Using the lens of Nonaka’s knowledge creation theory, we suggest the most effective ways of academic capability building for enhanced knowledge creation. Through an ex-post reflection on the first author’s recent experiences, we provide a framework and vocabulary that opens up new ways of understanding academic capability building and the academic knowledge creation process. We suggest that applying IB knowledge to our own profession may help us to better understand our own knowledge creation process.
{"title":"Applying IB Knowledge to IB Researchers: The Academic Capability Building and Knowledge Creation Process","authors":"Heejin Kim, Anne-Wil Harzing","doi":"10.46697/001c.91983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.91983","url":null,"abstract":"Using the lens of Nonaka’s knowledge creation theory, we suggest the most effective ways of academic capability building for enhanced knowledge creation. Through an ex-post reflection on the first author’s recent experiences, we provide a framework and vocabulary that opens up new ways of understanding academic capability building and the academic knowledge creation process. We suggest that applying IB knowledge to our own profession may help us to better understand our own knowledge creation process.","PeriodicalId":93253,"journal":{"name":"AIB insights","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139529337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The proposed human-centric design thinking-based movie internationalization framework suggests the impact of three critical components – desirability, feasibility, and viability – for achieving better audience engagement and box office revenue at the global level. We explain the various factors pertaining to these components mediated by content relatability but moderated by country culture and content genre in enhancing performance. We argue that relatable movie content in a conducive country environment, such as regulatory structure and norms, cross-border trade-related norms, and socio-economic structure, will persuade production houses to launch movies there, leading to a higher likelihood of its consistent global reach and success.
{"title":"Design Thinking Approach in International Markets: Implications for the Movie Industry","authors":"Shaphali Gupta, V. Kumar, B. Kandaswamy","doi":"10.46697/001c.90395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.90395","url":null,"abstract":"The proposed human-centric design thinking-based movie internationalization framework suggests the impact of three critical components – desirability, feasibility, and viability – for achieving better audience engagement and box office revenue at the global level. We explain the various factors pertaining to these components mediated by content relatability but moderated by country culture and content genre in enhancing performance. We argue that relatable movie content in a conducive country environment, such as regulatory structure and norms, cross-border trade-related norms, and socio-economic structure, will persuade production houses to launch movies there, leading to a higher likelihood of its consistent global reach and success.","PeriodicalId":93253,"journal":{"name":"AIB insights","volume":"52 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138588129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes global business, international business (IB) education must adapt. This article explores the incorporation of Generative AI (GenAI) into IB curricula, examining course fit and faculty readiness, while presenting actional recommendations across three dimensions: Engagement, Collaboration, and Academic Integrity. We propose methods for interactive learning and lesson engagement using GenAI’s conversational interface and prompts engineering. We also propose leveraging GenAI as a multifaceted tool to enhance international teamwork and collaboration and cultivate cross-cultural and linguistic connections. Additionally, we outline measures to prevent its misuse and mitigate the inherent threats it poses to academic integrity and assessment.
{"title":"Reinventing International Business Education: Integrating the Power of Generative AI","authors":"Mamoun Benmamoun","doi":"10.46697/001c.90397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.90397","url":null,"abstract":"As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes global business, international business (IB) education must adapt. This article explores the incorporation of Generative AI (GenAI) into IB curricula, examining course fit and faculty readiness, while presenting actional recommendations across three dimensions: Engagement, Collaboration, and Academic Integrity. We propose methods for interactive learning and lesson engagement using GenAI’s conversational interface and prompts engineering. We also propose leveraging GenAI as a multifaceted tool to enhance international teamwork and collaboration and cultivate cross-cultural and linguistic connections. Additionally, we outline measures to prevent its misuse and mitigate the inherent threats it poses to academic integrity and assessment.","PeriodicalId":93253,"journal":{"name":"AIB insights","volume":"44 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138593297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, business leader, climate and equality campaigner, and co-author of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take (2021), was selected as the 2023 AIB International Executive of the Year by the Fellows of the Academy of International Business (AIB). In this first part of a two-part article, Paul Polman discusses with Lorraine Eden his efforts at Unilever and Imagine to address societal problems, the themes of Net Positive, and how businesses and academics can help create a better future.
保罗-波尔曼（Paul Polman）是联合利华前首席执行官、商业领袖、气候与平等运动倡导者，也是《净正值：有勇气的企业如何通过付出多于索取而茁壮成长》（Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take, 2021）一书的合著者。在这篇两部分文章的第一部分中，保罗-波尔曼与罗琳-伊登讨论了他在联合利华和想象公司为解决社会问题所做的努力、《净积极》的主题，以及企业和学术界如何帮助创造更美好的未来。
{"title":"Imagine a Better World: An Interview with Paul Polman, AIB 2023 International Executive of the Year","authors":"Paul Polman, Lorraine Eden","doi":"10.46697/001c.90323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.90323","url":null,"abstract":"Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, business leader, climate and equality campaigner, and co-author of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take (2021), was selected as the 2023 AIB International Executive of the Year by the Fellows of the Academy of International Business (AIB). In this first part of a two-part article, Paul Polman discusses with Lorraine Eden his efforts at Unilever and Imagine to address societal problems, the themes of Net Positive, and how businesses and academics can help create a better future.","PeriodicalId":93253,"journal":{"name":"AIB insights","volume":"237 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139213835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, business leader, climate and equality campaigner, and co-author of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More than They Take (2021), was selected as the 2023 AIB International Executive of the Year by the Fellows of the Academy of International Business (AIB). In this article, Witold Henisz and Peter Williamson provide commentaries on Polman’s career and then engage in a question-and-answer session with Mr. Polman.
保罗-波尔曼（Paul Polman），联合利华前首席执行官、商界领袖、气候与平等运动倡导者，以及《净正值：有勇气的公司如何通过付出多于索取而茁壮成长》（Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More than They Take, 2021）一书的合著者，被国际商业学会（AIB）的研究员们评选为2023年AIB年度国际高管。在本文中，Witold Henisz 和 Peter Williamson 对波尔曼的职业生涯进行了评论，然后与波尔曼先生进行了问答。
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Multinational enterprise managers increasingly face the challenge of maintaining their firms’ international operations under geopolitical uncertainty. In response, MNEs need to build firm-specific organisational capabilities to address geopolitical challenges and manage the conflicting interests between the host and home countries. While corporate political capabilities can vary at the country level, firms differ in their relationships with the home-country government. In my dissertation research, I investigated the role of the home-country government in shaping firms’ corporate political capabilities in overseas markets. This research provides new frameworks and tools for international business practitioners to manage business-government relations at home and abroad.
{"title":"Chinese Firms’ Corporate Political Capabilities in Overseas Markets","authors":"Zhi Bo Qiu","doi":"10.46697/001c.89731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.89731","url":null,"abstract":"Multinational enterprise managers increasingly face the challenge of maintaining their firms’ international operations under geopolitical uncertainty. In response, MNEs need to build firm-specific organisational capabilities to address geopolitical challenges and manage the conflicting interests between the host and home countries. While corporate political capabilities can vary at the country level, firms differ in their relationships with the home-country government. In my dissertation research, I investigated the role of the home-country government in shaping firms’ corporate political capabilities in overseas markets. This research provides new frameworks and tools for international business practitioners to manage business-government relations at home and abroad.","PeriodicalId":93253,"journal":{"name":"AIB insights","volume":"169 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139250313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social license (SL) refers to the approval by a corporation’s stakeholder community. While corporate social responsibility (CSR) and SL are linked by a social contract between corporation and society, they are distinguished from one another. It is often assumed that CSR guarantees SL, but evidence shows that, when members possess unequal socio-political power within a community approving SL, CSR can be counterproductive to SL. In a deliberatively democratic society, corporate political activity (CPA), as a nonmarket strategy other than CSR, can also harm SL, as it manifests corporate power that contradicts political egalitarianism.
{"title":"Social License and Nonmarket Strategies Based on Social Contract Theory","authors":"Shuna S. H. Ho","doi":"10.46697/001c.89764","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.89764","url":null,"abstract":"Social license (SL) refers to the approval by a corporation’s stakeholder community. While corporate social responsibility (CSR) and SL are linked by a social contract between corporation and society, they are distinguished from one another. It is often assumed that CSR guarantees SL, but evidence shows that, when members possess unequal socio-political power within a community approving SL, CSR can be counterproductive to SL. In a deliberatively democratic society, corporate political activity (CPA), as a nonmarket strategy other than CSR, can also harm SL, as it manifests corporate power that contradicts political egalitarianism.","PeriodicalId":93253,"journal":{"name":"AIB insights","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139258809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global value chain (GVC) governance theory explains how GVCs are controlled and organised. A large body of research examines how GVC governance varies across industries, however, GVC governance dynamics within industries receive less attention. This study bridges the gap between GVC and international business theories to focus on GVC governance heterogeneity as a source of competitive advantage. Through mixed-methods including grounded theory, structural equation modelling, and comparative case studies, the research reveals the interplay between network-orchestration and network-dependence as lead firms shape GVC governance transitions. Insights can help managers optimise complex GVC governance structures, particularly in the context of digitalisation.
{"title":"Global Value Chain Governance Dynamics: A Co-Evolutionary Perspective on the Transition from Relational to Modular Governance in Construction","authors":"Sarah E. McWilliam","doi":"10.46697/001c.88528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.88528","url":null,"abstract":"Global value chain (GVC) governance theory explains how GVCs are controlled and organised. A large body of research examines how GVC governance varies across industries, however, GVC governance dynamics within industries receive less attention. This study bridges the gap between GVC and international business theories to focus on GVC governance heterogeneity as a source of competitive advantage. Through mixed-methods including grounded theory, structural equation modelling, and comparative case studies, the research reveals the interplay between network-orchestration and network-dependence as lead firms shape GVC governance transitions. Insights can help managers optimise complex GVC governance structures, particularly in the context of digitalisation.","PeriodicalId":93253,"journal":{"name":"AIB insights","volume":" 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135241398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article summarizes my dissertation on corporate political activities and political institutional environments in international business. It addresses how firms are affected by random (crisis), regular (election), and firm-induced changes in their political environment. The three key findings of my dissertation are that internal and external institutional pressures are not independent of each other; firms´ international and national diversification act as safeguards when political events occur; and non-pivotal corporate political activities are oftentimes underestimated. In its entirety, the dissertation not only sheds light on various political challenges, but also on firms’ strategies in addressing those challenges.
{"title":"Corporate Political Activities and Political Environments in International Business","authors":"Evelyn Reithofer","doi":"10.46697/001c.88907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.88907","url":null,"abstract":"This article summarizes my dissertation on corporate political activities and political institutional environments in international business. It addresses how firms are affected by random (crisis), regular (election), and firm-induced changes in their political environment. The three key findings of my dissertation are that internal and external institutional pressures are not independent of each other; firms´ international and national diversification act as safeguards when political events occur; and non-pivotal corporate political activities are oftentimes underestimated. In its entirety, the dissertation not only sheds light on various political challenges, but also on firms’ strategies in addressing those challenges.","PeriodicalId":93253,"journal":{"name":"AIB insights","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135729110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Improving the sustainability of SMEs in developing and emerging economies, which represent the vast majority of the population of MNCs’ supplier networks, is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, SMEs often lack viable financing options to invest in their sustainability. Emergent impact investing seeking social, environmental, and financial returns aims to address this financing gap. How does impact investing influence sustainability in the global value chains of MNCs? Studying the nexus between impact investing and the strategies of SMEs in Latin America’s coffee and forestry sectors, I provide new insights into how the modes of financing suppliers’ production activities improve GVC sustainability.
{"title":"Impact Investing and Sustainable Global Value Chains: Enabling Small and Medium Enterprises Sustainability Strategies","authors":"Tommaso Ferretti","doi":"10.46697/001c.88529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.88529","url":null,"abstract":"Improving the sustainability of SMEs in developing and emerging economies, which represent the vast majority of the population of MNCs’ supplier networks, is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, SMEs often lack viable financing options to invest in their sustainability. Emergent impact investing seeking social, environmental, and financial returns aims to address this financing gap. How does impact investing influence sustainability in the global value chains of MNCs? Studying the nexus between impact investing and the strategies of SMEs in Latin America’s coffee and forestry sectors, I provide new insights into how the modes of financing suppliers’ production activities improve GVC sustainability.","PeriodicalId":93253,"journal":{"name":"AIB insights","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135728966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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