Rudolf R. Sinkovics is Professor of Strategy and International Business at Durham University, UK, where he directs the Centre for Strategy, Technological Innovation and Operations, and Visiting Professor at LUT University, Finland. He has held professorial and leadership posts at the Universities of Glasgow, Auckland and Manchester and at WU Vienna, Austria. His expertise covers global value chain governance, digital and Industry 4.0 technologies, SME internationalisation, responsible business and the Sustainable Development Goals. His policy-relevant work includes studies of regional policy for Industry 4.0 adoption, e-commerce policy and inclusive development, and EU harmonisation and SME exporting. He has led and co-led projects funded by the ESRC, British Academy and British Council, served as Associate Editor of UNCTAD’s Transnational Corporations, and evaluates proposals for the ESRC, British Academy and FWF Austria. He is Editor-in-Chief of Critical Perspectives on International Business.