International Business and International Management

Welcome to the International Business/International Management (IB/IM) Special Interest Group (SIG)

The mission of the British Academy of Management International Business/International Management - Special Interest Group ( BAM IB/IM - SIG) is to foster excellence in responsible scholarship, driving forward innovative insights in international business and management with meaningful societal impact. Our goal is to shape the future of the field by engaging a dynamic global network of scholars, business leaders, and policymakers, all dedicated to cross-border, cross-cultural, and linguistically sensitive management. Together, we aim to address today’s pressing global challenges through scholarship and education, in alignment with the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Our vision is to create an inclusive and dynamic platform that inspires thought leadership and sets the agenda for the future of international business and management scholarship as well as education while supporting the Academy’s strategic priorities for 2024-2028. By fostering a supportive academic community, we hope to empower our members to become global leaders, driving responsible scholarship and education to influence positive societal change.

Our areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Navigating the complexities of managing operations and strategies across diverse countries and business units.
• Understanding how cultural, linguistic, economic, technological, and political forces influence management and business practices on a global scale.
• Exploring cutting-edge business models and management practices that seamlessly integrate digital and physical channels in international contexts.
• Examining the challenges MNEs face in countries with weak or underdeveloped regulatory, legal, and economic institutions. 
• Examining the international competitiveness of entrepreneurs, firms, industries, and nations in a rapidly changing global market.
• Exploring the structures, benefits, and challenges of networks, joint ventures, and strategic alliances between MNEs and local firms or other MNEs.
• Exploring the movement of employees across borders, including expatriation, repatriation, and cross-border assignments. 
• Investigating how firms can contribute to achieving the United Nations' 17 SDGs.
• Fostering innovation and effective R&D management across international borders.
• Promoting responsible scholarship that upholds credibility and trustworthiness, ensuring that research findings can be reliably replicated and applicable in practice.
• Facilitating impactful research that not only assists in addressing policy issues that affect the international business landscape but also provides valuable insights for policymakers.

SIG Events 2024 - 2025

Webinar in collaboration with SIMA:

Speaker: Nicole Coviello - Lazaridis School of Business and Economics
Title: Connecting Personal Values, Nonmarket Strategies, and  Internationalization: Insights from an Historical Study (co-authored with Tanja Leppäaho, Laura Olkonen, Ivo Zander)
Date: Monday 27th at 5pm CET
Email [email protected] to receive the zoom link.

SIG Committee Members