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| Abbreviation | AIB |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1959 |
| Type | Professional body |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Educational |
| Headquarters | East Lansing, Michigan, USA |
Membership | 3400+ in 90 countries |
President | Jeremy Clegg |
Main organ | Executive Board |
| Website | https://aib.world/ |
Academy of International Business (AIB) is the leading association of international business scholars and specialists. Established in 1959, it has over 3400 members in about 72 countries. Membership is open to organizations as well as individuals. The objectives of the academy are to foster education and advance professional standards in the field of international business.[1]
Publications
AIB publishes the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), the Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP), and the AIB Insights.
JIBS is the premier scholarly journal in the field of international business and is published nine times a year. It is highly rated by the Social Sciences Citation Index (2018 2-year Impact Factor: 7.724, 5-year Impact Factor: 9.713), . [2]
AIB also publishes an online newsletter and the proceedings of its annual conference.[3]
Conferences
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business is held each year in late June or early July.The location of its annual meeting rotates amongst the continents.
- 2004 - Stockholm
- 2005 - Quebec City
- 2006 - Beijing
- 2007 - Indianapolis
- 2008 - Milan AIB celebrated its 50th anniversary.
- 2009 - San Diego
- 2010 - Rio de Janeiro
- 2011 - Nagoya
- 2012 - Washington, D.C.
- 2013 - Istanbul
- 2014 - Vancouver
- 2015 - Bangalore
- 2016 - New Orleans
- 2017 - Dubai
- 2018 - Minneapolis
- 2019 - Copenhagen
Chapters
AIB currently has 16 geographic chapters[4] Each chapter organizes an annual regional conference and may also publish its own newsletter and conference proceedings.