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
Free trade areas European Union NAFTA Intra-regional trade 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
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
Free trade areas European Union NAFTA Intra-regional trade 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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