The "Richard N. Farmer Award" for the best dissertation in international business is open to all Ph.D. and D.B.A. students, who successfully defend their dissertations between June 1, 1998 and May 31, 1999. Any topic that contributes to basic or applied knowledge in international business broadly defined is eligible to compete for this award, even if the dissertation has been to other competitions. Finalists will be invited to present their papers at the 1999 AIB Annual Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina November 20-23, 1999. In addition, the winner will receive a $1,000 cash award.

The deadline for nominations is May 31, 1999. The nomination packet should include: (1) a letter of nomination from the student's supervising professor and (2) five copies of a fifteen-page (maximum) abstract of the successfully defended dissertation. The abstract should describe the dissertation's objective, theoretical foundation, relation to previous research, methodology, findings, limitations and contributions to the field of international business.

The Farmer Award Committee consists of Jean-Francois Hennart (University of Illinois), Raj Aggarwal (John Carroll University) and Nakiye Boyacigiller (San Jose State University), and is chaired by Kendall Roth (University of South Carolina).

The committee will select the finalists, who then will be asked to submit their complete dissertations for review and will be expected to make presentations at the AIB annual meeting in November.

Letters of nomination and the 15-page abstract should be sent before May 31, 1999 to:

Professor Kendall Roth
Chair, Farmer Award Committee
The Darla Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208 USA

Tel: (803) 777-3604
Fax: (803) 777-3609
E-Mail: kroth@darla.badm.sc.edu

Questions?

If you want additional information or have further questions, write, fax, e-mail or call:

James R. Wills, Jr., Executive Secretary
or Laurel King, AIB Administrator
Academy of International Business
College of Business Administration
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2404 Maile Way
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 USA
Tel: 808-956-3665
Fax: 808-956-3261
E-Mail: aib@cba.hawaii.edu