2002 Annual Meeting
Academy of International Business

Caribe Hilton - San Juan, Puerto Rico
June 28-July 1, 2002

The "Richard N. Farmer Award" for the best dissertation in international business is open to all Ph.D. and D.B.A. students who will successfully defend their dissertations between June 1, 2001 and January 31, 2002. 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 plaque and a US$1,000 cash award.

The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2002. 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 San Juan, Puerto Rico from June 28-July 1, 2002. Each finalist will be awarded a US$500 travel stipend.

Letters of nomination and the 15-page abstract should be sent before January 31, 2002 to: