Enhancing International Business Education Through Faculty Development in International Business Programs
Abstract
“International business scholars emphasize the importance of gaining firsthand international experience to create effective learning opportunities. Such experience deepens instructors’ understanding of the cultural and institutional forces that shape international business, whereas a lack of firsthand experience can undermine instructor credibility. This article presents an overview of Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) programs, initiated by the Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) to provide educators with direct exposure to international business. We highlight how these initiatives foster faculty development and offer recommendations for organizers to design effective faculty development programs.”
Avendano, Jillian & Usta, Hami & Kundu, Sumit. (2026). Enhancing International Business Education Through Faculty Development in International Business Programs. AIB Insights. 10.46697/001c.155724.
The business of international business is culture
Abstract
“National cultures are distinguished from organizational cultures. The first have been studied from over 50 countries, and described with the help of five dimensions. The differences shown set limits to the validity of management theories across borders. Special attention is paid to characteristics of East Asian cultures that help explain the recent economic success of these countries. Organizational cultures were studied across 20 organizational units in Denmark and the Netherlands; this research identified six dimensions of organizational cultures. The findings lead to a number of suggestions for the management of organizational cultures. Managing international business means handling both national and organizational culture differences at the same time. Organizational cultures are somewhat manageable while national cultures are given facts for management; common organizational cultures across borders are what keeps multinationals together.”
Hofstede, Geert. “The Business of International Business Is Culture.” International Business Review, vol. 3, no. 1, Mar. 1994, pp. 1–14, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0969593194900116, https://doi.org/10.1016/0969-5931(94)90011-6.