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Total Number of Active AIB Members

2978
Geographical Breakdown of Active AIB Members (By Rank) (By Country)

USA: 1287 United Kingdom: 217
Canada: 138 Japan: 133
Australia: 106 Taiwan: 101
Germany: 81 Korea, South: 67
Brazil: 56 Hong Kong, SAR-PRC: 47
China: 46 Netherlands: 43
India: 41 Finland: 40
New Zealand: 38 France: 38
Sweden: 35 Spain: 31
Singapore: 30 Italy: 26
Thailand: 26 Switzerland: 25
Austria: 22 Denmark: 21
Malaysia: 19 Turkey: 18
Portugal: 15 Ireland: 15
Mexico: 14 Israel: 13
South Africa: 12 Colombia: 12
Belgium: 12 Norway: 12
Indonesia: 9 Poland: 8
United Arab Emirates: 8 Macau: 7
Greece: 7 Jamaica: 7
Slovenia: 7 Saudi Arabia: 6
Ghana: 6 Pakistan: 6
Philippines: 6 Hungary: 5
Cyprus: 4 Vietnam: 4
Bulgaria: 4 Kenya: 3
Estonia: 3 Russia: 3
Chile: 3 Nigeria: 3
Dominican Republic: 2 Cote D'Ivoire: 2
Iceland: 2 Argentina: 2
Egypt: 2 Georgia: 2
Bangladesh: 2 Cambodia: 1
Luxembourg: 1 Burma: 1
Uruguay: 1 Burkina Faso: 1
Iran: 1 Qatar: 1
Kuwait: 1 Guatemala: 1
Peru: 1 Barbados: 1
Slovak Republic: 1 Ecuador: 1
Lebanon: 1 Grenada: 1
Lithuania: 1 Nepal: 1
Czech Republic: 1 Uzbekistan: 1
Iraq: 1  
Regional Breakdown of Active AIB Members

Western Europe: 446
USA-Northeast: 406
USA-Midwest: 283
USA-Southeast: 254
UK-Ireland: 232
China: 202
USA-West: 182
USA-Southwest: 149
Australia-New Zealand: 144
Canada: 138
Japan: 134
Southeast Asia: 104
Latin America: 102
Korea: 67
India: 41
Eastern Europe: 34
Africa: 27
Middle East and North Africa: 21
Pacific Basin: 10
Asia-Central: 4
Top Disciplines

MANAGEMENT: 1830
BUSINESS POLICY: 968
MARKETING: 862
ECONOMICS: 592
ORGANIZATION: 328
FINANCE: 266
HUMAN RESOURCES & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: 174
EDUCATION & IB: 110
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE: 88
ACCOUNTING & TAXATION: 82
RESEARCH AREAS NOT COVERED BY GROUPINGS: 48
COUNTRY OR AREA STUDY: 48
SOCIAL ISSUES: 34
ECONOMIC & BUSINESS HISTORY: 30
LAW: 26
INDUSTRY/SECTORIAL STUDY: 22
POLICY-ORIENTED STUDY: 20
Top Research Interests

Business Policy - Business Strategy: 997
Management - Cross-Cultural Management: 805
Marketing - International Marketing Management & Strategy: 586
Business Policy - Global Competition & Markets: 556
Economics - Theory of FDI and the MNE: 546
Organization - Inter-firm Organizations (JV, Alliances, Networking): 527
Marketing - Export/Import: Foreign Market Entry Modes: 390
Management - Entrepreneurship: 390
Management - Comparative Management: 352
Business Policy - Business Policy & Developing Countries: 351
Country or Area Study - Other Asia & Pacific: 287
Economics - International Trade: 285
Organization - Decision-making Structures, HQ-Subsidiary Relations: 246
Business Policy - Business/Government Interaction: 237
Management - Management of Technology: 235
HR and Industrial Relations - HR (incl Personnel) Management: 222
Marketing - Int'l Product/Prom/Pricing/Dist Strategy: 217
Marketing - Cross-national Consumer & Industrial Behavior: 211
Organization - Comparative Organizational Studies: 188
Finance - International Financial Markets: 188
Economics - Economic Development: 187
Organization - Organizational Structure: 178
Economics - Economics of Innovation & Technological Transfer: 176
Business Policy - Business & the Environment: 157
Economics - Industrial Organization: 126
Organization - The Sociology of Organizations: 126
Policy Oriented Study - Foreign Direct Investment Policy: 110
Social Issues - Cultural Impact of MNEs: 110
Country or Area Study - Europe: 109
Marketing - Comparative Marketing: 104
Country or Area Study - Latin America: 103
Economics - Transaction Cost Economics: 101
Management - Management & Information Systems: 96
Country or Area Study - Japan: 94
Management - Production/Sourcing Operations Management: 93
Economics - Economic Integration: 93
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Risk Assessment & Management: 92
Finance - Foreign Exchange Management: 91
Education & IB - Education & IB: 84
Finance - Cost of Capital & Financial Structure: 79
Education & IB - Research Methodology in IB: 73
Management - Management of Risk: 71
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Aspects of MNE Activity, Bureaucracies: 71
HR and Industrial Relations - Recruiting & Training Issues: 68
Education & IB - Case Studies: 65
Finance - Investment Appraisal: 64
Education & IB - Pedagogic Issues: 60
Management - Other: 59
Economic & Business History - History of FDI & the MNE: 50
Marketing - Other: 48
Industry/Sectoral Study - Service: 48
HR and Industrial Relations - Employment Effects of FDI&MNE Activity: 47
Social Issues - Environment & Pollution: 45
Country or Area Study - Africa & Middle East: 42
Accounting & Taxation - International Financial Reporting: 40
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - MNEs & Distribution Power: 38
Economic & Business History - Business History (general): 36
Other Research Areas 1: 35
Finance - Capital Budgeting: 35
Finance - Other: 34
Law - Negotiation & Bargaining Procedures: 33
Law - Int'l Trade Law & Int'l Organizations: 32
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Pressure Groups, Public Affairs, Public Opinion: 32
HR and Industrial Relations - Labor/Management Issues: 30
Organization - Other: 28
Country or Area Study - North America: 28
Education & IB - Curricula & Syllabi: 28
Accounting & Taxation - Performance Evaluation & Control: 26
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Inter-Government Relations: 25
Accounting & Taxation - International Management Accounting: 25
HR and Industrial Relations - Comparative IR Systems: 24
Social Issues - Other: 24
Accounting & Taxation - Comparative Systems & Practices: 23
Economics - Other: 22
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Sovereignty, Hegemony & Dependence: 21
Law - Codes of Conduct: 21
HR and Industrial Relations - Other: 20
Education & IB - Teacher Training in IB: 20
Industry/Sectoral Study - Electronic Commerce: 19
Finance - Transfer Pricing Issues: 18
Country or Area Study - Other: 17
Accounting & Taxation - International Taxation: 16
Industry/Sectoral Study - Secondary: 15
Economic & Business History - Economic History: 15
Economic & Business History - Business History (company specific): 15
Social Issues - Income Distribution: 14
Business Policy - Other: 14
HR and Industrial Relations - Dispute Resolution: 13
Law - Law of Contract: 13
Law - Foreign Investment Laws: 12
Accounting & Taxation - Measurement Issues (e.g., inflation effects): 11
Law - International Property Law: 10
Other Research Areas 2: 10
Policy Oriented Study - Investment Incentives: 9
Industry/Sectoral Study - Primary: 9
Policy Oriented Study - Nationalization, Expropriation, etc.: 9
Accounting & Taxation - Auditing: 8
Policy Oriented Study - Cost-Benefit Analysis: 8
Social Issues - Consumer Protection: 8
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Other: 8
Social Issues - South Africa: 7
Law - Other: 7
Policy Oriented Study - Other: 6
Policy Oriented Study - Performance Requirements: 5
Education & IB - Other: 5
Law - Extra-territoriality: 4
Accounting & Taxation - Other: 4
Law - Investment Guarantees & Dispute Settlements: 3