The Academy of International Business will offer a consortium for doctoral students this year. The consortium will meet on Saturday, 20 November from 1:00pm - 4:00pm at the 1999 AIB Annual Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina. S. Tamer Cavusgil of Michigan State University is organizing the consortium. A number of leading international business researchers will serve as speakers for the event.

These faculty will also present their interpretation of important and emerging research areas in international business and lead discussions on several topics. The emphasis will be placed on issue-oriented research which may transcend traditional functional boundaries.

Selection of students should be made carefully by the nominating school. The candidates must be nominated by a faculty member who should write a letter stating the student's interests and abilities.

Preference is given to doctoral candidates who have finished the equivalent of doctoral examinations but who have not yet completed the bulk of their dissertation work. Since the number of participants will be capped at 20, selection criteria will be focused on quality, as well as on achieving diversity in disciplinary and interdisciplinary orientations. The Academy of International Business will provide some limited travel assistance to those students deemed unable to find it elsewhere and in need. They will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Please send two copies of the letter (including the contact person's e-mail address) and supporting material (which includes a 300 word-maximum abstract of the student's current research topic) by 25 June 1999 to:

S. Tamer Cavusgil
The John W. Byington Endowed Chair in Global Marketing
The Eli Broad College of Business
Michigan State University
N356 North Business Complex
East Lansing, MI 48824-1122
E-mail: cavusgil@pilot.msu.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, Director
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