IJMB Journal – Abstracts
International Journal of Management and Business
IJMB Volume XI, Issue 1
Canadian University Contributions to International Business Research
J. Michael Geringer*, Grigorios Livanis, Rachida Aissaoui
College of Business, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
E-mail: geringer@ohio.edu; g.livanis@ohio.edu; aissaoui@ohio.edu
ABSTRACT
Reflecting challenges that globalization presents for business education, the AACSB [1] calls for fundamental reconsideration of the role of international business (IB), including IB teaching and research. Although Canadian universities produced a significant proportion of IB research in the discipline’s early years, the proportion of IB research generated by Canadian universities has declined. This study assesses institutional productivity in IB research over a 45-year period, 1970-2014, with emphasis on the nature and extent of performance of Canadian universities. Main trends in institutional productivity within published IB research are identified, both worldwide and specifically for Canadian institutions, including overall research productivity of Canadian institutions versus institutions from the USA, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Co-authorship trends, by time and region, are examined. Ranking of the most productive institutions, worldwide and among Canadian universities, are presented for 1970-2014 and nine 5-year sub-periods, identifying key changes over these nine periods. Implications for university administrators and other key stakeholders are addressed along with potential limitations and suggested future research..
Keywords: international business; institutional productivity; Canada; university; research; publication; national competitiveness.
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