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, 1999 and May 31, 2000. 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 2000 AIB Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona November 17-20, 2000. In addition, the winner will receive a $1,000 cash award.
The deadline for nominations is May 31, 2000. The nomination packet should include: (1) a letter of nomination from the student's supervising professor and (2) five copies of an abstract, not exceeding 3,750 words (approximately 15 pages at 250 words per page), 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 Raj Aggarwal (John Carroll University), Nakiye Boyacigiller (San Jose State University), and is chaired by Jean-Francois Hennart (Tilburg University).
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 November 17-20, 2000 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Visit http://www.hawaii.edu/aib for the most up-to-date information on the meeting.)
Letters of nomination and the 15-page abstract should be sent before May 31, 2000 to:
Professor Jean-Francois Hennart
Chair, Farmer Award Selection Committee
Dept. of Strategy and Organization
Tilburg University
PO Box 90153
Tilburg 5000 LE
NETHERLANDSfax: 31-13-466-2875
e-mail: j.f.hennart@kub.nl
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
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