Key Information
Date: November 16-17 November, 2018
Theme: Building Capacity and Community in International Business
Submission Deadline: August 20, 2018
Points of Contact:
- Tom Osegowitsch, Annual Meeting Co-Chair and Local Host, ot@unimelb.edu.au
- Sara McGaughey, Annual Meeting Co-Chair and Chair of AIB Oceania and Co-Chair, s.mcgaughey@griffith.edu.au
Overview
DAY 1: We meet early on Friday 16 November for the Research Symposium. This is a full day of research paper presentations, panel sessions and insights from our invited keynote speakers. We conclude with an early dinner, leaving plenty of time to enjoy the long spring evenings of Melbourne and vibrant Carlton area.
DAY 2: We continue Saturday morning with a half day professional development workshop (PDW). This year, the focus of the PDW is: What makes an excellent introduction? The introduction to your paper may only be the opening few pages. Nonetheless, it plays a pivotal role in shaping how a reviewer will read your manuscript and, sometimes, even whether or not she will continue reading at all! The process of crafting an excellent introduction can, however, be mysterious.
This day will give you the opportunity to work with senior academics as mentors and other participants to give and receive feedback, develop your skills, and hone your submitted introductions.
We conclude the Annual Meeting with an informal lunch – and discuss how to keep in touch and future plans.
Keynote Speakers
Professor Marjorie Lyles (Florida International University) is a JIBS Area Editor and AIB President elect 2018-2019. Marjorie’s teaching and research has focussed on emerging economies since the mid 1980s, with her work appearing in JIBS, SMJ, SEJ, ASQ, OSci, AMR, JMS and AMJ. Marjorie has consulted with USIS, World Bank, USAID, UNDP and with private firms in Malaysia, Hungary, Vietnam, Poland, PRC, Indonesia, and the U.S.
Professor Peter Liesch (The University of Queensland) is a JIBS Area Editor and past VP Administration, AIB. Peter researches the processes and nature of the internationalisation of the firm, the nature of international business operations abroad, and the manner in which interfirm and intrafirm exchange is undertaken through international operations. His work appears in JIBS, AMJ, JAMS, JOM, JMS, JWB, MIR, LRP, Scientometrics, IJMR, among others.
PDW Mentors
Doug Dow | Melbourne Business School
Vikas Kumar | University of Sydney
Marjorie Lyles | Florida International University
Peter Liesch | University of Queensland
Sara McGaughey | Griffith University
Tom Osegowitsch | University of Melbourne
Andre Sammartino | University of Melbourne
Laszlo Tihanyi | Texas A&M University
Local Hosts and Sponsors
Department of Management and Marketing, Melbourne International Business Research Unit & Centre for Asian Business and Economics | Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne, Australia
