Submission Rules

Submissions must be electronic. Please follow the instructions below, and email your submission to Program Chair Udo Zander at aib2003@hhs.se by December 6, 2002 your time zone.

Submissions sent by regular mail must include a diskette or CD that meets the exact same requirements as the email process (see below). Regular mail must be sent to the following address:

All submissions must be received by Friday, December 6, 2002. If possible, please get your submissions in before this date. Many universities close down over the winter holidays. With the high volume of mail (paper, courier, fax, email) in December, disruptions are possible. Mail from overseas may take up to one month in transit. Computer servers can be overloaded and crash. For all these reasons, we recommend you submit early.

2. SELECTION OF TRACK AND SESSION FORMAT

TRACK: Papers and panel submissions are categorized into ten tracks. Each paper or panel proposal must be submitted to only one track. Select the track closest to your proposal from the list below.

1. Conference Theme: The Power of Ideas and International Business
2. International Political Economy and Business History
3. Emerging Markets and Transition Economies
4. Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship and New Ventures
5. Macro-Organizational Behavior and Organization/Institutional Sociology
6. Micro-Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
7. Alliances and Networks
8. Economics
9. Finance, Accounting and Taxation
10. Marketing and Supply Chain Management

TYPE: There are three types of sessions constructed from individual paper submissions. Please select the most appropriate type of session format from the following:

• Competitive Papers - The most polished papers should be submitted for inclusion in competitive sessions.
• Workshop Papers - Less finished papers should be submitted for workshop sessions. Workshops are less formal sessions designed to provide researchers with shared interests the opportunity to discuss their work. Competitive and workshop sessions have chairs and discussants, with normally more papers presented in the workshops.
• Poster Papers - Interactive poster sessions are designed for shorter, work-in-progress pieces. Poster sessions encourage informal, two-way interaction between the author and individuals with similar research interests.
• Panel Sessions - Panels are complete sessions organized as a single submission by the panel chair. Panels may have a variety of formats. Examples include traditional presentations of competitive or work-in-progress papers, roundtables with no formal papers, innovative presentations utilizing software or film, and professional development workshops.

PRE-CONFERENCE: Professional development workshops may also be organized as special pre- or post-conference activities. Individuals interested in organizing such panels are urged to contact the Program Chair, no later than October 20, 2002, at aib2003@hhs.se.

3. SUBMISSION CONTENT

In the body of your email message, put the following information, in the exact order shown. Also put the exact same bulleted information in a separate MS Word file attached to the email:

• Requested Track (the most appropriate track; list two tracks if two are appropriate).
• Requested Session Format (competitive, workshop, poster or panel).
• Paper Title or Panel Title.
• Four key words that identify your paper or panel.
• Name of the contact author and email address to be used for all correspondence.
• Name, affiliation, mailing addresses, phone, fax, and email addresses for all participants. Please provide personal contact information that will be valid from December 6, 2002 through the conference dates. If you anticipate changing addresses, please include both sets of contact information and the date when the change will take effect.
• 150-200 word Abstract.
• Special requests: Special scheduling requests (e.g., particular dates) must be made at the time of submission. Overhead projectors will be supplied in most rooms; please note any requests for other equipment directly on the submission.
• Volunteer: Please indicate if you are willing to: (1) review paper/panel submissions in January 2003 and/or (2) be a conference chair and/or discussant. (Be sure to indicate for which track or tracks.)
• Word processing program used in the submission (Word or Adobe Acrobat and version).
• Operating system used to prepare the submission (Windows, Mac, etc.).
• A statement that the submission contains only original work that has not been published elsewhere, and that it is not scheduled to be published anywhere.

The actual paper or panel submission should be attached to your email as a single file (see below for specific instructions). That is, your email message should include the bulleted information, and have three file attachments: (1) the same bulleted information as a MS Word file, and (2) your paper or panel submission, and (3) the 150-200 word abstract to be published in the proceedings.

Diskette or CD submissions sent by mail must include these electronic files, together with printed versions.

3.1. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS

• Competitive and workshop papers must be less than 10,000 words inclusive of all materials; poster papers no more than 7,500 words.
• Each proposal must state, on its front page at the top right, the requested Track (number and title) and Session Format (competitive, workshop, poster).
• Submissions must be double-spaced text and a font size of 11 points or larger. Please follow the JIBS Style Guide (see http://www.jibs.net).
• The paper file must be submitted either in MS Word or as an Adobe PDF file (Adobe is preferred).
• The entire document must be embedded in a single electronic file. Manuscripts that are submitted as several separate files will be returned to the author and not processed.
• Abstracts should be single spaced and in MS Word files.
• The document file must be checked for viruses with an updated anti-virus software utility before submission. A free virus scanner is available at: http://housecall.antivirus.com/.

3.2. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR PANEL SUBMISSIONS

Panel proposals must be submitted by the panel chair and include:

• A title page that includes the name and contact information for all participants and identifies their roles.
• An Overview Statement of the main issues in the panel.
• An explanation of why the panel should be of interest to AIB members.
• A description of the session format (e.g., paper presentations, roundtable, professional development workshop).
• A 1 to 3 page synopsis of each presentation/activity.
• Emails or signed letters from each participant, indicating s/he will participate if the panel is accepted.
• Panel proposals should be no more than 5,000 words inclusive of all materials.
• Each proposal must state, on its front page at the top right, the requested Track (number and title) and Panel Session Format.
• Submissions must be double-spaced text and a font size of 11 points or larger.
• The document file must be submitted either in MS Word or as an Adobe PDF file (Adobe is preferred).
• The entire document must be embedded in a single electronic file. Manuscripts that are submitted as several separate files will be returned to the author and not processed.

4. AFTER SUBMISSION

Authors will be sent an email message from the AIB Program Chair Udo Zander acknowledging receipt of their submission on or before Friday, Dec. 20, 2002. If you do not receive an acknowledgement by that date, please email aib2003@hhs.se.

All proposals will be subject to a double-blind review process.

Paper proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria:

• interest to AIB members
• analytical rigor
• quantitative methods
• innovativeness
• significance of conclusions

Panel proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• interest to AIB members
• quality, innovativeness
• fit with conference theme
• participants from multiple universities

We will be enforcing the Rule of Four whereby each person can participate (as author, presenter, panelist, chair and/or discussant) in no more than four slots on the program, with two exceptions. It counts as only one submission if an individual is both chair and paper giver in the same session, and the rule does not apply to pre-conference activities (e.g., workshops) or listings resulting from AIB officer roles.

All presenters and participants must register for the annual meeting to have their paper listed in the program. Stay tuned to this site for the latest conference information!