This podcast urges the International Business research community to adopt generative AI thoughtfully, setting initial guidelines to ensure responsible use. It highlights GenAI's disruptive potential, key risks like bias and misinformation, and calls for transparency and stronger Open Science practices to protect research integrity.

Citation: Delios, A., Tung, R.L. & van Witteloostuijn, A. 2025 How to intelligently embrace generative AI: the first guardrails for the use of GenAI in IB research. Journal of International Business Studies 56, 451–460. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00736-0

This podcast introduces the growing phenomenon of global virtual work, which has become more prevalent due to digitalization and recent global disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic. It categorizes existing research into three main areas: global virtual teams, distributed work, and the role of digital technologies, and proposes a framework that outlines how these elements interact to create value. The podcast highlights the need for further research on various aspects of global virtual work, particularly focusing on people, technology, context, and time to better understand its implications for organizations and workers.

Citation: Froese, F.J., Blay, T., Gibson, C.B., Shaffer, M.A. & Benitz, J. 2025. Global virtual work: a review, integrative framework, and future research opportunities. Journal of International Business Studies. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-025-00775-1

This podcast explores how the concept of "foreignness" impacts the performance of Hollywood movies in China, revealing that a moderate level of foreignness in movie posters leads to better box office sales. Using advanced analysis techniques, the podcast shows that while poster foreignness significantly influences audience appeal, the same is not true for movie synopses. Ultimately, managing foreignness effectively can enhance a film's success in international markets.

Citation: Gu, Q.C., Wang, Y. & Zhang, J. 2025. Foreignness as a double-edged sword for internationalizing cultural goods: deep learning–based semiotic analysis of Hollywood movies in China. Journal of International Business Studies.

This podcast raises arguments against the idea that the world is currently experiencing deglobalization, suggesting instead that international trade and investment flows remain resilient despite recent global disruptions. It highlights that while there are concerns about geopolitical tensions, the actual patterns of global interaction show no clear shift towards reduced globalization. The podcast emphasizes the importance of not misinterpreting public sentiment or policy changes as evidence of a decline in globalization, as this could lead to costly decisions by governments and businesses.

Citation: Altman, S.A., Bastian, C.R. & Fattedad, D. 2024. Challenging the deglobalization narrative: Global flows have remained resilient through successive shocks. Journal of International Business Policy 7, 416–439. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-024-00197-0

This article explores how the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) helps multinational companies support global sustainability efforts. While the goals offer a useful framework and encourage responsible business, they can also be misused for superficial branding or for being too complex to apply effectively. Companies should focus on genuine impact, avoid cherry-picking easy goals, and work with partners to make meaningful progress.

Citation: Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Doh, J. P., Giuliani, E., Montiel, I., & Park, J. 2022. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: Pros and Cons for Managers of Multinationals. AIB Insights, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.32530.

This podcast explores how international business education is evolving with creative, real-world teaching methods. It looks at how tools like videos, AI, hands-on community projects, virtual exchanges, and experiments are making learning more engaging and practical for students. The goal is to help future global leaders learn through experience, collaboration, and reflection—not just textbooks.

Citation: Special issue on "Innovative Teaching Strategies in International Business." 2025. AIB Insights, 25(1). https://insights.aib.world/issue/11684

The podcast discusses how crowdfunders’ prosocial motivation shapes their decisions to lend money to poorer borrowers on international crowdfunding platforms like Kiva. It shows that higher prosocial motivation indeed leads to the lending choice of poorer borrowers across borders. However, cultural distance weakens this relationship by creating cognitive and emotional barriers, while crowdfunders’ platform experience and women-owned businesses strengthen it. It indicates how digital platforms facilitate the expression of prosocial motivations across national boundaries in efforts to reduce poverty, while also uncovering the factors that hinder or support cross-border prosocial lending. These insights can help policymakers develop frameworks that amplify the impact of prosocial crowdfunding on poverty alleviation.

Citation: Xie, L., Ding, Y., Li, J. et al. 2025. Prosocial motivation and lending to the poor: evidence from an international crowdfunding platform. Journal of International Business Studies 56, 530–541. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00751-1

This study explores how colonial-era borders in Africa, which often split ethnic groups across countries, continue to cause conflicts that harm infrastructure projects today. The finding is that these divisions increase project failures, although strong institutions can reduce the negative impact. This research highlights the importance of understanding historical legacies when doing business in Africa.

Citation: Zhang, S., Lu, J.W. 2025. Artificial states, ethnicity, and the survival of private participation infrastructure projects in Africa. Journal of International Business Studies. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-025-00772-4