions and the views of the two schools. Addressing both, the relevant literature from business research and practice are gathered and examined. The findings support aspects of each school, but challenge others, especially those that address free riding, in important ways. Together the findings augment extant understanding of dual distribution restraints in antitrust.

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The Adulthood of Family Business Research Through Inbound and Outbound TheorizingSince the early 1980s, the rapid growth of family business research has led to the establishment of the academic field of family business.Concurrently, the nature of the research conducted in the field has evolved through a number of developmental stages.Early studies, when the field was young and in its primary stage, tended to highlight the differences in the actions, behaviors, and performance of family and non-family businesses.This effort was justified and necessary, in part, in order to establish family businesses as unique organizational entities worthy of scholarly investigations (e.g., Sharma, 2004).As the field matured, gained legitimacy, and moved towards its adolescence stage, research on family business shifted to applying mainstream theories born in other disciplines (which we refer to as inbound theorizing) to show how and why family businesses are not only distinct from non-family businesses, but how family businesses are distinct from each other (e.g., Chua, Chrisman, Steier, & Rau, 2012).In this stage of development, researchers cast aside the monolithic view of family businesses and developed theories and insights that focused on their heterogeneity (e.g., Brune, Thomsen & Watrin, 2019).This Review Issue provides evidence that the family business field has evolved further and reached the next stage -its adulthood.The four articles in this Review Issue not only highlight distinct processes among family businesses, as well as between family and non-family businesses, but actually go one step further: They review and inquire how the context of family business creates opportunities to give back to mainstream theories and thereby contribute significantly to revise, adapt, and develop existing theories and redefine their boundary conditions from other fields of study (which we refer to as outbound theorizing).Each of the four articles in this Review Issue does so in a unique way, highlighting the immense opportunities of (1) doing research in the context of family business and (2) contributing to significant theory development.In this editorial,

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites small businesses, or those with 500 employees or less, to write for a copy of its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program solicitation, to be issued January 2, 1985. To receive a copy, contact the SBIR Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20545; telephone 301‐353‐5707. The closing date for this solicitation is March 15, 1985.

International Business Research wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal are greatly appreciated.International Business Research is recruiting reviewers for the journal. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, we welcome you to join us. Please find the application form and details at http://recruitment.ccsenet.org and e-mail the completed application form to ibr@ccsenet.org.Reviewers for Volume 10, Number 3 Ajit Kumar Kar, WOMS India, IndiaAlireza Athari, Eastern Mediterranean University, IranAmran Awang, Head of Entrepreneurship Center, MalaysiaAnca Gabriela Turtureanu, “DANUBIUS” University Galati, RomaniaAntônio André Cunha Callado, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernmabuco, BrazilArash Riasi, University of Delaware, USAAshford C Chea, Benedict College, USABenjamin James Inyang, University of Calabar, NigeriaBrian Sheehan, Thaksin University, AustraliaCelina Maria Olszak, University of Economics in Katowice, PolandCheng Jing, eBay, Inc. / University of Rochester, USAEmilio Congregado, University of Huelva, SpainFevzi Esen, Istanbul Medeniyet University, TurkeyFlorin Ionita, The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania,Francesco Ciampi, Florence University, ItalyGiovanna Michelon, University of Padova, ItalyGrzegorz Strupczewski, Cracow University of Economics, PolandGrzegorz Zasuwa, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, PolandHanna Trojanowska, Warsaw University of Technology, PolandHuijian Dong, Pacific University, USAL. Leo Franklin, Bharathidasn University, IndiaM. Muzamil Naqshbandi, University of Dubai, UAEMansour Esmaeil Zaei, Panjab University, India/IranManuela Rozalia Gabor, “Petru Maior” University of Tîrgu Mureş Romania, RomaniaMaria João Guedes, University of Lisbon, PortugalMaria-Madela Abrudan, University of Oradea, RomaniaMiriam Jankalová, University of Zilina, SlovakiaMiroslav Iordanov Mateev, American University, Dubai, UAEModar Abdullatif, Middle East University, Jordan,Mohsen Malekalketab Khiabani, University Technology Malaysia, MalaysiaMongi Arfaoui, University of Monastir, TunisiaMonika Wieczorek, University of Economics in Katowice, PolandMuath Eleswed, American University of Kuwait, USAOzgur Demirtas, Turkish Air Force Academy, TurkeyPascal Stiefenhofer, University of Brighton, UKRadoslav Jankal, University of Zilina, SlovakiaSumathisri Bhoopalan, Sastra University, IndiaTamizhjyothi Kailasam, Annamalai University, IndiaValerija Botric, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, CroatiaVassili JOANNIDES de LAUTOUR, Queensland University of Technology School of Accountancy, FranceWejdene Yangui, Institute of High Business Studies of Sfax _ Tunisia (IHEC), Tunisia

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Abstract The Islamic finance industry, which is deeply rooted in Islamic law (Sharia), will undoubtedly have an increasingly large impact on modern finance in the years to come. Since its formal establishment in the 1970s, the industry has already grown to US$2.2 trillion, with a growth rate that outpaces that of conventional finance. The purpose of this special issue is to inspire academic researchers, regulators and standard setters, and providers and users of Islamic funding to advance the research of critical issues related to the efficiency of Islamic finance.

This study identifies and analyzes the intellectual structure of the international business research in the six leading IB journals (GSJ, MIR, IBR, JIBS, JIM and JWB) over the period from 1996 to 2015. To achieve this aim we apply a novel method of topic modelling, a machine learning approach, to extract 23 topics from 3696 articles. The quantitative nature of the method allows us to analyze trends and topic coverage across the six journals. In addition, we perform a citation analysis based on the top 100 cited prior research to identify the major roots of the topics. We make suggestions for future IB research regarding theory, method and data as well as potential new topics.