The Academy of International Business (AIB) is the leading association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business.

Established in 1959, today, AIB has 3597 members in 85 different countries around the world. Members include scholars from the leading academic institutions as well as consultants and researchers. We welcome members from developing countries, newly industrialized countries, as well as industrialized countries to join.

The AIB is the leading global community of scholars for the creation and dissemination of knowledge about international business and policy issues. The AIB transcends the boundaries of single academic disciplines and managerial functions to enhance business education and practice.

The objectives of the Academy of International Business, as set forth in its constitution, are to foster education and advance professional standards in the field of international business. These objectives include the following:

• facilitating the exchange of information and ideas among people in academic, business, and government professions who are concerned with education in international business
• encouraging and fostering research activities that advance knowledge in international business and increase the available body of teaching material
• cooperating, whenever possible, with government, business and academic organizations to further the internationalization objectives of the AIB