AIB Journals Podcast

How can scholars and policymakers better navigate an increasingly complex and contested global economy? Learn about the challenges and the opportunities that emerge as the global economic order undergoes profound transformation. B0ringing together perspectives from multiple disciplines, this episode aims to deepen IB scholarship’s understanding of how geopolitical shifts, evolving policy framework...

Get ready for an eye-opening look at international business in the Middle East, where global icons like Starbucks and Carrefour face a massive wave of consumer activism. This podcast uncovers the high-stakes strategies used by mega-brands to survive intense boycotts, from dramatic market exits to clever local rebranding. Discover how "halo brands" and local partners are the new front line in prote...

Buckle up for a high-stakes deep dive into the digital frontlines where global hackers go head-to-head with the world's biggest banks. This podcast reveals the secret weapon about cybercrime laws that is currently saving our global financial system by locking down accounts and boosting investor confidence. Discover how a single piece of legislation can shield your money from chaos and build a bull...

This episode tackles the "Geopolitical Puzzle," investigating how researchers use everything from United Nations voting records to global news sentiment and trade sanctions to track the world's shifting alliances. You'll learn why a simple "yes" or "no" at the UN can reveal a country’s long-term loyalties, even when quick-moving news headlines suggest a different story. Finally, we explore why und...

Explore the untapped potential of the blue economy in this podcast, where the world's oceans are finally recognized as the most powerful missing stakeholder in global business. This groundbreaking analysis reveals how multinational corporations can transform from exploiters to protectors by integrating ocean health into their core survival strategies. Discover a bold new framework for blue governa...

Step into the future of academia where Generative AI is the ultimate research methods assistant. AI can transform how we build and test the world's most complex theories. This podcast defines an eight-step holistic roadmap designed to rescue research from weak links and turn everyday methods into powerful engines for discovery. Learn how to wield these cutting-edge AI tools responsibly to create f...

Dive into the high-stakes world of international business to discover if foreign investment is the green gift that emerging economies desperately need to fight climate change. This podcast explores groundbreaking research across 31 countries, revealing that while foreign-owned firms are more likely to adopt eco-friendly management, this green effect only kicks in when the money comes from environm...

This podcast argues that International Business (IB) education must evolve beyond traditional classroom theories to address the wicked problems of the 21st century, such as climate change and global inequality. The authors propose an integrated pedagogical framework that combines experiential learning, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and a focus on societal impact to prepare students for a fragm...

This study examines how the mandatory disclosure of the CEO-to-employee pay ratio affects corporate behavior, specifically finding that firms with high ratios often face negative reactions from consumers and employees. Rather than significantly lowering executive pay, many companies respond to these transparency requirements by subtly adjusting their workforce or outsourcing low-wage roles to impr...

French and EU policies promoting a circular economy have prompted multinational textile lead firms to integrate minor, compliance-driven adaptations into their existing linear models, though these changes rarely alter the geography of their global production networks. In contrast, "born-circular" firms embed sustainability at their core and attempt to build regional supply chains, yet they remain...

What does it really take to set yourself on the path toward a meaningful and impactful research career during your PhD? Through the lens of sensing, seizing, and transforming as mechanisms for navigating developmental opportunities, this episode explores how doctoral students, can move beyond core PhD training to build the skills, networks, and scholarly identity needed for impactful research care...

This podcast explores how managers in Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) navigate the matrix of conflicting demands between global headquarters and local subsidiaries. The authors identify how complex reporting lines and shifting corporate priorities can trap managers in a cycle of ambiguity, hindering effective decision-making and strategic agility. To break free, the paper suggests that firms must...

Voluntary sustainability standards, which set private rules for ethical and green production, diffuse most successfully in countries with robust trade, technical assistance, and financial institutions that help local firms manage the high costs of compliance. While strong social protection systems also correlate with a higher presence, the research reported in this podcast surprisingly found no li...

In today’s episode, we explore how artificial intelligence is sparking a revolutionary energy transition across the African continent. Today, we examine how "collaborative governance", which is a partnership between state governments and private businesses, can overcome infrastructure gaps and financial hurdles to power a more sustainable future. Join us as we discuss how smart grids and predictiv...

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. C...

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 I...

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, s...

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...

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 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 tr...

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...

Check out this podcast to explore a groundbreaking new framework that finally moves beyond the simplistic "good vs. bad" debate on corporate sustainability, revealing how global supply chains impact our planet in four distinct, context-dependent ways. By listening, you will uncover why the same environmental initiative can be a game-changer in a healthy ecosystem but barely scratch the surface in...

This podcast highlights how big global companies can team up with small startups to make real progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Using Bayer’s partnership with Ghana’s digital health venture Bisa, it shows a three-step process which involves matching complementary skills, linking with non-profits, and expanding into underserved regions, that can create both business and social imp...

This podcast dives into a fascinating “crowdsourced science” experiment where 57 analysts across the world tackled the same research questions with the same data but still came to considerably different conclusions, often with opposing effects for the same sets of variables. It shows how much research outcomes can depend on the analyst’s choices, yet also how combining many perspectives can reveal...

This podcast dives into how today’s startups are rewriting the playbook for going global. It unpacks four big shifts such as digitization, ecosystems, fractured geopolitics, and sustainability, which are reshaping how young firms expand and how governments should support them. It’s an energizing take on how connectivity, not just opportunity, is driving the new era of international entrepreneurshi...