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This podcast covers research published in the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP), and AIB Insights. The episodes are either (a) NotebookLM generated podcasts for select journal articles of significance, or (b) audio recordings for some of the AIB Journals Webinars. Video recordings of the webinars can be found on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@AIBWorld .
For information on all upcoming AIB events, both online and in-person please visit our Event Calendar at: https://www.aib.world/events/
For the articles, please visit the journal homepages at http://jibs.net for JIBS, http://jibp.net/ for JIBP, and https://insights.aib.world/ for AIB Insights.
For information on all upcoming AIB events, both online and in-person please visit our Event Calendar at: https://www.aib.world/events/
For the articles, please visit the journal homepages at http://jibs.net for JIBS, http://jibp.net/ for JIBP, and https://insights.aib.world/ for AIB Insights.
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This episode discusses the concept of an ethical organizational culture, an organization's "personality" regarding ethics, by exploring how the Academy of International Business (AIB) developed its ethical culture. It points out useful lessons for other global academic groups.
Citation: Eden, L.(2024). Virtuous circles in the academy: Insights from AIB’s ethical organizational culture. Journal of International Business Policy 7, 397–415. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-024-00198-z
This podcast discusses the complexities of cross-border data transfer regulations among major economies like the EU, the U.S., and China, highlighting how differing laws create challenges for multinational companies. It emphasizes that while each region has its own approach—focusing on privacy, market freedom, or national security—there is a growing need for a balanced global framework to facilitate data movement. The podcast calls for further research and international collaboration to address these regulatory discrepancies and promote effective data governance.
Citation: Rong, K., Ling, Y., Yang, T. & Huang, C. (2025). Cross-border data transfer: patterns and discrepancies. Journal of International Business Policy 8, 10–32. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-025-00209-7
Uncertainty from Brexit has affected the UK's services exports, revealing a decline of 9.2% annually, resulting in a total loss of about $146.8 billion from 2016 to 2019. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were particularly impacted, while larger multinational companies often relocated operations to mitigate risks. There is a need for clear regulations and support to help businesses navigate the challenges posed by this uncertainty.
Citation: Du, J., Shepotylo, O. & Yuan, X. (2025). How did the Brexit uncertainty impact services exports of UK firms?. Journal of International Business Policy 8, 80–104. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-024-00202-6
This podcast urges the International Business research community to adopt generative AI thoughtfully, setting initial guidelines to ensure responsible use. It highlights GenAI's disruptive potential, key risks like bias and misinformation, and calls for transparency and stronger Open Science practices to protect research integrity.
Citation: Delios, A., Tung, R.L. & van Witteloostuijn, A. 2025 How to intelligently embrace generative AI: the first guardrails for the use of GenAI in IB research. Journal of International Business Studies 56, 451–460. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00736-0
This podcast introduces the growing phenomenon of global virtual work, which has become more prevalent due to digitalization and recent global disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic. It categorizes existing research into three main areas: global virtual teams, distributed work, and the role of digital technologies, and proposes a framework that outlines how these elements interact to create value. The podcast highlights the need for further research on various aspects of global virtual work, particularly focusing on people, technology, context, and time to better understand its implications for organizations and workers.
Citation: Froese, F.J., Blay, T., Gibson, C.B., Shaffer, M.A. & Benitz, J. 2025. Global virtual work: a review, integrative framework, and future research opportunities. Journal of International Business Studies. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-025-00775-1
This podcast explores how the concept of "foreignness" impacts the performance of Hollywood movies in China, revealing that a moderate level of foreignness in movie posters leads to better box office sales. Using advanced analysis techniques, the podcast shows that while poster foreignness significantly influences audience appeal, the same is not true for movie synopses. Ultimately, managing foreignness effectively can enhance a film's success in international markets.
Citation: Gu, Q.C., Wang, Y. & Zhang, J. 2025. Foreignness as a double-edged sword for internationalizing cultural goods: deep learning–based semiotic analysis of Hollywood movies in China. Journal of International Business Studies.
This podcast raises arguments against the idea that the world is currently experiencing deglobalization, suggesting instead that international trade and investment flows remain resilient despite recent global disruptions. It highlights that while there are concerns about geopolitical tensions, the actual patterns of global interaction show no clear shift towards reduced globalization. The podcast emphasizes the importance of not misinterpreting public sentiment or policy changes as evidence of a decline in globalization, as this could lead to costly decisions by governments and businesses.
Citation: Altman, S.A., Bastian, C.R. & Fattedad, D. 2024. Challenging the deglobalization narrative: Global flows have remained resilient through successive shocks. Journal of International Business Policy 7, 416–439. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-024-00197-0
This podcast explores how international business education is evolving with creative, real-world teaching methods. It looks at how tools like videos, AI, hands-on community projects, virtual exchanges, and experiments are making learning more engaging and practical for students. The goal is to help future global leaders learn through experience, collaboration, and reflection—not just textbooks.
Citation: Special issue on "Innovative Teaching Strategies in International Business." 2025. AIB Insights, 25(1). https://insights.aib.world/issue/11684
The podcast discusses how crowdfunders’ prosocial motivation shapes their decisions to lend money to poorer borrowers on international crowdfunding platforms like Kiva. It shows that higher prosocial motivation indeed leads to the lending choice of poorer borrowers across borders. However, cultural distance weakens this relationship by creating cognitive and emotional barriers, while crowdfunders’ platform experience and women-owned businesses strengthen it. It indicates how digital platforms facilitate the expression of prosocial motivations across national boundaries in efforts to reduce poverty, while also uncovering the factors that hinder or support cross-border prosocial lending. These insights can help policymakers develop frameworks that amplify the impact of prosocial crowdfunding on poverty alleviation.
Citation: Xie, L., Ding, Y., Li, J. et al. 2025. Prosocial motivation and lending to the poor: evidence from an international crowdfunding platform. Journal of International Business Studies 56, 530–541. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00751-1
This study explores how colonial-era borders in Africa, which often split ethnic groups across countries, continue to cause conflicts that harm infrastructure projects today. The finding is that these divisions increase project failures, although strong institutions can reduce the negative impact. This research highlights the importance of understanding historical legacies when doing business in Africa.
Citation: Zhang, S., Lu, J.W. 2025. Artificial states, ethnicity, and the survival of private participation infrastructure projects in Africa. Journal of International Business Studies. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-025-00772-4
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) have an evolving role in addressing global challenges like climate change. This podcast discusses a series of articles recently published in JIBS that focus on the critical interplay between MNCs and climate financing, shedding light on both the potential and the challenges corporations face as they strive to contribute to global sustainability efforts.
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Allen, F., Barbalau, A., Chavez, E. & Zeni, F. 2025. Leveraging the capabilities of multinational firms to address climate change: a finance perspective. Journal of International Business Studies, 461–480. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00748-w
Senbet, L.W. 2025. Multinational enterprises and climate action: a low-income perspective with Africa focus. Journal of International Business Studies 56, 481–490. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00764-w
Zaheer, S. 2025. The sustainability of MNE sustainability initiatives. Journal of International Business Studies 56, 491–500. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00760-0
Zahra, S.A. 2025. MNEs and financing climate change transitions: the challenge of collective action. Journal of International Business Studies 56, 501–509. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00757-9
This podcast discusses the JIBP editors' ideas for creating impactful research that resonates with policymakers and influences public policy discussions in international business. It highlights the need for researchers to engage with various policy actors, understand the policy process, and communicate their findings in clear, accessible language. Additionally, the editors encourage authors to tailor their work to address current policy issues and provide actionable insights to enhance the relevance and effectiveness of their research.
Citation: De Marchi, V., Van Assche, A., Cernat, L. et al. 2025. From the editors: Crafting impactful articles that resonate with policy actors. Journal of International Business Policy 8, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-024-00205-3
Each of our AIB Journal Webinars is focused around a unique line of inquiry, with authors of recently published articles in JIBS, JIBP, and AIB Insights speaking to how their research addresses that core question.
This webinar addresses the theme, "How can MNEs navigate rising nationalism and political tensions around the world?" It features discussions of the articles listed below, followed by a Q&A session.
The rise of techno-geopolitical uncertainty: Implications of the United States CHIPS and Science Act
Yadong Luo, Ari Van Assche
The influence of societal nationalist sentiment on trade flows
Douglas Dow, Ilya R. P. Cuypers
U.S. national security and de-globalization
David Godsell, Ugur Lel, Darius Miller
A full video recording of this webinar can be viewed on AIB's YouTube channel at youtube.com/@AIBWorld. For information about all of our upcoming events, both online and in-person, please visit our Event Calendar.
In this episode on climate vulnerability, we dive into the surprising ways our changing planet is reshaping the global financial landscape. Today, we explore how a country's climate vulnerability and its ability to adapt can lead to sudden, dramatic crashes in individual stock prices. Join us as we discuss why the "bad news" managers hide today could become the market-shaking crises of tomorrow.
Citation: Ni, X., Si, Y. & Zhang, B. (2025). Climate vulnerability and stock price crash risk worldwide. Journal of International Business Studies. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-025-00831-w
Today, we dive into the World Investment Report 2025 to uncover how artificial intelligence and national security concerns are fundamentally reallocating international capital. Join us as we discuss the urgent challenges of the expanding digital divide and the critical need for sustainable investment in an increasingly fragmented world.
Citation: Giroud, A., Puck, J. & Puhr, H. (2026). World Investment Report 2025: international investment in the digital economy. Journal of International Business Policy. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-025-00234-6
This podcast dives into the high-stakes geopolitical tug-of-war over Latin America’s critical minerals, where the U.S. and China are deploying rival strategies such as the Belt and Road Initiative to the Minerals Security Partnership to secure the resources powering the global energy transition. This podcast uncovers how nations like Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina are leveraging this competition, swinging between resource nationalism and open-market policies to demand value-added industrialization rather than just raw extraction. This podcast offers a crucial playbook for multinational enterprises, revealing how to navigate complex regulations like the Inflation Reduction Act while forging local partnerships that survive the crossfire of superpower rivalry.
Citation: Li, J., Shapiro, D. & Vecino, C. (2025). Geopolitics, Host Country Policy, and Critical Mineral Investment in Latin America. AIB Insights. https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.146203
Gender wage discrimination is a grand challenge that constrains economic growth worldwide and denies women fair opportunities. Yet, we know surprisingly little about how women’s own experiences of wage discrimination steer their career decisions. The article discussed in this podcast episode adopts the perspective of job-seeking women and argues that prior exposure to wage discrimination reshapes their employer preferences.
Citation: Sofka, W., Grimpe, C. & Kaiser, U. (2025). Gender wage discrimination and the attractiveness of foreign MNC subsidiaries as employers for women. Journal of International Business Studies. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-025-00811-0
Discover how firms are transforming from passive victims of geopolitical disruptions into active agents capable of shaping the very political environments that constrain them. This podcast unpacks a new model that traces how shocks from trade wars to military conflicts filter through specific institutional mechanisms like sanctions and media narratives that inform firms’ strategy and performance. Join us in this podcast to learn why some firms aren't just surviving these disruptions, but are engaging with them head-on.
Citation: Andrews, D.S., Puhr, H. & Knill, A. (2026). Transmission of geopolitical shocks to firm behavior: a synthesis and integrative model. Journal of International Business Policy. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-025-00232-8
Join us as we explore how multinational enterprises can wield their immense power to end exploitative practices and finally make "decent work" a reality rather than just a pipe dream. This podcast breaks down a new actionable framework designed to protect marginalized communities, including migrant workers and the LGBTIQ+ community, by enforcing strict supply chain accountability and leveraging transparency technology. This podcast can be your blueprint for moving beyond corporate rhetoric to implement concrete strategies like living wages and inclusive hiring that truly transform global operations.
Citation: Röell, C., Ocampo, A., & Özbilgin, M. F. (2025). From Pipe Dream to Meaningful Action: How MNEs Can Deliver Decent Work. AIB Insights. https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.145892.
While the world fixates on the economic damage caused by trade wars, a new study reveals how "outsider" multinational firms are quietly turning geopolitical chaos into a massive growth opportunity. This podcast explores how companies, like Volkswagen and Airbus, which are from neutral nations, are leveraging their outsider status to aggressively scale up operations inside conflict zones like China, capitalizing on cheaper assets and reduced competition from American rivals. Join this podcast to discover why possessing a vast global network, strong local partnerships, and favorable bilateral agreements are the ultimate keys to transforming trade barriers into competitive windfalls.
Citation: Ma, H., & Clougherty, J.A. (2025). Third-country MNEs, trade wars, and competitive opportunities: a real-options perspective. Journal of International Business Studies https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-025-00821-y
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