Business today actually means international business, according to Alan Rugman in the Kelley School of Business. One of the world’s leading researchers in multinational business, Professor Rugman has been an advisor to prime ministers, research institutes, government agencies, and major corporations.

At IU he holds the L. Leslie Waters Chair in International Business, which is named in honor of the Kelley School of Business professor who helped implement the school’s mission of internationalization following World War II.

An international expert on free trade among nations, Rugman has advised governments to eliminate tariffs and let foreign investors operate under the same laws as domestic investors. This principle is the basis for NAFTA and subsequent new trade agreements.

Rugman is a prolific writer, having published more than 200 articles on the economic, managerial, and strategic aspects of multinational enterprises and on trade and investment policy. He is the author of 30 books, including the Oxford Handbook of International Business (co-editor), Multinationals as Flagship Firms, and Environmental Regulations and Corporate Strategy (co-author). In his book entitled The End of Globalization, published in 2000, he presents data showing that all leading multinational corporations come from three markets: the United States, Europe, and Japan.

Before joining the IU faculty, Professor Rugman held major appointments at universities in Canada and England. He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and the Royal Society of the Arts.