Meet the editors

Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin is an associate professor of International Business at Laval University, Canada. He previously taught at Thompson Rivers University, Canada; University of Paris-Est, France; Osnabruck University of Applied Science, Germany; and Shanghai Institute of Technology and Tianjin University of Technology, both in China. His research has been published in several journals, including *Policy*, *Applied Economics*, *Review of Eco-*

*nomic Philosophy*, *Strategic Change*, *International Journal of Logistics*, *Sustainability*, *Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Cleaner Production*, and *M@N@ GEMENT*, among others. He is a member of CEDIMES Institut (France), Academy of International Business (AIB), Strategic Management Society (SMS), Academy of Management (AOM), Administrative Science Association of Canada (ASAC), and Canadian council of small business and entrepreneurship (CCSBE). He is currently the director of the Research Group on Contemporary Asia (GERAC) at Laval University. He is also co-managing editor of *Transnational Corporations Review* and a guest editor for *Electronic Commerce Research* and *Journal of Internet Technology*.

Dr. Wang Jingbin is Dean of the AACSB accredited School of Management, Tianjin University of Technology, China. He is also a professor (Level 2) and Ph.D. supervisor. He is also the recipient of the prestigious "Innovative talent Program for Overseas High-Level Talents". He obtained a master's degree and doctorate degree in Economics from the University of Tokyo, Japan. His research interests include development economics, economic poli-

cy, finance, economic history, and international relations. Dr. Jingbin has published more than fifty academic papers and monographs in top national and international academic journals such as Management World, World Economics and Politics, and the Journal of Contemporary Asia-Pacific Studies. He has presided over and participated in more than ten provincial and ministerial projects.

Dr. Samim Al-Azad recently completed his post-doctoral research from Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in International Business at Laval University, Canada. He is an assistant professor of Management Information Systems (MIS), North South University, Bangladesh. His current research interests are artificial intelligence (AI), offshore IT outsourcing, IT adoption, and Industry 4.0. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals,

including *International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications*, *Journal of Global Information Management*, *Asian Social Science*, and *Contemporary Management Research*. He has presented several papers at international conferences: Academy of International Business (AIB), Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Administrative Science Association of Canada (ASAC). He was awarded the best paper award twice for his papers at the t ASAC-2014 (IB) and ASAC-2015 (TIM) conferences. He also has experience working with BRAC (the world's largest development organization based in Bangladesh) on a number of projects funded by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Dr. Selim Ahmed is an associate professor and head of the Business School, World University of Bangladesh. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration and a Master of Management from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Dr. Ahmed has published several books, chapters, and articles in top peer-reviewed journals. He is the consulting editor for *Hospital Topics*, an associate editor for the *Iranian Journal of Management* 

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Edward Asiedu*

*by Ismahene Yahyaoui*

*by Kiryl Rudy*

**Section 2**

**Preface XI**

Emerging Trends in the International Business Arena **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 19**

**Chapter 3 41**

**Chapter 4 65**

**Chapter 5 87**

**Chapter 6 115**

Managing Global Trade Under New Context **135**

**Chapter 7 137**

The COVID-19 Pandemic and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Exploring Potential Impacts and Developmental Implications

Evolution of Industry 4.0 and Its Implications for International Business

*by Muhammad Mohiuddin, Md. Samim Al Azad, Selim Ahmed,* 

Does the Interaction between ICT Diffusion and Economic Growth

Impact of Oil Price Fluctuation on the Economy of Nigeria, the Core

FDI and Its Impact on Trade in the East Asian Transition Economies

Global Business Challenges and the Role of Corporate Diplomacy

*by Jelilov Gylych, Abdullahi Ahmad Jibrin, Bilal Celik and Abdurrahman Isik*

*Slimane Ed-Dafali and Mohammad Nurul Hasan Reza*

Reduce CO2 Emissions? An ARDL Approach

Belarus-China: Avoiding the "Debt Trap"

Analysis for Energy Producing Countries

*by Sung Jin Kang and Seon Ju Lee*

*by Maria Alejandra Madi*

*Studies*, and an article editor for *Sage Open*. Dr. Ahmed has reviewed more than 240 papers for 68 peer-reviewed journals. His research areas include quality management, service management, healthcare management, organizational behavior, and human resource management.
