Richard N. Farmer Dissertation Award

Kiyohiko Ito, 2003 Farmer Award Selection Committee Chair View Past Dissertation Award Winners

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 January 1, 2002 and December 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. All finalists will receive a $500 travel stipend to allow them to present their research at the annual meeting in Monterey, California.

The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2003. 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 Monterey, California from July 5-8, 2003.

Letters of nomination and the 15-page abstract should be sent before January 31, 2003 to: