A Historic Contribution Honoring One of AIB’s Most Dedicated Members The Academy of International Business is proud to announce that the AIB-CIBER Doctoral Academy has received the largest endowment in its history from the Jean Boddewyn Endowment. This generous contribution honors the legacy of the late Jean Boddewyn, a distinguished scholar and dedicated member of the AIB for over five decades. A Generous Gift to the Next Generation of IB Scholars Jean Boddewyn was a pivotal figure in the field of international business, known for his groundbreaking work in government-business relations ..read more

Engaging African IB Scholars In-Person and Online This year, the AIB has been active in reaching out to and engaging with scholars who are located in – or have research interests pertaining to – Africa. This effort has included an in-person event on the continent, and a variety of virtual offerings. AIB Insights PDW in Nairobi, Kenya Forges New Connections Across the Continent and Around the World A sizeable group of researchers gathered in Nairobi, Kenya on May 28th and 29th 2024, when AIB Insights held its inaugural stand-alone paper development workshop (PDW), hosted by Strathmore Busin ..read more

AIB 2024 Seoul may be over, but there are still plenty of reasons to celebrate. Our members have continued to innovate in the field of IB research and, as always, we want to recognize their exceptional scholarship. All of our 2024 award nominees are a credit, both to our association and our discipline as a whole. Please join us in congratulating all of them! Peter J. Buckley and Mark Casson AIB Dissertation Award Award Sponsors 2024 Award Winner Thomas Michael DeBerge, Loyola University Chicago Between Ballots and Bullets: Political Competition, Uncertainty, and MNE Strategies in Political ..read more

Still looking for deals on flights to AIB 2024 Seoul? Great news: AIB has partnered with Korean Air to provide discounted rates on flights. This 5% discount can be applied to round-trip international flights booked on the Korean Air website, from 15 June through 6 July. These savings are valid for both Economy- and Business-Class flights and there is no restriction on your return date. A current AIB membership is required to access this discount code. Use the button below to log into our AIB Member Portal for more information. access our members-only discount codes For more recommendations ..read more

Dear Colleagues, A warm welcome to Seoul and to the 66th annual meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB). This is a special conference in many ways, not least because it is the first time that the AIB meeting has been able to return to the region since the Nagoya conference in 2011. The AIB annual meeting has been held in Seoul once before, in 1995. South Korea is a very different place today to what it was thirty years ago, and one of the attractions of this conference will be the chance for us all to gain insight into the remarkable transformation that our host country and cit ..read more

Dear AIB Colleagues, It is both a pleasure and an honor to welcome you to this Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business.  How good is it to be gathering in Seoul in 2024! Our theme for this Annual Meeting, proposed by our Program Chair, Professor Catherine Welch from Trinity College, Dublin, is appropriately, The Dynamics of International Business.  With much happening in our world, from geopolitical tensions to rapid and relentless technological change, from climate change and energy transitions to widespread cross-border migration of peoples and economic development ..read more

Looking for budget-friendly options to travel to AIB 2024 Seoul? Great news: AIB has partnered with Asiana Airlines to provide discounted rates on flights. These discounts are valid for international flights to Korea operated by Asiana Airlines between Jun 15, 2024 and July 10, 2024. Our unique promo codes are applicable to both Business and Economy Class tickets. 11% off air fares (8% off for flights originating from the US) 25% off paid seats A current AIB membership is required to access these discount codes. Use the button below to log into our AIB Member Portal for more informati ..read more

While the use of techniques and tools such as fieldwork, subscription databases, and statistical software packages have helped many IB scholars produce vital, innovative work, these methodologies are often inaccessible to those without adequate university funding support. This barrier can be especially high for our colleagues working in developing economies. To help address this lack of access, AIB launched its inaugural Research Funding Grants Program in 2024. The goal was simple: Use our organizational resources to give more AIB members the tools and materials they need to conduct high-qua ..read more

leave a comment About Franklin Allen Franklin Allen is Professor of Finance and Economics and Director of the Brevan Howard Centre at Imperial College London and has held these positions since July 2014.  In August 2019 he became the Associate Dean for Faculty and Research in the Business School and in August 2020 the Vice-Dean (Research & Faculty) there.  In September 2023 he became Interim Dean.  He was on the faculty of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania from September 1980 – June 2016. He now has Emeritus status there. He was formerly Vice Dean and Di ..read more

leave a comment About Adamantios Diamantopoulos Adamantios Diamantopoulos (Ph.D., D.Litt.) is Professorial Research Fellow at the Department of Marketing and International Business, University of Vienna, Austria. He is also Visiting Professor at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and Senior Fellow at the Dr. Theo and Friedl Schoeller Research Center, Germany. During 2004-2023, he held the Chair of International Marketing at the University of Vienna. During 2012-13, he was the “Joseph A. Schumpeter Fellow” at Harvard University, USA.   He is the author of 200+ papers with over 54 ..read more