John Harry Dunning

John Harry Dunning[1]
Born(1927-06-26)26 June 1927[2]
Sandy, Bedfordshire[2]
Died29 January 2009(2009-01-29) (aged 81)[2]
NationalityEnglish
Alma materUniversity College London
Scientific career
FieldsInternational business, the theory of the multinational enterprise
Notable studentsJohn Cantwell, Rajneesh Narula, Sarianna Lundan, Frank Stilwell (economist)

John Harry Dunning OBE (26 June 1927 – 29 January 2009) was a British economist and is widely recognised as the father of the field of international business. He researched the economics of international direct investment and the multinational enterprise from the 1950s until his death.[1] In the 1980s, he published the eclectic paradigm or OLI-Model/Framework as further development on Internalization theory. OLI remains the predominant theoretical perspective to study international business activities, notably foreign direct investment and multinational enterprises. His first book, American Investment in British Manufacturing Industry (1958), is the first seminal work in the international business field.

  1. ^ a b "AIB Fellow – John H. Dunning". Academy of International Business. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Corley, TAB (10 March 2009). "Obituary – John Dunning: Pioneering academic of international business studies". Article. London: The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2009.