Topics discussed in JIBS, their origins and their founding years
| No. | Origin | Label | Top 5 words | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Foreign policy | countries, government, foreign, policy, investment | 1970 |
| 2 | NA | Exchange rates | exchange, rate, rates, foreign, currency | 1970 |
| 3 | NA, EA | IB education | business, international, education, schools, students | 1970 |
| 4 | NA | Disclosure practices | accounting, companies, disclosure, financial, practices | 1970 |
| 5 | NA | FDI | firms, foreign, firm, domestic, size | 1970 |
| 6 | OT | Consumers/brands | consumer, consumers, brand, products, country | 1971 |
| 7 | NA | Management and control | managers, control, management, company, companies | 1971 |
| 8 | NA | Offshoring practices | labor, production, union, unions, offshore | 1971 |
| 9 | NA | Financial planning | financial, percent, foreign, planning, companies | 1971 |
| 10 | NA | Exporting and importing | trade, exports, export, innovation, import | 1972 |
| 11 | NA | International trade | countries, country, data, international, trade | 1972 |
| 12 | NA | Differences in values | managers, values, management, differences, study | 1973 |
| 13 | EU | Marketing strategies | market, product, marketing, markets, strategy | 1973 |
| 14 | EU | Exporting | export, exporting, firms, exporters, studies | 1974 |
| 15 | EU | International business | business, international, research, new, world | 1974 |
| 16 | NA | Licensing/tech transfer | technology, licensing, patent, rights, transfer | 1974 |
| 17 | NA | Finance | debt, financial, financing, capital, ratio | 1974 |
| 18 | NA | Culture | culture, people, business, cultural, new | 1975 |
| 19 | EU | Risk reduction | risk, market, returns, stock, political | 1976 |
| 20 | NA | International trade | trade, percent, countries, united, west | 1976 |
| 21 | NA | Institutions | institutional, economic, systems, business, press | 1976 |
| 22 | EU | Strategic management | management, strategic, business, process, managers | 1977 |
| 23 | NA | Theory of the firm | theory, international, firm, firms, business | 1980 |
| 24 | NA | Six sigma adaptation | adaptation, six, sigma, crossborder, practice | 1980 |
| 25 | NA | FDI | investment, foreign, international, countries, country | 1981 |
| 26 | NA, EU | Values and identification | identification, organization, values, organizational, lean | 1981 |
| 27 | NA | Marketing channels | relationship, performance, channel, marketing, commitment | 1982 |
| 28 | EA | Ownership/performance | firms, performance, firm, board, ownership | 1982 |
| 29 | NA | Purchasing | suppliers, supplier, new, automotive, supply | 1982 |
| 30 | NA | Hofstede’s dimensions | culture, cultural, national, hofstede, values | 1983 |
| 31 | NA | Cross-cultural research | cultural, research, studies, culture, management | 1983 |
| 32 | NA | Negotiations (in China) | negotiations, chinese, negotiation, business, negotiators | 1983 |
| 33 | NA | Global strategy | global, strategy, strategic, business, integration | 1984 |
| 34 | OT | Japan/Korea | japanese, japan, firms, management, korean | 1984 |
| 35 | NA | India | industry, firms, indian, india, transparency | 1984 |
| 36 | NA, EU | Diversification-performance | diversification, firm, performance, international, firms | 1985 |
| 37 | NA | Entry mode choice | entry, mode, choice, modes, foreign | 1986 |
| 38 | NA | Job satisfaction | satisfaction, job, leadership, employees, organizational | 1987 |
| 39 | NA | Expatriate adjustment | expatriate, expatriates, adjustment, international, career | 1989 |
| 40 | NA | FDI | fdi, investment, host, direct, foreign | 1989 |
| 41 | EU, OT | CSR | csr, social, corporate, firms, stakeholder | 1990 |
| 42 | NA, EU, EA | IB journals | international, business, research, journals, management | 1991 |
| 43 | EA | Joint ventures | joint, ventures, venture, control, partners | 1991 |
| 44 | EU | Chinese market | local, china, chinese, foreign, market | 1991 |
| 45 | NA | Innovation / Patents | patent, innovation, technological, patents, knowledge | 1992 |
| 46 | NA | IJVs | ijv, ijvs, partners, partner, control | 1992 |
| 47 | EA | Internationalization | internationalization, international, firms, firm, foreign | 1993 |
| 48 | NA | Chinese values | values, chinese, hong, kong, china | 1993 |
| 49 | NA | HRM practices | practices, employees, human, management, hrm | 1994 |
| 50 | NA | Target-acquirer | acquisitions, target, acquisition, firms, acquirers | 1994 |
| 51 | NA | Knowledge transfer | knowledge, transfer, social, management, international | 1994 |
| 52 | NA | Real options | affiliates, affiliate, growth, uncertainty, options | 1994 |
| 53 | NA | Banking and finance | banks, bank, foreign, banking, international | 1995 |
| 54 | NA | Trust | trust, relationships, partners, business, international | 1996 |
| 55 | NA | TCE | governance, opportunism, contract, relational, contracts | 1996 |
| 56 | NA | Corruption | corruption, countries, international, business, government | 1996 |
| 57 | NA | Learning and experience | experience, international, jvs, learning, business | 1996 |
| 58 | NA | International growth | economic, business, growth, development, international | 1996 |
| 59 | NA | MNCs | mncs, mnc, business, value, management | 1996 |
| 60 | NA | Location decisions | location, firms, locations, geographic, cities | 1998 |
| 61 | NA | Global climate change | environmental, mindset, global, climate, change | 1998 |
| 62 | NA | Strategic alliances | alliance, alliances, international, strategic, partners | 1998 |
| 63 | NA | Spillover effects | productivity, foreign, firms, spillovers, fdi | 1999 |
| 64 | NA | Cultural/social values | cultural, social, values, psychology, behavior | 1999 |
| 65 | NA, EA | Internationalization | international, internationalization, business, internationalisation, market | 1999 |
| 66 | EU | Learning | knowledge, learning, organizational, capabilities, international | 1999 |
| 67 | NA | Services | service, services, clients, client, global | 2000 |
| 68 | NA, OT | Elections / Politics | election, business, elections, country, france | 2000 |
| 69 | NA, EU, EA | Cultural distance | distance, cultural, international, differences, business | 2001 |
| 70 | NA, EA | International law | financial, law, countries, index, variables | 2001 |
| 71 | NA, OT | Family firms | firms, corporate, family, firm, governance | 2002 |
| 72 | NA, EU | Foreign entry | firms, entry, foreign, country, firm | 2002 |
| 73 | NA | MNC-subsidiaries | subsidiary, subsidiaries, parent, mnc, headquarters | 2002 |
| 74 | NA | Political power | political, power, conflict, bargaining, project | 2002 |
| 75 | NA, EA | MNEs | mnes, mne, international, subsidiaries, new | 2003 |
| 76 | EU | Transitions and change | management, business, transition, studies, research | 2004 |
| 77 | NA | Born-globals | international, firms, business, performance, internationalization | 2004 |
| 78 | NA | Regional strategies | regional, region, regions, global, rugman | 2004 |
| 79 | NA | Culture | international, culture, business, values, global | 2004 |
| 80 | NA, OT | Plants and production | plant, costs, production, knowledge, local | 2004 |
| 81 | NA, EU | Emerging markets | markets, emerging, business, strategy, international | 2004 |
| 82 | NA | SOE privatization | state, ownership, privatization, research, schemes | 2004 |
| 83 | NA | Network studies | network, ties, firms, networks, innovation | 2004 |
| 84 | EU | Entrepreneurship | entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial, social, business | 2005 |
| 85 | NA | Financial markets | bond, rating, sovereign, spreads, institutional | 2005 |
| 86 | NA | Venture capital | venture, investment, capital, firms, iso | 2006 |
| 87 | NA | Language | language, english, international, linguistic, team | 2006 |
| 88 | NA | Women studies | gender, women, model, female, ikea | 2006 |
| 89 | NA | SOEs in China | soes, state, government, chinese, ownership | 2007 |
| 90 | OT | Home country effects | firms, effects, industry, country, home | 2008 |
| 91 | NA | Institutions | institutional, institutions, firms, business, international | 2008 |
| 92 | NA | Governance | activity, foreign, activities, governance, business | 2010 |
| 93 | NA | Accounting | firms, information, earnings, accounting, foreign | 2011 |
| No. | Origin | Label | Top 5 words | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Foreign policy | countries, government, foreign, policy, investment | 1970 |
| 2 | NA | Exchange rates | exchange, rate, rates, foreign, currency | 1970 |
| 3 | NA, EA | IB education | business, international, education, schools, students | 1970 |
| 4 | NA | Disclosure practices | accounting, companies, disclosure, financial, practices | 1970 |
| 5 | NA | FDI | firms, foreign, firm, domestic, size | 1970 |
| 6 | OT | Consumers/brands | consumer, consumers, brand, products, country | 1971 |
| 7 | NA | Management and control | managers, control, management, company, companies | 1971 |
| 8 | NA | Offshoring practices | labor, production, union, unions, offshore | 1971 |
| 9 | NA | Financial planning | financial, percent, foreign, planning, companies | 1971 |
| 10 | NA | Exporting and importing | trade, exports, export, innovation, import | 1972 |
| 11 | NA | International trade | countries, country, data, international, trade | 1972 |
| 12 | NA | Differences in values | managers, values, management, differences, study | 1973 |
| 13 | EU | Marketing strategies | market, product, marketing, markets, strategy | 1973 |
| 14 | EU | Exporting | export, exporting, firms, exporters, studies | 1974 |
| 15 | EU | International business | business, international, research, new, world | 1974 |
| 16 | NA | Licensing/tech transfer | technology, licensing, patent, rights, transfer | 1974 |
| 17 | NA | Finance | debt, financial, financing, capital, ratio | 1974 |
| 18 | NA | Culture | culture, people, business, cultural, new | 1975 |
| 19 | EU | Risk reduction | risk, market, returns, stock, political | 1976 |
| 20 | NA | International trade | trade, percent, countries, united, west | 1976 |
| 21 | NA | Institutions | institutional, economic, systems, business, press | 1976 |
| 22 | EU | Strategic management | management, strategic, business, process, managers | 1977 |
| 23 | NA | Theory of the firm | theory, international, firm, firms, business | 1980 |
| 24 | NA | Six sigma adaptation | adaptation, six, sigma, crossborder, practice | 1980 |
| 25 | NA | FDI | investment, foreign, international, countries, country | 1981 |
| 26 | NA, EU | Values and identification | identification, organization, values, organizational, lean | 1981 |
| 27 | NA | Marketing channels | relationship, performance, channel, marketing, commitment | 1982 |
| 28 | EA | Ownership/performance | firms, performance, firm, board, ownership | 1982 |
| 29 | NA | Purchasing | suppliers, supplier, new, automotive, supply | 1982 |
| 30 | NA | Hofstede’s dimensions | culture, cultural, national, hofstede, values | 1983 |
| 31 | NA | Cross-cultural research | cultural, research, studies, culture, management | 1983 |
| 32 | NA | Negotiations (in China) | negotiations, chinese, negotiation, business, negotiators | 1983 |
| 33 | NA | Global strategy | global, strategy, strategic, business, integration | 1984 |
| 34 | OT | Japan/Korea | japanese, japan, firms, management, korean | 1984 |
| 35 | NA | India | industry, firms, indian, india, transparency | 1984 |
| 36 | NA, EU | Diversification-performance | diversification, firm, performance, international, firms | 1985 |
| 37 | NA | Entry mode choice | entry, mode, choice, modes, foreign | 1986 |
| 38 | NA | Job satisfaction | satisfaction, job, leadership, employees, organizational | 1987 |
| 39 | NA | Expatriate adjustment | expatriate, expatriates, adjustment, international, career | 1989 |
| 40 | NA | FDI | fdi, investment, host, direct, foreign | 1989 |
| 41 | EU, OT | CSR | csr, social, corporate, firms, stakeholder | 1990 |
| 42 | NA, EU, EA | IB journals | international, business, research, journals, management | 1991 |
| 43 | EA | Joint ventures | joint, ventures, venture, control, partners | 1991 |
| 44 | EU | Chinese market | local, china, chinese, foreign, market | 1991 |
| 45 | NA | Innovation / Patents | patent, innovation, technological, patents, knowledge | 1992 |
| 46 | NA | IJVs | ijv, ijvs, partners, partner, control | 1992 |
| 47 | EA | Internationalization | internationalization, international, firms, firm, foreign | 1993 |
| 48 | NA | Chinese values | values, chinese, hong, kong, china | 1993 |
| 49 | NA | HRM practices | practices, employees, human, management, hrm | 1994 |
| 50 | NA | Target-acquirer | acquisitions, target, acquisition, firms, acquirers | 1994 |
| 51 | NA | Knowledge transfer | knowledge, transfer, social, management, international | 1994 |
| 52 | NA | Real options | affiliates, affiliate, growth, uncertainty, options | 1994 |
| 53 | NA | Banking and finance | banks, bank, foreign, banking, international | 1995 |
| 54 | NA | Trust | trust, relationships, partners, business, international | 1996 |
| 55 | NA | TCE | governance, opportunism, contract, relational, contracts | 1996 |
| 56 | NA | Corruption | corruption, countries, international, business, government | 1996 |
| 57 | NA | Learning and experience | experience, international, jvs, learning, business | 1996 |
| 58 | NA | International growth | economic, business, growth, development, international | 1996 |
| 59 | NA | MNCs | mncs, mnc, business, value, management | 1996 |
| 60 | NA | Location decisions | location, firms, locations, geographic, cities | 1998 |
| 61 | NA | Global climate change | environmental, mindset, global, climate, change | 1998 |
| 62 | NA | Strategic alliances | alliance, alliances, international, strategic, partners | 1998 |
| 63 | NA | Spillover effects | productivity, foreign, firms, spillovers, fdi | 1999 |
| 64 | NA | Cultural/social values | cultural, social, values, psychology, behavior | 1999 |
| 65 | NA, EA | Internationalization | international, internationalization, business, internationalisation, market | 1999 |
| 66 | EU | Learning | knowledge, learning, organizational, capabilities, international | 1999 |
| 67 | NA | Services | service, services, clients, client, global | 2000 |
| 68 | NA, OT | Elections / Politics | election, business, elections, country, france | 2000 |
| 69 | NA, EU, EA | Cultural distance | distance, cultural, international, differences, business | 2001 |
| 70 | NA, EA | International law | financial, law, countries, index, variables | 2001 |
| 71 | NA, OT | Family firms | firms, corporate, family, firm, governance | 2002 |
| 72 | NA, EU | Foreign entry | firms, entry, foreign, country, firm | 2002 |
| 73 | NA | MNC-subsidiaries | subsidiary, subsidiaries, parent, mnc, headquarters | 2002 |
| 74 | NA | Political power | political, power, conflict, bargaining, project | 2002 |
| 75 | NA, EA | MNEs | mnes, mne, international, subsidiaries, new | 2003 |
| 76 | EU | Transitions and change | management, business, transition, studies, research | 2004 |
| 77 | NA | Born-globals | international, firms, business, performance, internationalization | 2004 |
| 78 | NA | Regional strategies | regional, region, regions, global, rugman | 2004 |
| 79 | NA | Culture | international, culture, business, values, global | 2004 |
| 80 | NA, OT | Plants and production | plant, costs, production, knowledge, local | 2004 |
| 81 | NA, EU | Emerging markets | markets, emerging, business, strategy, international | 2004 |
| 82 | NA | SOE privatization | state, ownership, privatization, research, schemes | 2004 |
| 83 | NA | Network studies | network, ties, firms, networks, innovation | 2004 |
| 84 | EU | Entrepreneurship | entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial, social, business | 2005 |
| 85 | NA | Financial markets | bond, rating, sovereign, spreads, institutional | 2005 |
| 86 | NA | Venture capital | venture, investment, capital, firms, iso | 2006 |
| 87 | NA | Language | language, english, international, linguistic, team | 2006 |
| 88 | NA | Women studies | gender, women, model, female, ikea | 2006 |
| 89 | NA | SOEs in China | soes, state, government, chinese, ownership | 2007 |
| 90 | OT | Home country effects | firms, effects, industry, country, home | 2008 |
| 91 | NA | Institutions | institutional, institutions, firms, business, international | 2008 |
| 92 | NA | Governance | activity, foreign, activities, governance, business | 2010 |
| 93 | NA | Accounting | firms, information, earnings, accounting, foreign | 2011 |
Note: Seven topics are not shown due to them being either purely empirical or of low quality
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