Mission
"The mission of the Centre is to conduct leading edge research in international business, educate future international business leaders, and consult with business and government"
Research Objectives:
The Australian Centre for International Business works to achieve three critical objectives:
- to initiate and develop leading edge research in international business
- to act as a mechanism for co-ordinating research activities, including applying for research grants and collaborative research projects with industry and government
- to encourage post-graduate research in the field of international business
Research Projects
Members of the Australian Centre for International Business actively engage in a variety of research programs, including collaborative projects with researchers in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Current research projects include:
- Australian multinationals
- International competitiveness of Australian business
- Australia's economic and business relations with Asia
- Logistics and regional integration in the Asia-Pacific
- Relationship between headquarters and subsidiaries
- Direct foreign investment in China
- Corporate governance and business strategy
- Governance, law and the state in Asia and Europe
- Management practices and technology transfer in China
- Transfer of HRM practices
- Expatriate management and the impact of language differences