Selection Process
Established in 2022, this award is given to a paper that has strong applied and actionable content for IB practitioners and/or educators. All papers accepted for presentation in an AIB Annual Meeting competitive session are eligible for this award. Initial nominations are identified by the track chairs. Final nominees and the winner are chosen by the AIB Insights Editorial Board.
In 2025, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, this award was renamed in honor of 2014 International Educator of the Year and Honorary AIB Fellow Daniel Shapiro.
Past Winners
2026
Winner(s): Liliya Mergaliyeva (1); Dongmei Cao (1)
Affiliations: (1) Nottingham Trent University
Paper Title: Public-Private Partnership Governance Adaptability and Resilience
2025
Winner(s): Nathaniel Lupton (1); Sarika Pruthi (1); Alfredo Jimenez (2)
Affiliations: (1) San Jose State University; (2) KEDGE Business School Bordeaux
Paper Title: Owner Identity and Immigrant Firms’ Commitment and Survival
2024
Winner(s): Chih-An Lin (1); Yu-Yuan Shih (2); Meng-Chun Liu (3)
Affiliations: (1) Fu Jen Catholic University; (2) National Taiwan Normal University; (3) Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research
Paper Title: Supply-Chain Restructuring Using the “China-Plus-One” Strategy: The Push–Pull–Mooring Perspective
2023
Winner(s): Davina E. Vora (1); Salma Raheem (2)
Affiliations: (1) State University of New York at New Paltz; (2) University of Liverpool
Paper Title: Creating Inclusive Spaces Through Multiculturalism and Positive Leadership
2022
Winner(s): Betina Szkudlarek (1); Eun Su Lee (2); Chris Brewster (3)
Affiliations: (1) University of Sydney; (2) University of Newcastle; (3) University of Reading
Paper Title: Strategic Recruitment of Disadvantaged Jobseekers: Learning from Refugee Context