This e-book includes articles from an exclusive group of "global thought leaders". This selected group consists of academics that have had a lifetime of experience in their field of expertise. The contributors are distinguished and well-known members of academia, and the purpose the e-book is to document and share parts of their accumulated lifetime knowledge. Their insights and reflections will be valuable to the research community worldwide, and their ideas should also be of great importance to business. The contributing authors to this issue include Professor Shelby D. Hunt of Texas Tech University, USA; Professor Ralph Stacey of the University of Hertfordshire; Professor Joe F. Hair of Kennesaw State University, USA; Professor Michael R. Czinkota, Georgetown University, USA and Professor A. Coskun Samli, University of Florida USA; and Professor Ronald Ballou of Case Western Reserve University, USA.