**Meet the editor**

Professor Vito Bobek currently works as a Professor of International Management at the University of Applied Sciences FH Joanneum (Graz, Austria) and at the University of Maribor (Slovenia). He is also a Manager and owner of Palemid – Consulting, Research, Education LLC. His other positions are: Member of Supervisory Board at KBM Infond (Investment company, Maribor, Slovenia),

Regional Editor for Central and Eastern Europe for the *European Journal of International Management*, Member of Editorial Board for the *International Journal of Trade and Global Markets*, Member of Editorial Board for *Imago Europae* (Florence, Italy) and Member of Editorial Board for the *International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy*. His research interests are related to International Business, Strategic Management, Regional Economic Integration, Cross-Cultural Management and Management of Cities and Regions.
