International business studies

Adapted from "Journal of International Business Studies' 25 Year Index", 25(4), 1994 and other IB and global business-related journals and handbooks

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Early MNEs (growth patterns)
Region-specific issues

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS THEORY

Theory building in IB
Domain of international business
Research methodology in IB

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT & INTERNATIONALIZATION ISSUES

FDI policy issues
Internationalization process
Born global firms
Third world multinationals
FDI and developing countries
FDI and comparative capitalism
MNE coordination
New venture internationalization
Emerging markets
Location decisions
Theory of FDI and the MNE
International trade
Industrial organization
Economic development
Transaction cost economics
Economics of innovation & Technological transfer
JVs and interorganizational collaborations
Globalization issues; measurement criteria

FINANCE

International financial markets
Foreign exchange management
Cost of capital & financial structure
Investment appraisal
Capital budgeting
Transfer pricing

ACCOUNTING & TAXATION

International financial reporting
Measurement Issues/currency translation
Performance evaluation & control
Comparative accounting systems & practices
International taxation
Translation/transaction risk

ORGANIZATION

Inter-firm organizations (JVs, alliances & networks)
HQ-subsidiary relations
Organizational structures
Comparative organizational Studies
The Sociology of Organization
Hybrid organizations
Organizational structures
Organizational learning

MANAGEMENT

Cross-cultural management
Cultural distance
Culture and international business
Comparative management
Management risk
Production/sourcing issues
Outsourcing/offshoring/insourcing
Global value chains (GVCs)
Management of technology
Corporate social responsibility
Knowledge management/transfer at the subsidiary level
International entrepreneurship
International Joint ventures
International Strategic alliances
Technology transfer
Issues of trust
Issues of guanxi
International R&D

BUSINESS POLICY

Business & the environment
Business policy Issues
Business strategy
Business-government relations
Global competition & markets
Globalization issues
Global strategy
International strategy
Regional strategy
Outsourcing/OEM issues

MARKETING

Comparative marketing
Cross-cultural marketing
Country-of-origin issues
Exports/imports
Foreign market entry modes
Global/regional/local brands
International advertising
International franchising
International marketing management strategy
International product policy issues
International retailing
International sales management
International distribution/logistics/transportation
International marketing & e-commerce
Product differentiation
Brand origin knowledge

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Expatriate management
Expatriate managers
International staffing and recruitment

POLITICAL RISK ASSESSMENT

Political aspects of MNE activity
[...] and security issues
Global sources of supply and logistics/transportation

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Free trade areas
European Union
NAFTA
Intra-regional trade

E-COMMERCE & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Online marketing issues
Global e-exchanges/online marketplaces
Global information hubs

COUNTRY/REGION-SPECIFIC STUDIES

EDUCATION & IB ISSUES

Curricula & syllabi
Pedagogy issues
Case method in IB