The Centre began in 1998 as the Australian Centre for International Business, a collaborative venture between the University of Melbourne and the University of New South Wales. From 2003 the management of the Centre reverted to the University of Melbourne. In 2007 the name was changed to the Melbourne Centre for International Business. It continues to deliver leading edge international business research.
The Melbourne Centre for International Business is eclectic in its interdisciplinary areas, studying the international aspects of strategy and management, human resource management, industrial relations, corporate history, accounting, finance, information systems, organisational behaviour and marketing.
Members of the Melbourne Centre for International Business have published over 20 books and 200 research papers, conference proceedings, chapters in books and consulting reports spanning all fields of international business research.