Doctoral Consortium

Susan Feinberg, Chair, 2003 Doctoral Consortium

AIB will offer a consortium for doctoral students on Saturday, July 5, 2003. Susan Feinberg, University of Maryland is organizing the consortium. A number of leading international business researchers will serve as speakers for the event. These faculty members 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. New this year, doctoral consortium participants will compete for dissertation proposal awards sponsored by Indiana University CIBER. The submission deadline for applying is April 1, 2003. Please see details about the award at the dissertation proposal awards link above.

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 25, 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 US$500 travel stipends to those students that are unable to find funding elsewhere and who apply for a stipend. Stipends will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

To apply for the consortium, a student must be nominated by a faculty member who sends a nomination letter stating the student's interests and abilities by email directly to the consortium chair. The student must email supporting materials that include a 300-word maximum abstract of the student's current research topic and contact e-mail addresses by March 1, 2003 to: