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Total Number of Active AIB Members

3307
Geographical Breakdown of Active AIB Members (By Rank) (By Country)

USA: 1387 United Kingdom: 262
Canada: 149 Japan: 144
Taiwan: 124 Australia: 115
Germany: 92 Korea, South: 74
Brazil: 60 Hong Kong, SAR-PRC: 51
China: 51 Netherlands: 49
Finland: 48 Italy: 46
France: 46 India: 45
New Zealand: 42 Singapore: 40
Spain: 39 Sweden: 36
Switzerland: 30 Thailand: 27
Denmark: 25 Austria: 24
Turkey: 19 Malaysia: 18
Portugal: 18 Ireland: 18
Belgium: 17 Mexico: 15
Israel: 14 Norway: 13
South Africa: 12 Colombia: 11
Indonesia: 10 Greece: 9
Slovenia: 9 Saudi Arabia: 8
Macau: 8 United Arab Emirates: 8
Poland: 8 Philippines: 8
Jamaica: 7 Hungary: 7
Pakistan: 6 Ghana: 5
Russia: 4 Nigeria: 4
Iceland: 3 Kenya: 3
Cyprus: 3 Vietnam: 2
Egypt: 2 Luxembourg: 2
Cote D'Ivoire: 2 Peru: 2
Kuwait: 2 Barbados: 2
Estonia: 2 Czech Republic: 2
Chile: 2 Bangladesh: 2
Uzbekistan: 1 Costa Rica: 1
Dominican Republic: 1 Tunisia: 1
Slovak Republic: 1 Romania: 1
Ecuador: 1 Lebanon: 1
Grenada: 1 Lithuania: 1
Bulgaria: 1 Argentina: 1
Georgia: 1 Burma: 1
Uruguay: 1 Iran: 1
Qatar: 1  
Regional Breakdown of Active AIB Members

Western Europe: 519
USA-Northeast: 448
USA-Midwest: 312
UK-Ireland: 280
USA-Southeast: 276
China: 235
USA-West: 182
Australia-New Zealand: 157
USA-Southwest: 155
Canada: 149
Japan: 145
Southeast Asia: 114
South America: 78
Korea: 74
India: 45
Eastern Europe: 37
Middle East: 35
Africa: 29
Mexico: 15
Central America: 12
Pacific Basin: 11
Asia-Central: 2
Top Disciplines

MANAGEMENT: 2040
BUSINESS POLICY: 1048
MARKETING: 918
ECONOMICS: 676
ORGANIZATION: 364
FINANCE: 322
HUMAN RESOURCES & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: 208
EDUCATION & IB: 106
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE: 92
ACCOUNTING & TAXATION: 86
RESEARCH AREAS NOT COVERED BY GROUPINGS: 66
COUNTRY OR AREA STUDY: 50
SOCIAL ISSUES: 38
ECONOMIC & BUSINESS HISTORY: 32
INDUSTRY/SECTORIAL STUDY: 28
LAW: 28
POLICY-ORIENTED STUDY: 20
Top Research Interests

Business Policy - Business Strategy: 1082
Management - Cross-Cultural Management: 875
Marketing - International Marketing Management & Strategy: 623
Business Policy - Global Competition & Markets: 597
Economics - Theory of FDI and the MNE: 592
Organization - Inter-firm Organizations (JV, Alliances, Networking): 577
Management - Entrepreneurship: 415
Marketing - Export/Import: Foreign Market Entry Modes: 405
Management - Comparative Management: 387
Business Policy - Business Policy & Developing Countries: 372
Economics - International Trade: 320
Country or Area Study - Other Asia & Pacific: 306
Management - Management of Technology: 265
Organization - Decision-making Structures, HQ-Subsidiary Relations: 264
HR and Industrial Relations - HR (incl Personnel) Management: 262
Business Policy - Business/Government Interaction: 249
Marketing - Int'l Product/Prom/Pricing/Dist Strategy: 226
Marketing - Cross-national Consumer & Industrial Behavior: 226
Organization - Comparative Organizational Studies: 218
Economics - Economics of Innovation & Technological Transfer: 213
Finance - International Financial Markets: 212
Economics - Economic Development: 211
Organization - Organizational Structure: 201
Business Policy - Business & the Environment: 168
Economics - Industrial Organization: 146
Organization - The Sociology of Organizations: 143
Social Issues - Cultural Impact of MNEs: 123
Country or Area Study - Europe: 118
Policy Oriented Study - Foreign Direct Investment Policy: 115
Economics - Transaction Cost Economics: 113
Management - Management & Information Systems: 111
Marketing - Comparative Marketing: 109
Finance - Foreign Exchange Management: 105
Economics - Economic Integration: 105
Management - Production/Sourcing Operations Management: 103
Country or Area Study - Latin America: 103
Country or Area Study - Japan: 101
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Risk Assessment & Management: 92
Finance - Cost of Capital & Financial Structure: 91
HR and Industrial Relations - Recruiting & Training Issues: 87
Education & IB - Research Methodology in IB: 87
Management - Management of Risk: 82
Education & IB - Education & IB: 79
Education & IB - Case Studies: 73
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Aspects of MNE Activity, Bureaucracies: 73
Finance - Investment Appraisal: 71
Management - Other: 64
Education & IB - Pedagogic Issues: 59
Economic & Business History - History of FDI & the MNE: 52
Industry/Sectoral Study - Service: 51
HR and Industrial Relations - Employment Effects of FDI&MNE Activity: 50
Marketing - Other: 49
Social Issues - Environment & Pollution: 49
Finance - Capital Budgeting: 45
Other Research Areas 1: 42
Country or Area Study - Africa & Middle East: 42
Accounting & Taxation - International Financial Reporting: 41
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - MNEs & Distribution Power: 40
Finance - Other: 38
Economic & Business History - Business History (general): 38
Law - Int'l Trade Law & Int'l Organizations: 37
Law - Negotiation & Bargaining Procedures: 34
HR and Industrial Relations - Labor/Management Issues: 32
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Pressure Groups, Public Affairs, Public Opinion: 32
Accounting & Taxation - Performance Evaluation & Control: 31
Country or Area Study - North America: 31
HR and Industrial Relations - Comparative IR Systems: 30
Social Issues - Other: 26
Education & IB - Curricula & Syllabi: 26
Organization - Other: 26
Accounting & Taxation - International Management Accounting: 25
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Inter-Government Relations: 24
Accounting & Taxation - Comparative Systems & Practices: 23
Economics - Other: 23
Industry/Sectoral Study - Electronic Commerce: 22
Economic & Business History - Economic History: 22
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Sovereignty, Hegemony & Dependence: 21
HR and Industrial Relations - Other: 21
Law - Codes of Conduct: 20
Education & IB - Teacher Training in IB: 20
Finance - Transfer Pricing Issues: 20
Industry/Sectoral Study - Secondary: 19
Accounting & Taxation - International Taxation: 18
Country or Area Study - Other: 18
Economic & Business History - Business History (company specific): 18
Business Policy - Other: 16
HR and Industrial Relations - Dispute Resolution: 15
Law - Law of Contract: 14
Social Issues - Consumer Protection: 13
Social Issues - Income Distribution: 13
Accounting & Taxation - Measurement Issues (e.g., inflation effects): 12
Law - Foreign Investment Laws: 11
Policy Oriented Study - Investment Incentives: 11
Other Research Areas 2: 10
Policy Oriented Study - Nationalization, Expropriation, etc.: 10
Law - International Property Law: 9
Accounting & Taxation - Auditing: 9
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Other: 9
Policy Oriented Study - Cost-Benefit Analysis: 8
Industry/Sectoral Study - Primary: 8
Education & IB - Other: 7
Law - Other: 7
Policy Oriented Study - Performance Requirements: 7
Social Issues - South Africa: 6
Accounting & Taxation - Other: 6
Policy Oriented Study - Other: 6
Law - Investment Guarantees & Dispute Settlements: 5
Law - Extra-territoriality: 4