Contributions to the twelth issue will explore the impact of the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement on Mexico, and they will examine proposals to improve intercultural relations and socioeconomic developments with and within Mexico in the context of 25 years of NAFTA.
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mexico, the United States and Canada came into effect on the 1st of January 1994. Since then, the contract has managed to develop the expectations and illusions of its promotors, but it has also led to an in-depth examination by its critics. In particular, the FTA enhanced a new level of competition for the Mexican market, as it had to adapt to a very different framework, and there is evidence for a deterioration of living conditions, economic development and social progression (Avendaño & Acosta, 2009; Oddone & Granato, 2013; Yúnez-Naude & Paredes, 2004; Arredondo, Reyes & Moyao, 2014).
In this context, we suggest to re-examine current strategies and to explore alternatives to improve socio-economic progress and business in Mexico. Key themes will include social corporative responsibility, new tendencies in human resource management, intercultural business communication, the role of women and migrants in SMEs and global business as well as developments in the social economy.
Scholars of business studies, intercultural communication, cultural studies, philosophy, social and economic sciences, history and anthropology are particularly invited to contribute to the debate of these aspects. Until 1st December 2016, articles and reviews can be forwarded in Microsoft Word or rtf format to Prof. Guido Rings (guido.rings@anglia.ac.uk) and Prof. Antonio Manuel Ciruela Lorenzo (acl@uma.es).
Articles should not exceed a word length of 5000 to 6000 words; they should include an abstract of 200 words, short bio data (to include current profession, research areas and recent publications, maximum 10 lines) and 5 key words to identify the content. For more details, please do not hesitate to contact guido.rings@anglia.ac.uk or acl@uma.es.