Institute of International Business 

Vision

IIB: A vision into the 21st century

Part 1. A world-class institute in International Business

To be ranked as one of the top IB institutes in the world

To build a critical mass of internationally leading faculty

To make an impact in the field of IB through:

  • leading journals and other visible channels
  • presentations at academy meetings and other conferences
  • arranging symposia

To arrange unique educational programs for graduate students and executives.

Part 2. A transdisciplinary trademark in research

To build a strong brand name of transdisciplinary research:

Through developing a coherent body of transdisciplinary research focusing on dynamism, innovation and knowledge creation at macro, meso and micro levels. Research is issue based rather than discipline based.

Through utilizing our strong links to industry, allowing for real life empirical studies.

Part 3. Global Attractiveness

To build an institute which is globally attractive - a 'Hollywood' in IB.

By creating an organizational culture within IIB which is fun, inspiring and challenging to people.

By establishing a reputation that makes it possible to attract the best talent (the 'Greta Garbo' effect) from around the world, including:

Faculty
Visiting Professors
PhD candidates

Our vision is to develop strong future leaders.