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This is the third of the four issues of volume four. As of this year, the
journal is a quarterly publication, with Spring, Summer, Fall, and Win-
ter issues. The focus of the journal is still on transition research but we
wouldalsoliketoemphasizeitsopennesstodifferentresearchareas,top-
ics,andmethods,aswellastheinternationalandinterdisciplinarynature
of scholarly articles published in the journal. The current issue covers
topics on building core competencies, after-war cooperation, the use of
English in business communication, as well as themes related to home
educationandglobaleducation.
The first paper of the present issue is by Justin Tan, Shaomin Li, and
Weian Li,who examine firmresourcesand capabilities and theirimpact
on firm performance among Chinese enterprises. In the second paper,
Eric C. Martin, Sue R. Faerman, and David P. McCaffrey discuss how
initial predispositions to cooperate, the issues or incentives involved in
a decision, the number and heterogeneity of the parties involved, and
leadership jointly influenced cooperation in the international effort to
developBosniaandHerzegovina.Inthethirdpaper,AlenkaKocbekdis-
cusses the use of English as lingua franca. The focus of the fourth pa-
per, authored by Christian W. Beck, is the relation of home education
to globalization. In the last – fifth paper, Asbjørn Rolstadås and Slavko
Dolinšek present the results of the international framework for a Mas-
ter degree curriculum in manufacturing strategy and an example of the
integration ofcompetenceintechnologyandbusiness.
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