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Total Number of Active AIB Members

2992
Geographical Breakdown of Active AIB Members (By Rank) (By Country)

USA: 1290 United Kingdom: 224
Canada: 140 Japan: 134
Australia: 106 Taiwan: 101
Germany: 80 Korea, South: 67
Brazil: 56 Hong Kong, SAR-PRC: 47
China: 46 Netherlands: 44
India: 41 Finland: 40
New Zealand: 38 France: 38
Sweden: 34 Singapore: 31
Spain: 31 Thailand: 27
Italy: 26 Switzerland: 25
Austria: 22 Denmark: 21
Malaysia: 19 Turkey: 18
Portugal: 15 Mexico: 14
Ireland: 14 Israel: 13
Colombia: 12 Belgium: 12
Norway: 12 South Africa: 11
Indonesia: 9 Poland: 8
United Arab Emirates: 8 Macau: 7
Pakistan: 7 Greece: 7
Jamaica: 7 Slovenia: 7
Saudi Arabia: 6 Ghana: 6
Philippines: 6 Hungary: 5
Bulgaria: 4 Cyprus: 4
Vietnam: 4 Kenya: 3
Estonia: 3 Chile: 3
Nigeria: 3 Russia: 3
Dominican Republic: 2 Iceland: 2
Cote D'Ivoire: 2 Argentina: 2
Egypt: 2 Georgia: 2
Bangladesh: 2 Luxembourg: 1
Cambodia: 1 Uruguay: 1
Burkina Faso: 1 Burma: 1
Iran: 1 Qatar: 1
Peru: 1 Kuwait: 1
Guatemala: 1 Barbados: 1
Slovak Republic: 1 Ecuador: 1
Lebanon: 1 Grenada: 1
Lithuania: 1 Nepal: 1
Czech Republic: 1 Uzbekistan: 1
Iraq: 1 Namibia: 1
Regional Breakdown of Active AIB Members

Western Europe: 445
USA-Northeast: 403
USA-Midwest: 283
USA-Southeast: 262
UK-Ireland: 238
China: 202
USA-West: 184
USA-Southwest: 145
Australia-New Zealand: 144
Canada: 140
Japan: 135
Southeast Asia: 107
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: 1834
BUSINESS POLICY: 974
MARKETING: 864
ECONOMICS: 596
ORGANIZATION: 324
FINANCE: 274
HUMAN RESOURCES & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: 178
EDUCATION & IB: 112
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE: 90
ACCOUNTING & TAXATION: 84
COUNTRY OR AREA STUDY: 48
RESEARCH AREAS NOT COVERED BY GROUPINGS: 46
SOCIAL ISSUES: 36
ECONOMIC & BUSINESS HISTORY: 30
LAW: 26
INDUSTRY/SECTORIAL STUDY: 24
POLICY-ORIENTED STUDY: 20
Top Research Interests

Business Policy - Business Strategy: 1005
Management - Cross-Cultural Management: 809
Marketing - International Marketing Management & Strategy: 589
Business Policy - Global Competition & Markets: 561
Economics - Theory of FDI and the MNE: 550
Organization - Inter-firm Organizations (JV, Alliances, Networking): 529
Marketing - Export/Import: Foreign Market Entry Modes: 390
Management - Entrepreneurship: 388
Business Policy - Business Policy & Developing Countries: 354
Management - Comparative Management: 354
Country or Area Study - Other Asia & Pacific: 288
Economics - International Trade: 285
Organization - Decision-making Structures, HQ-Subsidiary Relations: 245
Business Policy - Business/Government Interaction: 242
Management - Management of Technology: 236
HR and Industrial Relations - HR (incl Personnel) Management: 221
Marketing - Int'l Product/Prom/Pricing/Dist Strategy: 215
Marketing - Cross-national Consumer & Industrial Behavior: 212
Finance - International Financial Markets: 189
Organization - Comparative Organizational Studies: 188
Economics - Economic Development: 186
Organization - Organizational Structure: 180
Economics - Economics of Innovation & Technological Transfer: 177
Business Policy - Business & the Environment: 160
Economics - Industrial Organization: 127
Organization - The Sociology of Organizations: 127
Policy Oriented Study - Foreign Direct Investment Policy: 113
Social Issues - Cultural Impact of MNEs: 111
Country or Area Study - Europe: 108
Country or Area Study - Latin America: 105
Marketing - Comparative Marketing: 103
Economics - Transaction Cost Economics: 102
Management - Management & Information Systems: 96
Economics - Economic Integration: 95
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Risk Assessment & Management: 94
Country or Area Study - Japan: 94
Management - Production/Sourcing Operations Management: 94
Finance - Foreign Exchange Management: 93
Education & IB - Education & IB: 83
Finance - Cost of Capital & Financial Structure: 79
Education & IB - Research Methodology in IB: 74
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Aspects of MNE Activity, Bureaucracies: 71
HR and Industrial Relations - Recruiting & Training Issues: 70
Management - Management of Risk: 69
Education & IB - Case Studies: 68
Finance - Investment Appraisal: 64
Education & IB - Pedagogic Issues: 62
Management - Other: 60
Economic & Business History - History of FDI & the MNE: 49
Marketing - Other: 48
Industry/Sectoral Study - Service: 47
HR and Industrial Relations - Employment Effects of FDI&MNE Activity: 47
Social Issues - Environment & Pollution: 46
Country or Area Study - Africa & Middle East: 43
Accounting & Taxation - International Financial Reporting: 40
Economic & Business History - Business History (general): 38
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - MNEs & Distribution Power: 37
Finance - Other: 35
Law - Negotiation & Bargaining Procedures: 35
Other Research Areas 1: 35
Finance - Capital Budgeting: 34
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Pressure Groups, Public Affairs, Public Opinion: 32
HR and Industrial Relations - Labor/Management Issues: 31
Law - Int'l Trade Law & Int'l Organizations: 31
Country or Area Study - North America: 29
Education & IB - Curricula & Syllabi: 29
Organization - Other: 28
Accounting & Taxation - Performance Evaluation & Control: 27
HR and Industrial Relations - Comparative IR Systems: 26
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Inter-Government Relations: 26
Social Issues - Other: 25
Accounting & Taxation - International Management Accounting: 25
Accounting & Taxation - Comparative Systems & Practices: 23
Economics - Other: 22
Law - Codes of Conduct: 21
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Sovereignty, Hegemony & Dependence: 21
Education & IB - Teacher Training in IB: 20
HR and Industrial Relations - Other: 20
Industry/Sectoral Study - Electronic Commerce: 19
Finance - Transfer Pricing Issues: 18
Country or Area Study - Other: 17
Accounting & Taxation - International Taxation: 16
Economic & Business History - Business History (company specific): 15
Economic & Business History - Economic History: 15
Industry/Sectoral Study - Secondary: 15
Business Policy - Other: 14
Social Issues - Income Distribution: 14
HR and Industrial Relations - Dispute Resolution: 14
Law - Law of Contract: 13
Law - Foreign Investment Laws: 13
Industry/Sectoral Study - Primary: 10
Accounting & Taxation - Measurement Issues (e.g., inflation effects): 10
Other Research Areas 2: 10
Law - International Property Law: 10
Policy Oriented Study - Investment Incentives: 9
Policy Oriented Study - Nationalization, Expropriation, etc.: 9
Accounting & Taxation - Auditing: 8
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Other: 8
Social Issues - Consumer Protection: 8
Policy Oriented Study - Cost-Benefit Analysis: 8
Law - Other: 7
Social Issues - South Africa: 7
Policy Oriented Study - Other: 6
Education & IB - Other: 5
Policy Oriented Study - Performance Requirements: 5
Accounting & Taxation - Other: 4
Law - Extra-territoriality: 4
Law - Investment Guarantees & Dispute Settlements: 3