AIB Journals Podcast
Episodes
Advancing the Understanding of Voluntary Sustainability Standard Organizations’ Geographic Diffusion
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Voluntary sustainability standards, which set private rules for ethical and green production, diffuse most successfully in countries with robust trade...
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Africa’s Energy Transition
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we explore how artificial intelligence is sparking a revolutionary energy transition across the African continent. Today, we exa...
Climate Vulnerability and Stock Price Crash Risk Worldwide
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode on climate vulnerability, we dive into the surprising ways our changing planet is reshaping the global financial landscape. Today, we ...
World Investment Report 2025: International Investment in the Digital Economy
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we dive into the World Investment Report 2025 to uncover how artificial intelligence and national security concerns are fundamentally reallocat...
Geopolitics, Host Country Policy, and Critical Mineral Investment in Latin America
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Gender Wage Discrimination and the Attractiveness of Foreign MNC Subsidiaries as Employers for Women
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gender wage discrimination is a grand challenge that constrains economic growth worldwide and denies women fair opportunities. Yet, we know surprising...
Transmission of Geopolitical Shocks to Firm Behavior
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how firms are transforming from passive victims of geopolitical disruptions into active agents capable of shaping the very political environm...
From Pipe Dream to Meaningful Action: How MNEs Can Deliver Decent Work
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we explore how multinational enterprises can wield their immense power to end exploitative practices and finally make "decent work" a reali...
Third‑country MNEs, trade wars, and competitive opportunities: a real‑options perspective
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
While the world fixates on the economic damage caused by trade wars, a new study reveals how "outsider" multinational firms are quietly turning geopol...
Reconceptualizing global value chain impact on the natural environment: a framework for integrating context, upgrading, and downgrading with policy implications
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Check out this podcast to explore a groundbreaking new framework that finally moves beyond the simplistic "good vs. bad" debate on corporate sustainab...
MNE–SME Engagement for the SDGs
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast highlights how big global companies can team up with small startups to make real progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Us...
The insights from the crowd: Drawing inferences from many approaches to key empirical questions in IB
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast dives into a fascinating “crowdsourced science” experiment where 57 analysts across the world tackled the same research questions wit...
Contemporary transitions in the international activities of startups and their policy implications
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast dives into how today’s startups are rewriting the playbook for going global. It unpacks four big shifts such as digitization, ecosystem...
Lessons to learn from informal and home-based business in Africa
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discussing a recent article that shows how Africa’s small farmers and women entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to grow businesses ...
The global sourcing of green products
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Green products are both cleaning up the planet and reshaping global trade. New research shows that unlike traditional goods, green products are more l...
When does foreign technology help firms from periphery countries improve their environmental impact?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discusses a JIBP article that explores how firms in developing regions can turn foreign technology into real wins for the planet. It show...
From Thousands of African Languages to a Pan-African Language for the African Continental Free Trade Area
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode discusses a new article that argues that Africa’s thousands of languages create a barrier to trade under the African Continenta...
Global ecological dependence and multinationals’ climate innovation
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is a critical issue, largely driven by human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) c...
Seizing windows of opportunity in green global value chains
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Middle-income countries are rushing to stake their claim in the booming green economy, but the real prize lies in moving beyond simply “joining” g...
Charitable Bribes? The Concealed Form of Corporate Influence and a Road to Greater Transparency Worldwide
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Behind the glossy façade of philanthropy, corporations are funneling millions into charities tied to politicians, turning donations into covert power...
A Social Influence View of the Internationalization of Cultural Products
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some films find success globally while others fizzle out? This podcast dives into the hidden power of social influence such as how critics, sta...
Low-emission hydrogen: global value chain opportunities for latecomers and industrial policy challenges
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hydrogen is being hailed as the fuel of the future, but the real story is how latecomer countries are racing to grab a slice of the action. From Namib...
International Business Education in the Age of Disruption
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Global crises, climate shocks, and AI advances are challenging the old rules of management education, leaving leaders scrambling to keep up. A new tea...
Space: a new frontier for international business
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Space is becoming a new frontier for business, with both private companies and governments eager to explore and exploit its resources. The Space econo...
Navigating industrial policy and global value chains in an era of disruptions
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discussing the introductory editorial to a new JIBP special issue on industrial policy and global value chains, this podcast uncovers how firms are na...
How Really Unique Are Emerging Markets and Their Firms?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emerging markets (EMs) have become a focal point of academic inquiry and policy interest as they complement and sometimes even challenge established p...
Revisiting the liability of foreignness: political ideology, globalization, and discrimination
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Foreign companies often face more regulatory challenges than local ones when operating in different countries, which is partly due to unfamiliarity wi...
Value chain disruptions: policy responses to antibiotic shortages in global value chains
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast dives into policies that can make value chains more resilient and the potential reactions of firms to these policies. It’s a fresh take...
Rethinking Theoretical Frameworks for Understanding Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can we better understand the challenges and strategies of emerging market multinational companies as they expand globally? One answer lies in this...
Reputational judgments of foreign MNEs’ societal impact in frontier markets
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While multinational enterprises often aim to do good through corporate social responsibility and other initiatives, their efforts are not always seen ...
Violent conflict and multinational enterprises: identifying key frontiers in international business policy research
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In recent times, the world has seen the deep effects of violent conflicts on the global economy. This podcast episode discusses a recently published s...
Virtuous circles in the academy: Insights from AIB’s ethical organizational culture
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses the concept of an ethical organizational culture, an organization's "personality" regarding ethics, by exploring how the Academ...
Cross‑border data transfer: patterns and discrepancies
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discusses the complexities of cross-border data transfer regulations among major economies like the EU, the U.S., and China, highlighting...
How did Brexit uncertainty impact services exports of UK firms?
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 billio...
How to intelligently embrace generative AI: the first guardrails for the use of GenAI in IB research
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast urges the International Business research community to adopt generative AI thoughtfully, setting initial guidelines to ensure responsible...
Global virtual work: a review, integrative framework, and future research opportunities
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast introduces the growing phenomenon of global virtual work, which has become more prevalent due to digitalization and recent global disrupt...
Foreignness as a double edged sword for internationalizing cultural goods: Hollywood movies in China
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast explores how the concept of "foreignness" impacts the performance of Hollywood movies in China, revealing that a moderate level of foreig...
Challenging the deglobalization narrative
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast raises arguments against the idea that the world is currently experiencing deglobalization, suggesting instead that international trade a...
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: pros and cons for managers of multinationals (AIB Insights)
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This article explores how the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) helps multinational companies support global sustainability effor...
Innovative teaching in international business (AIB Insights)
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast explores how international business education is evolving with creative, real-world teaching methods. It looks at how tools like videos, ...
Prosocial motivation and lending to the poor: evidence from an international crowdfunding platform (JIBS)
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast discusses how crowdfunders’ prosocial motivation shapes their decisions to lend money to poorer borrowers on international crowdfunding ...
Artificial states, ethnicity, and the survival of private participation infrastructure projects in Africa (JIBS)
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This study explores how colonial-era borders in Africa, which often split ethnic groups across countries, continue to cause conflicts that harm infras...
A finance perspective on multinational enterprises and climate change (JIBS)
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) have an evolving role in addressing global challenges like climate change. This podcast discusses a series of article...
Crafting impactful articles that resonate with policy actors (JIBP)
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discusses the JIBP editors' ideas for creating impactful research that resonates with policymakers and influences public policy discussio...
Webinar: MNEs’ Navigation of Rising Nationalism and Political Tensions
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Insigh...