International business studies

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International Business is a field of business that looks into all aspects of multinational corporations (MNCs)or multinational enterprises (MNEs). The theoretical base of this study was originated in 1960s and considered as established in 1980s. Traditionally, scholars engaged in this field came from more developed schools, such as accountancy, general management, marketing, finance, strategy, organization, and international trade. Scholars of technology management and information management have also participated since 1990s. International business study is also taught in international business management courses in graduate or undergraduate programs.


[edit] Major Academic Journals

See list: List of scholarly journals in international business

[edit] Major Functional Areas and Topics in International Business

Adapted from "Journal of International Business Studies' 25 Year Index", 25(4), 1994 and other IB and global business-related journals and handbooks

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

  • Early MNEs (growth patterns)
  • Region-specific issues

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS THEORY

  • Theory building in IB
  • Domain of international business
  • Research methodology in IB

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT & INTERNATIONALIZATION ISSUES

  • FDI policy issues
  • Internationalization process
  • Born global firms
  • Third world multinationals
  • FDI and developing countries
  • FDI and comparative capitalism
  • MNE coordination
  • New venture internationalization
  • Emerging markets
  • Location decisions
  • Theory of FDI and the MNE
  • International trade
  • Industrial organization
  • Economic development
  • Transaction cost economics
  • Economics of innovation & Technological transfer
  • JVs and interorganizational collaborations
  • Globalization issues; measurement criteria

FINANCE

  • International financial markets
  • Foreign exchange management
  • Cost of capital & financial structure
  • Investment appraisal
  • Capital budgeting
  • Transfer pricing

ACCOUNTING & TAXATION

  • International financial reporting
  • Measurement Issues/currency translation
  • Performance evaluation & control
  • Comparative accounting systems & practices
  • International taxation
  • Translation/transaction risk

ORGANIZATION

  • Inter-firm organizations (JVs, alliances & networks)
  • HQ-subsidiary relations
  • Organizational structures
  • Comparative organizational Studies
  • The Sociology of Organization
  • Hybrid organizations
  • Organizational structures
  • Organizational learning

MANAGEMENT

  • Cross-cultural management
  • Cultural distance
  • Culture and international business
  • Comparative management
  • Management risk
  • Production/sourcing issues
  • Outsourcing/offshoring/insourcing
  • Global value chains (GVCs)
  • Management of technology
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Knowledge management/transfer at the subsidiary level
  • International entrepreneurship
  • International Joint ventures
  • International Strategic alliances
  • Technology transfer
  • Issues of trust
  • Issues of guanxi
  • International R&D

BUSINESS POLICY

  • Business & the environment
  • Business policy Issues
  • Business strategy
  • Business-government relations
  • Global competition & markets
  • Globalization issues
  • Global strategy
  • International strategy
  • Regional strategy
  • Outsourcing/OEM issues

MARKETING

  • Comparative marketing
  • Cross-cultural marketing
  • Country-of-origin issues
  • Exports/imports
  • Foreign market entry modes
  • Global/regional/local brands
  • International advertising
  • International franchising
  • International marketing management strategy
  • International product policy issues
  • International retailing
  • International sales management
  • International distribution/logistics/transportation
  • International marketing & e-commerce
  • Product differentiation
  • Brand origin knowledge

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  • Expatriate management
  • Expatriate managers
  • International staffing and recruitment

POLITICAL RISK ASSESSMENT

  • Political aspects of MNE activity
  • Terrorism and security issues
  • Global sources of supply and logistics/transportation

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

E-COMMERCE & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

  • Online marketing issues
  • Global e-exchanges/online marketplaces
  • Global information hubs

COUNTRY/REGION-SPECIFIC STUDIES

EDUCATION & IB ISSUES

  • Curricula & syllabi
  • Pedagogy issues
  • Case method in IB
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