Overall, our objective for this volume is to stimulate additional conceptualizations and research in the very broad area of international management. Hopefully, the insightful chapters presented here will show not only the challenges involved in understanding such a complex domain, but additionally show that substantial progress is being made to untangle the various complexities. As in the past, there are a number of individuals we wish to thank. First, we thank Susan Stearns for her tremendous help in making sure that all of the pieces fit together so well as we organized this volume.
