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Guest Editor: Amir Shoham, College of Management - Academic Studies,Israel.

This special issue will include studies dealing with the current economic crisis and the lessons that it can teach about the international environment and management of international businesses.

The perspective on the development of the global economic crisis is still short-term and provides a look straight from the eye of the storm. Understanding the sources of the crisis and its impact can teach us much about how to manage, what to do and not to do and, perhaps, how to avoid similar complex events in the future. Since the crisis is global and encompasses so many different sectors and countries, it is important to present research on a broad variety of topics related to its sociopolitical and economic antecedents and impact. Some topics suitable for inclusion in the Special Issue include:

• Company, national, industry and regional factors associated with global economic crises
  Impact of the global economic crisis on emerging markets 
• Impact of the crisis on select local and global industries
• How companies have managed the great recession
• Strategies to deal with structural and cyclical fluctuations in the global economy
• Do we need to change or adapt theories in light of new evidence?

The Editor of the Special Issue has intentionally kept the list of suggested topics short so as to stimulate creativity and encourage prospective authors to adopt a variety of perspectives when approaching this subject. The Special Issue will include a state-of-the art collection of papers relating what we can learn about impact of the crisis and business management in an international environment.

Deadline:  The Special Issue will be published in 2010. Submissions should be sent no later than December 1, 2009.

All articles will be submitted to a process of peer evaluation, in accordance with the editorial policy of TIBR. They must conform with TIBR's editorial policy, which is available at www.thunderbird.edu/tibr

For questions regarding this special issue, authors are invited to contact: amir1s@colman.ac.il
Submissions for this issue should be submitted electronically to TIBR at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tibr . Please indicate that the submission is for this special issue.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Do NOT include your identifying contact information or title/cover page in your files when uploading the manuscript.

Dr. Amir Shoham
Senior Lecturer
The School of Business Administration
The College of Management
E-mail: amir1s@colman.ac.il
Cell: +972-52-6554492
Fax: +972-77-9103221 20 

2.  Sports Management: Current Trends and Future Developments

Guest Editor: Vanessa Ratten

Sports management is a global industry that affects many different segments of business. The sport industry is amongst the world's largest industries and places importance on business relationships in order to maintain its competitiveness. The changing business environment has meant that businesses involved in sport need to constantly change and innovate in order to compete better. As sport has a global appeal it is particularly important in today's global economy. The aim of this special issue is to highlight the current trends that are occurring in sports and how these will affect the future development of sports worldwide. The following is a list of possible topics that are welcome in this special issue:

• Philanthropy and social responsibility in sports-related industries
• Global marketing success stories in sports
• Sponsorship, branding and targeting initiatives in sports
• The internationalization of college and professional sports
• Global approaches to sports marketing
• Marketing innovations in sports and sports-related industries
• Global marketing challenges and opportunities in sports-related industries
• Regulatory and government issues in global sport marketing
• Marketing of international sport events and sport teams broadcast rights
• Segmenting and developing the global sport consumer
• The impact of sports on other industries (e.g. education, tourism, law)

Submission Guidelines: Contributors are strongly encouraged to consult TIBR submission guidelines.

Submission will be taken to imply that the article constitutes original work that has not previously been published, accepted for publication, or presently under consideration elsewhere. Prior to submission it is expected that the Thunderbird International Business Review author guidelines have been followed in full. Initial submissions will be reviewed by the guest editor and if judged suitable then placed for double-blind review. The guest editor will send an acknowledgement upon receipt - please query via e-mail address below if acknowledgement is not received shortly after submission. One author should be clearly identified on jointly authored articles as the main administrative contact for the submission. Papers should be submitted to the guest editor by March 30, 2010. Any questions about the special issue can be directed to the guest editor.

Special Issue Guest Editor:
Vanessa Ratten
Assistant Professor
A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, United States
Email: vanessaratten@gmail.com