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Total Number of Active AIB Members

3170
Total Number of Active AIB Members Per Country (By Rank) (By Country)

USA: 1360 United Kingdom: 238
Canada: 146 Japan: 138
Taiwan: 130 Australia: 108
Germany: 83 Korea, South: 70
China: 48 France: 48
Brazil: 46 Netherlands: 46
Hong Kong, SAR-PRC: 45 Finland: 41
Singapore: 41 Sweden: 39
Spain: 39 Italy: 37
New Zealand: 37 India: 35
Switzerland: 34 Thailand: 24
Turkey: 23 Austria: 21
Denmark: 20 Belgium: 17
Malaysia: 16 Ireland: 16
Philippines: 14 Portugal: 14
South Africa: 13 Mexico: 13
Israel: 13 Colombia: 12
Norway: 12 Greece: 11
Indonesia: 9 Macau: 9
United Arab Emirates: 8 Poland: 8
Slovenia: 8 Saudi Arabia: 7
Hungary: 7 Jamaica: 6
Chile: 5 Pakistan: 4
Nigeria: 4 Kuwait: 4
Cyprus: 3 Kenya: 3
Ghana: 3 Russia: 3
Iceland: 2 Barbados: 2
Czech Republic: 2 Peru: 2
Luxembourg: 2 Egypt: 2
Vietnam: 2 Qatar: 1
Oman: 1 Uruguay: 1
Georgia: 1 Bulgaria: 1
Ukraine: 1 Costa Rica: 1
Dominican Republic: 1 Tunisia: 1
Slovak Republic: 1 Romania: 1
Ecuador: 1 Estonia: 1
Lebanon: 1 Grenada: 1
Lithuania: 1  
Total Number of Active AIB Members Per Region

Western Europe: 492
USA-Northeast: 440
USA-Midwest: 310
USA-Southeast: 280
UK-Ireland: 254
China: 232
USA-West: 159
USA-Southwest: 157
Canada: 146
Australia-New Zealand: 145
Japan: 138
Southeast Asia: 110
Korea: 70
South America: 67
Middle East: 35
Eastern Europe: 35
India: 35
Africa: 26
Mexico: 13
Pacific Basin: 13
Central America: 11
Asia-Central: 1
Top Disciplines

MANAGEMENT: 1902
BUSINESS POLICY: 1054
MARKETING: 900
ECONOMICS: 654
ORGANIZATION: 354
FINANCE: 314
HUMAN RESOURCES & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: 196
EDUCATION & IB: 108
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE: 100
ACCOUNTING & TAXATION: 88
RESEARCH AREAS NOT COVERED BY GROUPINGS: 64
COUNTRY OR AREA STUDY: 54
SOCIAL ISSUES: 32
INDUSTRY/SECTORIAL STUDY: 30
LAW: 30
ECONOMIC & BUSINESS HISTORY: 30
POLICY-ORIENTED STUDY: 16
Top Research Interests

Business Policy - Business Strategy: 1051
Management - Cross-Cultural Management: 847
Marketing - International Marketing Management & Strategy: 607
Business Policy - Global Competition & Markets: 591
Economics - Theory of FDI and the MNE: 561
Organization - Inter-firm Organizations (JV, Alliances, Networking): 551
Marketing - Export/Import: Foreign Market Entry Modes: 401
Management - Comparative Management: 383
Management - Entrepreneurship: 383
Business Policy - Business Policy & Developing Countries: 364
Economics - International Trade: 315
Country or Area Study - Other Asia & Pacific: 287
Management - Management of Technology: 263
HR and Industrial Relations - HR (incl Personnel) Management: 244
Business Policy - Business/Government Interaction: 243
Organization - Decision-making Structures, HQ-Subsidiary Relations: 243
Marketing - Int'l Product/Prom/Pricing/Dist Strategy: 234
Marketing - Cross-national Consumer & Industrial Behavior: 225
Finance - International Financial Markets: 212
Organization - Comparative Organizational Studies: 207
Economics - Economic Development: 199
Economics - Economics of Innovation & Technological Transfer: 199
Organization - Organizational Structure: 197
Business Policy - Business & the Environment: 150
Organization - The Sociology of Organizations: 142
Economics - Industrial Organization: 132
Social Issues - Cultural Impact of MNEs: 123
Management - Management & Information Systems: 118
Country or Area Study - Europe: 115
Marketing - Comparative Marketing: 113
Policy Oriented Study - Foreign Direct Investment Policy: 110
Country or Area Study - Latin America: 106
Economics - Economic Integration: 105
Finance - Foreign Exchange Management: 104
Country or Area Study - Japan: 100
Economics - Transaction Cost Economics: 100
Management - Production/Sourcing Operations Management: 94
Finance - Cost of Capital & Financial Structure: 91
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Risk Assessment & Management: 89
Education & IB - Research Methodology in IB: 84
HR and Industrial Relations - Recruiting & Training Issues: 83
Management - Management of Risk: 83
Education & IB - Education & IB: 83
Education & IB - Case Studies: 76
Finance - Investment Appraisal: 70
Management - Other: 69
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Political Aspects of MNE Activity, Bureaucracies: 67
Education & IB - Pedagogic Issues: 61
Economic & Business History - History of FDI & the MNE: 50
Industry/Sectoral Study - Service: 49
HR and Industrial Relations - Employment Effects of FDI&MNE Activity: 47
Marketing - Other: 45
Social Issues - Environment & Pollution: 42
Finance - Capital Budgeting: 42
Country or Area Study - Africa & Middle East: 41
Law - Int'l Trade Law & Int'l Organizations: 38
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - MNEs & Distribution Power: 38
Other Research Areas 1: 38
Accounting & Taxation - International Financial Reporting: 37
Economic & Business History - Business History (general): 37
Finance - Other: 35
HR and Industrial Relations - Labor/Management Issues: 34
Law - Negotiation & Bargaining Procedures: 33
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Pressure Groups, Public Affairs, Public Opinion: 31
Accounting & Taxation - Performance Evaluation & Control: 30
Country or Area Study - North America: 29
Education & IB - Curricula & Syllabi: 28
Organization - Other: 27
Accounting & Taxation - Comparative Systems & Practices: 26
Accounting & Taxation - International Management Accounting: 25
HR and Industrial Relations - Comparative IR Systems: 24
Social Issues - Other: 23
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Inter-Government Relations: 23
Economic & Business History - Economic History: 23
HR and Industrial Relations - Other: 22
Industry/Sectoral Study - Electronic Commerce: 21
Education & IB - Teacher Training in IB: 21
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Sovereignty, Hegemony & Dependence: 20
Economics - Other: 20
Business Policy - Other: 19
Country or Area Study - Other: 19
Law - Codes of Conduct: 18
Industry/Sectoral Study - Secondary: 17
Accounting & Taxation - International Taxation: 17
Economic & Business History - Business History (company specific): 17
Finance - Transfer Pricing Issues: 15
Social Issues - Consumer Protection: 13
HR and Industrial Relations - Dispute Resolution: 13
Law - Foreign Investment Laws: 12
Accounting & Taxation - Measurement Issues (e.g., inflation effects): 12
Law - Law of Contract: 12
Other Research Areas 2: 11
Policy Oriented Study - Investment Incentives: 11
Social Issues - Income Distribution: 11
Law - International Property Law: 10
Int'l Relations and Pol.Sci. - Other: 9
Industry/Sectoral Study - Primary: 9
Policy Oriented Study - Nationalization, Expropriation, etc.: 9
Policy Oriented Study - Performance Requirements: 8
Accounting & Taxation - Auditing: 8
Policy Oriented Study - Cost-Benefit Analysis: 8
Education & IB - Other: 7
Social Issues - South Africa: 6
Policy Oriented Study - Other: 6
Law - Other: 6
Law - Investment Guarantees & Dispute Settlements: 5
Accounting & Taxation - Other: 5
Law - Extra-territoriality: 4
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