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Total Number of Active AIB Members

3312
Total Number of Active AIB Members Per Country (By Rank) (By Country)

USA: 1421 United Kingdom: 262
Canada: 154 Taiwan: 143
Japan: 143 Australia: 120
Germany: 95 Korea, South: 74
China: 57 Singapore: 48
Finland: 47 Hong Kong, SAR-PRC: 47
New Zealand: 44 Netherlands: 44
Sweden: 42 France: 42
Spain: 39 Brazil: 37
Italy: 34 India: 33
Switzerland: 33 Thailand: 26
Austria: 24 Turkey: 24
Denmark: 22 Ireland: 21
Belgium: 18 Malaysia: 16
Israel: 14 Philippines: 13
South Africa: 13 Norway: 12
Portugal: 11 Colombia: 10
Macau: 9 United Arab Emirates: 9
Poland: 9 Mexico: 8
Indonesia: 8 Hungary: 6
Greece: 6 Slovenia: 6
Nigeria: 6 Pakistan: 5
Saudi Arabia: 5 Jamaica: 5
Chile: 4 Estonia: 3
Kuwait: 3 Kenya: 3
Ghana: 3 Cyprus: 3
Peru: 2 Czech Republic: 2
Barbados: 2 Romania: 2
Costa Rica: 2 Russia: 2
Dominican Republic: 1 Tunisia: 1
Ukraine: 1 Slovak Republic: 1
Iceland: 1 Lebanon: 1
Grenada: 1 Lithuania: 1
Cote D'Ivoire: 1 Bulgaria: 1
Vietnam: 1 Oman: 1
Egypt: 1 Georgia: 1
Total Number of Active AIB Members Per Region

Western Europe: 497
USA-Northeast: 461
USA-Midwest: 317
UK-Ireland: 283
USA-Southeast: 282
China: 256
USA-Southwest: 187
Australia-New Zealand: 164
USA-West: 158
Canada: 154
Japan: 143
Southeast Asia: 117
Korea: 74
South America: 53
Eastern Europe: 35
India: 33
Middle East: 33
Africa: 28
Pacific Basin: 15
Central America: 11
Mexico: 8
Asia-Central: 1
Top Disciplines

MANAGEMENT: 1976
BUSINESS POLICY: 1106
MARKETING: 940
ECONOMICS: 640
ORGANIZATION: 376
FINANCE: 334
HUMAN RESOURCES & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: 200
EDUCATION & IB: 116
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE: 104
ACCOUNTING & TAXATION: 90
RESEARCH AREAS NOT COVERED BY GROUPINGS: 72
COUNTRY OR AREA STUDY: 46
ECONOMIC & BUSINESS HISTORY: 38
LAW: 30
INDUSTRY/SECTORIAL STUDY: 28
SOCIAL ISSUES: 28
POLICY-ORIENTED STUDY: 22
Top Research Interests

Business Policy - Business Strategy: 1083
Management - Cross-Cultural Management: 871
Marketing - International Marketing Management & Strategy: 625
Business Policy - Global Competition & Markets: 621
Organization - Inter-firm Organizations (JV, Alliances, Networking): 575
Economics - Theory of FDI and the MNE: 567
Marketing - Export/Import: Foreign Market Entry Modes: 402
Management - Entrepreneurship: 401
Management - Comparative Management: 401
Business Policy - Business Policy & Developing Countries: 369
Economics - International Trade: 316
Country or Area Study - Other Asia & Pacific: 314
Management - Management of Technology: 267
Business Policy - Business/Government Interaction: 257
Organization - Decision-making Structures, HQ-Subsidiary Relations: 254
HR and Industrial Relations - HR (incl Personnel) Management: 253
Marketing - Int'l Product/Prom/Pricing/Dist Strategy: 246
Marketing - Cross-national Consumer & Industrial Behavior: 244
Organization - Comparative Organizational Studies: 215
Finance - International Financial Markets: 207
Organization - Organizational Structure: 207
Economics - Economics of Innovation & Technological Transfer: 203
Economics - Economic Development: 195
Business Policy - Business & the Environment: 162
Organization - The Sociology of Organizations: 156
Economics - Industrial Organization: 131
Social Issues - Cultural Impact of MNEs: 126
Policy Oriented Study - Foreign Direct Investment Policy: 123
Management - Management & Information Systems: 119
Country or Area Study - Europe: 115
Economics - Economic Integration: 111
Marketing - Comparative Marketing: 110
Economics - Transaction Cost Economics: 106
Country or Area Study - Latin America: 105
Country or Area Study - Japan: 105
Finance - Foreign Exchange Management: 103
Finance - Cost of Capital & Financial Structure: 95
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Risk Assessment & Management: 91
Education & IB - Education & IB: 90
Management - Production/Sourcing Operations Management: 90
Education & IB - Research Methodology in IB: 87
Management - Management of Risk: 84
HR and Industrial Relations - Recruiting & Training Issues: 79
Education & IB - Case Studies: 77
Management - Other: 75
Finance - Investment Appraisal: 72
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Aspects of MNE Activity, Bureaucracies: 67
Education & IB - Pedagogic Issues: 60
Economic & Business History - History of FDI & the MNE: 53
Industry/Sectoral Study - Service: 52
Marketing - Other: 50
HR and Industrial Relations - Employment Effects of FDI&MNE Activity: 50
Country or Area Study - Africa & Middle East: 44
Other Research Areas 1: 43
Accounting & Taxation - International Financial Reporting: 42
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - MNEs & Distribution Power: 42
Social Issues - Environment & Pollution: 41
Economic & Business History - Business History (general): 40
Finance - Capital Budgeting: 39
Law - Int'l Trade Law & Int'l Organizations: 37
Finance - Other: 37
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Pressure Groups, Public Affairs, Public Opinion: 33
HR and Industrial Relations - Labor/Management Issues: 33
Education & IB - Curricula & Syllabi: 32
Law - Negotiation & Bargaining Procedures: 32
Country or Area Study - North America: 32
Organization - Other: 29
Accounting & Taxation - Performance Evaluation & Control: 28
Accounting & Taxation - International Management Accounting: 27
HR and Industrial Relations - Comparative IR Systems: 26
Accounting & Taxation - Comparative Systems & Practices: 26
Social Issues - Other: 26
Education & IB - Teacher Training in IB: 25
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Sovereignty, Hegemony & Dependence: 25
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Inter-Government Relations: 24
HR and Industrial Relations - Other: 22
Industry/Sectoral Study - Electronic Commerce: 21
Economics - Other: 20
Economic & Business History - Economic History: 20
Business Policy - Other: 19
Law - Codes of Conduct: 19
Accounting & Taxation - International Taxation: 18
Country or Area Study - Other: 18
Industry/Sectoral Study - Secondary: 16
Finance - Transfer Pricing Issues: 15
HR and Industrial Relations - Dispute Resolution: 15
Economic & Business History - Business History (company specific): 15
Social Issues - Income Distribution: 13
Social Issues - Consumer Protection: 13
Other Research Areas 2: 13
Policy Oriented Study - Investment Incentives: 12
Industry/Sectoral Study - Primary: 12
Law - Foreign Investment Laws: 12
Accounting & Taxation - Measurement Issues (e.g., inflation effects): 11
Policy Oriented Study - Cost-Benefit Analysis: 10
Education & IB - Other: 10
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Other: 9
Law - International Property Law: 9
Accounting & Taxation - Auditing: 9
Policy Oriented Study - Performance Requirements: 9
Law - Law of Contract: 8
Policy Oriented Study - Nationalization, Expropriation, etc.: 8
Policy Oriented Study - Other: 6
Law - Investment Guarantees & Dispute Settlements: 5
Law - Other: 4
Accounting & Taxation - Other: 3
Law - Extra-territoriality: 3
Economic & Business History - Other: 1
Social Issues - South Africa: 1