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, 2000 and May 31, 2001. 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. The winner will receive a US$1,000 cash award.

The deadline for nominations is May 31, 2001. 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 selection 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 Sydney, Australia from November 16-19, 2001. Each finalist will be awarded a US$500 travel stipend.

Letters of nomination and the 15-page abstract should be sent before May 31, 2001 to:

Raj Aggarawal
Chair, Farmer Award Selection Committee
Firestone Chair in Finance
Graduate School of Mgmt
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242
USA

E-mail: raggarwa@bsa3.kent.edu    Fax: 330-672-9806