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Total Number of Active AIB Members

3475
Geographical Breakdown of Active AIB Members (By Rank) (By Country)

USA: 1201 United Kingdom: 310
Japan: 261 Australia: 157
Canada: 152 Taiwan: 127
China: 102 Germany: 89
Brazil: 78 Korea, South: 76
Hong Kong, SAR-PRC: 63 Finland: 51
France: 50 Netherlands: 46
India: 43 Sweden: 41
Singapore: 38 Spain: 36
Denmark: 35 Switzerland: 33
New Zealand: 33 Italy: 32
United Arab Emirates: 31 Austria: 31
Thailand: 30 Malaysia: 27
Ireland: 25 Turkey: 24
Colombia: 16 Poland: 16
Russia: 15 Portugal: 15
Indonesia: 14 Mexico: 14
Israel: 12 Norway: 12
Macau: 11 Belgium: 11
Pakistan: 11 South Africa: 10
Philippines: 9 Saudi Arabia: 6
Greece: 6 Slovenia: 6
Qatar: 5 Egypt: 5
Jamaica: 5 Kuwait: 4
Hungary: 4 Ghana: 3
Peru: 3 Kenya: 3
Dominican Republic: 3 Estonia: 3
Slovak Republic: 2 Barbados: 2
Nigeria: 2 Lebanon: 2
Lithuania: 2 Croatia: 2
Chile: 2 Vietnam: 2
Cyprus: 2 Uruguay: 2
Georgia: 1 Oman: 1
Cote D'Ivoire: 1 Argentina: 1
Mongolia: 1 Bahrain: 1
Grenada: 1 Malta: 1
Romania: 1 Ecuador: 1
Ukraine: 1 Iceland: 1
Bangladesh: 1  
Regional Breakdown of Active AIB Members

Western Europe: 528
USA-Northeast: 421
UK-Ireland: 335
China: 303
USA-Midwest: 264
Japan: 261
USA-Southeast: 251
Australia-New Zealand: 190
Canada: 152
USA-West: 137
Southeast Asia: 132
Latin America: 128
USA-Southwest: 115
Korea: 76
Middle East and North Africa: 55
Eastern Europe: 52
India: 43
Africa: 19
Pacific Basin: 13
Asia-Central: 2
Top Disciplines

MANAGEMENT: 2362
BUSINESS POLICY: 1052
MARKETING: 854
ECONOMICS: 640
ORGANIZATION: 384
FINANCE: 298
HUMAN RESOURCES & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: 234
EDUCATION & IB: 122
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE: 106
ACCOUNTING & TAXATION: 72
COUNTRY OR AREA STUDY: 66
RESEARCH AREAS NOT COVERED BY GROUPINGS: 64
SOCIAL ISSUES: 34
POLICY-ORIENTED STUDY: 32
LAW: 28
INDUSTRY/SECTORIAL STUDY: 26
ECONOMIC & BUSINESS HISTORY: 26
Top Research Interests

Business Policy - Business Strategy: 1147
Management - Cross-Cultural Management: 933
Economics - Theory of FDI and the MNE: 635
Organization - Inter-firm Organizations (JV, Alliances, Networking): 609
Marketing - International Marketing Management & Strategy: 605
Business Policy - Global Competition & Markets: 588
Management - Entrepreneurship: 522
Business Policy - Business Policy & Developing Countries: 403
Marketing - Export/Import: Foreign Market Entry Modes: 378
Management - Comparative Management: 372
Country or Area Study - Other Asia & Pacific: 331
Economics - International Trade: 313
HR and Industrial Relations - HR (incl Personnel) Management: 280
Management - Management of Technology: 275
Business Policy - Business/Government Interaction: 274
Organization - Decision-making Structures, HQ-Subsidiary Relations: 269
Economics - Economics of Innovation & Technological Transfer: 229
Marketing - Cross-national Consumer & Industrial Behavior: 225
Marketing - Int'l Product/Prom/Pricing/Dist Strategy: 219
Economics - Economic Development: 213
Organization - Organizational Structure: 208
Organization - Comparative Organizational Studies: 202
Business Policy - Business & the Environment: 194
Finance - International Financial Markets: 194
Organization - The Sociology of Organizations: 180
Economics - Industrial Organization: 138
Policy Oriented Study - Foreign Direct Investment Policy: 134
Economics - Transaction Cost Economics: 122
Country or Area Study - Japan: 117
Management - Production/Sourcing Operations Management: 114
Country or Area Study - Europe: 110
Country or Area Study - Latin America: 109
Social Issues - Cultural Impact of MNEs: 108
Education & IB - Research Methodology in IB: 108
Economics - Economic Integration: 108
Finance - Cost of Capital & Financial Structure: 100
Marketing - Comparative Marketing: 100
Management - Management & Information Systems: 99
HR and Industrial Relations - Recruiting & Training Issues: 93
Education & IB - Education & IB: 92
Management - Other: 88
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Risk Assessment & Management: 88
Management - Management of Risk: 81
Finance - Foreign Exchange Management: 79
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Aspects of MNE Activity, Bureaucracies: 76
Education & IB - Case Studies: 68
Country or Area Study - Africa & Middle East: 66
Education & IB - Pedagogic Issues: 60
Finance - Investment Appraisal: 57
Social Issues - Environment & Pollution: 55
Industry/Sectoral Study - Service: 52
Economic & Business History - History of FDI & the MNE: 52
HR and Industrial Relations - Labor/Management Issues: 52
HR and Industrial Relations - Employment Effects of FDI&MNE Activity: 51
Marketing - Other: 46
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - MNEs & Distribution Power: 45
Social Issues - Other: 38
Economic & Business History - Business History (general): 36
Other Research Areas 1: 35
Accounting & Taxation - International Financial Reporting: 35
Finance - Other: 34
Law - Negotiation & Bargaining Procedures: 33
Finance - Capital Budgeting: 33
Organization - Other: 30
Education & IB - Teacher Training in IB: 29
HR and Industrial Relations - Comparative IR Systems: 28
Education & IB - Curricula & Syllabi: 26
Country or Area Study - North America: 26
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Pressure Groups, Public Affairs, Public Opinion: 26
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Inter-Government Relations: 25
Accounting & Taxation - Performance Evaluation & Control: 25
Accounting & Taxation - International Management Accounting: 23
Country or Area Study - Other: 23
Economics - Other: 22
Law - Int'l Trade Law & Int'l Organizations: 22
HR and Industrial Relations - Other: 21
Policy Oriented Study - Investment Incentives: 21
Industry/Sectoral Study - Secondary: 20
Accounting & Taxation - Comparative Systems & Practices: 20
HR and Industrial Relations - Dispute Resolution: 19
Business Policy - Other: 17
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Sovereignty, Hegemony & Dependence: 17
Law - Codes of Conduct: 17
Finance - Transfer Pricing Issues: 16
Accounting & Taxation - International Taxation: 14
Industry/Sectoral Study - Electronic Commerce: 14
Social Issues - Income Distribution: 13
Policy Oriented Study - Nationalization, Expropriation, etc.: 13
Social Issues - Consumer Protection: 12
Law - Foreign Investment Laws: 12
Economic & Business History - Business History (company specific): 11
Economic & Business History - Economic History: 11
Law - International Property Law: 11
Law - Law of Contract: 10
Other Research Areas 2: 10
Law - Other: 10
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Other: 9
Policy Oriented Study - Other: 9
Accounting & Taxation - Auditing: 9
Industry/Sectoral Study - Primary: 9
Policy Oriented Study - Cost-Benefit Analysis: 8
Accounting & Taxation - Measurement Issues (e.g., inflation effects): 7
Education & IB - Other: 6
Social Issues - South Africa: 4
Policy Oriented Study - Performance Requirements: 3
Accounting & Taxation - Other: 3
Law - Investment Guarantees & Dispute Settlements: 2
Law - Extra-territoriality: 1