Citation
Akbar, Y. (2006), "Editorial", International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. 1 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoem.2006.30101daa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
First of all, I'd like to offer a welcome to our readers. Vol. 1, Issue 4 of IJOEM is our first special issue and we are extremely excited to present a topic that may be new to scholars interested in emerging markets. The special issue on Micro-enterprise Development in Emerging Markets, guest-edited by Puneetha Palakurthi and William Maddocks of the School of Community Economic Development (SCED) is an extremely novel exploration into grass-roots economic and strategy issues in some of the world's least developed economies. I will not describe the papers included in the issue since the guest editors have provided a brief overview.
SCED is probably the USA's leading centre devoted to research and practitioner focused activities in the field of microenterprise development. It also ranks among one of the world's best schools considering such a crucial aspect of economic development in emerging markets.
Microenterprise specialists (all our authors in the special issue are among the leading thinkers in the field) take a different methodological and normative approach to many scholars in traditional business and management disciplines. They are considerably more applied and practitioner focused – especially since they are leading practitioners rather than accomplished scholars and researchers based in universities and colleges around the world.
I have enjoyed working with our guest editors on this special issue. Our discussions started in May 2005. I am also truly delighted that this project has come to fruition. As has been stated several times in previous issues of IJOEM, not only are we seeking a venue for research into relatively under-researched areas of the world, we are also keen to publish research on “emerging” themes too. A special issue that combines the two objectives as this special issue has is an especially pleasing outcome.
Last but certainly not least I would like to thank our guest editors for their efforts in bringing this project to completion.
Yusaf Akbar