The Power of Ideas and International Business
July 5-8, 2003 - Hyatt Regency Monterey - Monterey, California, USA
AIB-CIBER Awards
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Awards
sponsored by Indiana University CIBER
The AIB would like to announce two important changes in the doctoral
consortium, which will be initiated this summer in Monterey:
Awards and Research Grants:
In conjunction with the Indiana University CIBER, we are pleased to
announce two new awards for which doctoral consortium participants may
compete:
(1)AIB-CIBER Dissertation Research Grants These awards (up to $1000 per
award) will be given to doctoral students that demonstrate a specific need
for funding related to their dissertations. To qualify for these awards,
students must have defended their PhD qualifying exams (prelims, orals,
etc), but need not have defended their thesis proposal. Students should
complete a three-page document which includes the following: - a summary of
the research,
- expected contributions,
- relation to the literature,
- methodology
- and budget.
The budget should clearly identify the specific
purpose for which funds are needed (e.g., purchasing data, international
travel, preparing surveys, etc..) and the amount of funds requested.
Research grants will be awarded to students on the basis of the quality of
their grant proposal and their specific funding requests.
(2)AIB-CIBER Dissertation Proposal Awards These awards (up to $800) per
award will be given to doctoral students based upon the quality of their
dissertation proposal and its anticipated contribution to basic or applied
knowledge in International Business. This competition is open to students
who expect to have defended their dissertation proposal prior to the AIB
meeting this Summer. To compete for this award, students should complete
a three-page document which includes the following: - a summary of the
research,
- expected contributions,
- relation to the literature, methodology,
- and plans for publishing papers from the thesis.
The faculty participants in the doctoral consortium will review the
submissions. Students may be asked to provide additional information such
as a copy of their thesis proposals. Students who wish to participate in
the doctoral consortium need not apply for either award. To participate
in the doctoral consortium only, students should have completed (or be
near completion) their PhD qualifying exams and should submit a 1-2 page
written summary of their dissertation.
Faculty participants in this year's doctoral consortium will include Juan
Alcacer, Heather Berry, John Cantwell, Tina Dacin, Anil Gupta, Rachelle Sampson and
others!
Doctoral Consortium Format:
The AIB is revising the format of the doctoral consortium. Consortium
participants will now be given approximately 10 minutes each to give a
brief presentation of their dissertation. Students whose work is more
preliminary may use their time to solicit advice or ask questions of the
other consortium participants (both faculty and students). Students who
pick the Q&A option should come with specific questions/issues they want
to discuss. Students who are competing for either of the awards are
required to present their dissertations. All students are encouraged to
use their time for Q&A or thesis presentation, regardless of whether they
choose to compete for an award.
Following the student presentations, consortium participants and faculty
will form break-out groups to discuss the students' research. At the end
of the doctoral consortium, students and faculty will be asked to provide
feedback about the doctoral consortium so that we may improve upon the
format in future meetings.
All students should include in their cover letter (email) a brief
discussion of what they hope to get out of the doctoral consortium (e.g.,
advice on specific research questions, advice on research methodology,
ideas about publishing work from the thesis, networking with faculty and
other doctoral students, etc.). At the end of the consortium, students
will be asked to provide feedback about whether the consortium addressed
their specific issues/questions.
Please send all proposals and inquiries electronically by April 1, 2003 to Susan Feinberg,
Chair, Doctoral Consortium.
Email: feinberg@glue.umd.edu
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