Category: Academic Teaching and Learning

A collection of Journals, teaching and learning signposts, experiential learning resources etc,

International trade and Business through the movies.

A list of films that signpost you to key topics in International trade and global business can be viewed on Introglobalstudies.

1. The deceptive promise of free trade

“When it comes to global trade, it would seem that trickery, threats and deception are the order of the day – yet all this takes place largely beyond the reach of the public eye. Donald Trump has made “America First” his agenda and rallying cry. Along with aiming sharp criticism at global export champion Germany, Trump has also introduced punitive tariffs and warned of further measures. Will this fresh wave of protectionism lead to economic isolationism and threaten global free trade? And what about those for whom free trade’s promise of prosperity increasingly rings hollow? Around the world, many people have come to regard themselves as the losers of globalization. If the true winners of free trade and globalization are not ordinary citizens, has the time come to revise the liberal orthodoxy of free trade? This documentary visits Germany, Switzerland, the United States and Cameroon to explore these issues by way of some everyday examples, including the trade in onions, floor tiles, and bicycles.”

The SIC code

The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is a system for classifying industries by a four-digit code. Established in the United States in 1937, it is used by government agencies to classify industry areas. The SIC system is also used by agencies in other countries, e.g., by the United Kingdom’s Companies House. It was developed by the Interdepartmental Committee on Industrial Statistics, established by the Central Statistical Board of the United States who developed the List of Industries for manufacturing, published in 1938, and the 1939 List of Industries for non-manufacturing industries, which became the first Standard Industrial Classification for the United States

In the United States, the SIC code has been replaced by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS code), which was released in 1997. Some U.S. government departments and agencies, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), continued to use SIC codes through at least 2019. The SIC code for an establishment, that is, a workplace with a U.S. address, was determined by the industry appropriate for the overall largest product lines of the company or organization of which the establishment was a part. The later NAICS classification system has a different concept, assigning establishments into categories based on each one’s output.

In the UK, Companies House uses a condensed version of the full list of codes available from the Office of National Statistics >>> The current Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) used in classifying business establishments and other statistical units by the type of economic activity in which they are engaged.

Additional resources
History of the Standard Industrial Classification Scheme [PDF]
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System
SIC Manual

Data sources:
1.wikipedia
2.companieshouse.gov.uk/sic/
3.https://guides.loc.gov/industry-research/classification-sic

International Journal of Export Marketing

IJExportM offers an international, peer-reviewed outlet for export marketing, which is an increasingly important research topic mainly because exporting largely deals with marketing-related issues (foreign market selection, marketing strategy adaptation, export-overseas distributor relations…) and its multifaceted character makes it possible to enrich the field with insights from different theoretical and practical perspectives. Exporting is also the most common way for smaller-size firms to enter international markets, since, compared to other foreign direct-entry modes, it involves fewer resources/costs and lower risks.

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International Business Review

The International Business Review (IBR) is a premier international journal in the discipline of international business, and the official journal of the European International Business Academy (EIBA). The journal publishes original and insightful papers on the theory and practice of international business, broadly defined to embrace firms’ internationalization strategies, the cross-border management of firms’ operations, and comparative studies of the business environments in different countries. Put simply, the journal is interested in publishing papers that inform the international operations of firms (whether SMEs or large MNEs), or guide the actions of policy-makers in home or host countries. The journal welcomes conceptual papers, empirical papers and review articles, and is open to contributions from strategy, finance, management, marketing, economics, HRM and organizational scholars. IBR embraces methodological plurality, and papers using quantitative and/or qualitative approaches are equally welcome.

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Japan Academy of Multinational Enterprises

The Japan Academy of Multinational Enterprises is an academic society based in Japan. The Academy was established in August 2007 as a successor to the Workshop for Multinational Enterprises, a study group organized by associated scholars and experts from related fields.

The Workshop for Multinational Enterprises, the first of its kind in Japan, was founded in 1972 by Dr. Itaro Irie of Kobe University to investigate multinational enterprises using both a theoretical and empirical approach.

Previous research activities had emphasized the basic theory and empirical study of early MNEs. This Academy will broaden the interest in interdisciplinary research corresponding with the recent expansion of internationalization of Japanese firms.

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American Journal of Business (AJB)

American Journal of Business (AJB) provides researchers with an avenue to make significant contributions to key issues in business. The journal encourages ground-breaking submissions that lay the foundation for continued investigations.  AJB provides researchers with opportunities to tie current trends in business, research and practice together through rigorous research methodologies. In-depth perspectives are offered by leading business professionals and by business school deans through the Dean’s Forum. 

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