Index of Articles

Article I - Name and Office

The organization shall be designated as the Academy of International Business, or AIB. It encompasses the parent organization, its members and chapters as well as other institutions it may set up.

Its registered or unregistered names, publications, titles, trade and service marks, logos, designs and other identifications shall be owned by the Academy of International Business and shall inure only to the AIB's benefit. Their use by any other organization is prohibited, unless specifically authorized in writing by the Executive Board of the AIB. The offices of the Academy shall be located at the address of the Executive Secretary or at such other place as may be designated by the Executive Board.

Article II - Objectives

The objectives of the organization are to foster education and advance professional standards in the field of international business by:

(a) facilitating exchange of information and ideas among educators and between the business and academic fields;

(b) encouraging and assisting research activities which advance knowledge of international business operations and increase the available body of teaching materials;

(c) cooperating whenever possible with government, business and academic organizations for the furtherance of its basic objectives. However, to avoid the compromise of the intellectual integrity of its members as well as the independence and impartiality of the entire organization, the Academy shall not adopt a partisan position on any matter involving particularistic interests, either private or public.

Article III - Membership

Membership shall be open to those individuals actively engaged in the performance or administration of teaching or research related to international business, who have demonstrated interest and capacity in furthering the objectives of the organization. Ordinary membership consists of two types: Regular and Doctoral Student. The former will pay full annual dues and the latter will pay lesser dues, as specified in the Bylaws. Doctoral-student membership status is limited to a maximum of four years. Both types of membership will have full voting rights and are similar in all respects, except dues and limit to length of doctoral-student status.

Furthermore, institutional membership shall be open to any educational institution, firm or supranational organization with an interest in the field of international business. However, representatives of such institutions may not hold elective office, and each institution shall have only one vote in all operations of the AIB or its chapters. The number of institutional memberships may be limited by the Executive Board to a small fraction of the total membership.

In addition, honorary memberships will be made in special cases, e.g., annual banquet speakers. Persons will be elected to such memberships by the Executive Board.

Article IV - Meetings

An annual meeting of the Academy shall be held at such time and place as determined by the Executive Board.

Article V - Government

The government of the Academy will be vested in a six-member Executive Board consisting of the five elected officers - President, Immediate Past President, two Program Vice-Presidents, and Vice-President Administration - as well as an appointed Executive Secretary.

The term of office of elected officers shall be two fiscal years. No person shall hold the same elective office for two consecutive terms. Student and institutional members are not eligible to hold elective office.

The Executive Board shall appoint an Executive Secretary to run the day-to-day operations of the Academy, under its oversight. The Executive Secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the Executive Board.

The President-Elect shall attend meetings of the Executive Board subsequent to his/her election, but without a vote until the new Board takes office.

The Executive Board shall determine the policies of the Academy, consistent with its Constitution and Bylaws. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum at official Board meetings.

Article VI - Nomination and Election of Officers

The membership at large shall elect officers by a majority of the votes cast in response to mailed ballots. Ballots shall be mailed approximately nine months prior to the close of the second fiscal year of the current Executive Board. The deadline for the return receipt of the ballots shall be 45 days from the date of their mailing to members.

The Nominating Committee shall solicit nominations from members at the Annual Meeting as well as through the AIB Newsletter and other forms of communication. The Nominating Committee shall be comprised of the three Immediate Past Presidents.

Normally, the Nominating Committee will put forward one name for the position of President and two names for each of the three positions of Program Vice-Presidents (two) and Vice-President Administration, based on the professional and scholarly standings of the candidates. The nominee for President must have previously served the board as an elected officer. The ballot will allow for write-in nominations for President. However, if the Nominating Committee receives signed nominations for one or more persons willing to serve in a particular position on the Executive Board, the name of the person receiving the highest number of signed nominations must be placed on the electoral ballot, provided the nominee has received signed nominations in excess of two percent of the entire membership, or fifty nominations, whichever is greater.

Candidates receiving the largest number of votes, out of the votes cast for a particular office, shall be deemed elected. In the event of a tie, the Executive Board will decide the winner.

Article VII - Chapters

Subnational, country and multi-country chapters are a distinct yet integral part of the Academy of International Business. Members belong primarily to the AIB, with a secondary identification with their chapter. Chapters must have their own organization, with officers, meetings, constitution and bylaws conforming to democratic processes and to the letter and spirit of the AIB Constitution and Bylaws. The constitution and bylaws of each chapter as well as their amendments must be approved by the AIB Executive Board. AIB members automatically become members of the chapter closest to their place of work, or of one chapter of their choice as notified in writing to the AIB Executive Secretary. They may vote or hold office only in that chapter. However, members have the right to participate in the meetings and activities of other AIB chapters.

Article VIII - Publications

The Academy shall issue publications for its members. Among them, a journal will contain articles of high scholarly quality and such other materials as is determined to be useful to the membership. All basic policy decisions as to content and manner of publication shall be decided by the Executive Board. The regular management of the journal shall be directed by an editorial board and an editor selected by the Executive Board.

Article IX - Fellows

The Academy recognizes the establishment of a separate but internal and integral organization known as the "Fellows of the Academy of International Business." The purpose of the Fellows is to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of international business and to provide a forum for discussion among its members. Its charter members shall consist of the founding members of the Academy of International Business who have remained active, the past Presidents of the Academy, and the past Executive Secretaries of the Academy. The Fellows shall draft their own constitution and bylaws and elect their own officers as well as additional members in accordance with those documents.

Article X - Amendment of the Constitution

Amendment of the AIB Constitution shall be effected by a two-third majority of the votes cast by the membership in response to a mailed ballot. Membership shall be judged to include the members in good standing 60 days prior to the date of mailing the ballot. Proposals to amend the Constitution will be mailed to the membership when endorsed in writing by at least thirty-five members, or endorsed by a majority of the members in attendance at the Annual Meeting, or endorsed by a majority of the Executive Board.