This e-book issue seeks to contribute to SE research by offering new research along the lines of the SE process (Ireland et al. 2003). This process perspective can be applied in efforts to understand the building blocks and the relation between these building blocks (van de Ven 2007) of an SE process. In an integrative effort, Ireland et al. (2003) develop a SE process model. Ireland, D. R., Hitt, M.A., and Sirmon, D.G. (2003), A model of strategic the construct and its dimensions, Journal of Management, Vol. 29 No. 6, pp. 963-989.Van de Ven, A. (2007), A Guide for Organizational and Social Research. Oxford University Press, Oxford.