Announcing Our AIB 2021 Award Nominees

A lot has changed since our last Annual Meeting, but some things are timeless—like the fact that our members are continuing to produce some of the most innovative research in the field of IB!

Our Annual Meeting has always been an occasion for us to recognize exceptional scholarship and AIB 2021 Online is no different. Please join us in congratulating this year’s nominees! Winners will be announced after the conclusion of our conference.

Peter J. Buckley and Mark Casson AIB Dissertation Award

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Finalist Presentations on June 30, 14:00 UTC (View Local Time)

2021 Award Nominees

• Headquarters Resource Allocation within Multinational Corporations: Antecedents, Consequences, and Related Methodological Issues (Ph.D. Awarded by WU Vienna)
  Jelena Cerar, WU Vienna

• Sharing expertise within the MNC (Ph.D. Awarded by Aalto University)
  Tuuli Hakkarainen, Bocconi University

• Essays in Comparative International Entrepreneurship Research (Ph.D. Awarded by University of Groningen)
  Johannes Kleinhempel, University of Manchester

• A Contingent Theory of Governance for the Global Project Organization: The Effect of Diversity and Composition on Order and Conflict (Ph.D. Awarded by University of Pennsylvania)
  Rachel Pacheco, University of Pennsylvania

• Four Studies on Antitrust Enforcement and Foreign Investment Activities (Ph.D. Awarded by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  Nan Zhang, California State University Stanislaus

Temple/AIB Best Paper Award

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2021 Award Nominees

• Exit Strategy for Foreign Affiliates: The Choice among Closure, Sell-Off, or Consolidation 
  Yunok Cho, Southern Methodist University

• Responsible Blockholders and Tax-Motivated International Relocations of Corporate Headquarters: A Social Identity Perspective 
  Aleksi Otto Eerola, KU Leuven
  Arjen Slangen, KU Leuven
  Riccardo Valboni, Utrecht University School of Economics

• One for Me, One for You: International Complexity and the Demand for Generalists and Specialists in Executive Selection 
  Tommaso Vallone, Henley Business School
  Peder Greve, Henley Business School
  Stefano Elia, Politecnico di Milano

• The Effect of Social Costs of Failure on Women Entrepreneurs Across Countries 
  Sharon A. Simmons, Jackson State University
  Chong Kyoon Lee, James Madison University
  Susan L. Young, Kennesaw State University
  MaQueba Massey, Jackson State University

• Colonization Experience and Its Influence on Liability of Foreignness in the Equity Participation of Emerging Market Multinationals 
  Juliet Oriaifo, North Carolina A&T State University
  Rui Torres de Oliveira, Queensland University of Technology

• Global Versus Local: Can Corporate Social Responsibility Lead to Social License? 
  Shuna Ho, Dalhousie University
  Chang Hoon Oh, University of Kansas

• Sustainability-Oriented Innovation, CSR, and SDGs in Brazilian Multinationals 
  Karen Esteves Fernandes Pinto, University of São Paulo
  Moacir Miranda Oliveira Jr, University of São Paulo
  Carolina Cristina Fernandes, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

• Improving Global Knowledge Centrality: The Role of Co-Inventor Collaboration with China
  E. Beyza Satoglu, Izmir Katip Celebi University
  Jessica Salmon, Siena College
  Fernando Sanchez-Henriquez, Universidad del Desarrollo
  Andres Velez-Calle, Universidad EAFIT
  Salma Zaman, Lahore University of Management Sciences

• A Mixed Gamble Perspective on Internalization Theory: Family Firms and Digital Reforms 
  Elitsa Banalieva, Northeastern University

Alan M. Rugman Young Scholar Award

2021 Award Nominees 

• The Interorganizational Network and Interactive Dynamics of International Actors Before and During a Global Pandemic
  Ryan Federo, Universitat de les Illes Balears
  Xavier Bustamante, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

• Great Expectations and a Complementarity of Interests: Authoritarian CSR and German Multinationals in the Arab Gulf States
  Anna-Lena Maier, University of Hamburg

• The Tower of Babel: Language Diversity, Identity & Clusters
  Komal Kalra, University of Victoria

• The Obscure Directors: Why Bureaucrat Directors Matter
  Shibashish Mukherjee, RSM Erasmus University

• Intellectual Property Regimes and Expatriate Staffing: A Quadratic Approach and the Moderating Role of R&D and Manufacturing Colocation
  Jongmin Lee, University of Reading

• Post-Entry Speed of Internationalization and Export Performance of SMEs: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities Perspective 
  Arash Sadeghi, Aston University
  Omid Aliasghar, Auckland University of Technology

• The Role of Environmental Considerations in International Acquisition Performance: A Configurational Perspective 
  Joao Albino-Pimentel, Copenhagen Business School
  Anne Jacqueminet, Bocconi University

FIU/AIB Best Theory Paper Award

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2021 Award Nominees

• Different Feathers Embedding Together: Integrating Diversity and Organizational Embeddedness
  Debjani Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
  Tomoki Sekiguchi, Kyoto University
  Jorge A. Gonzalez, University of Texas of Rio Grande Valley

• Making Cultural Identity Work: Theorizing Agentic Identity Enactments of Embedded Actors in Multinational Contexts 
  Nana Yaa Antwi-Gyamfi, IESE Business School
  Yih-Teen Lee, IESE Business School

• Value Distribution in Global Value Chains: Interdependence Relationships, Markets for Social Justice and Government Policy
  Lilac Nachum, Baruch College, CUNY

UNCTAD-AIB Award for Research on
Investment and Development

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Finalist Presentations on June 29, 12:30 UTC (View Local Time)

2021 Award Nominees

• The Indirect Effect of Import Competition on Corporate Tax Avoidance 
  Baptiste Souillard, Université Libre de Bruxelles

• Overcoming institutional voids in the home country for internationalization: Effectiveness of market and non-market strategies for Indian MNEs 
  Rishika Nayyar, FORE School of Management
  Rajdeepa Maity, O.P. Jindal Global University

• Belt and Road Initiative and Cascading Innovation in China’s Domestic Railway Ecosystem 
  Yang Gao, HEC Montréal

• Multichain strategies and economic upgrading in global value chains: Evidence from Kenyan horticulture 
  Giovanni Pasquali, University of Manchester
  Aarti Krishnan, University of Manchester

• MNE and Where to Find Them: an Intertemporal Perspective on the Global Ownership Network 
  Philipp Großkurth, WIPO

“That’s Interesting!” Award

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2021 Award Nominees

• Neutrality and the Performance of Internationalized R&D 
  Sokol Celo, Suffolk University

• Value-Based Conflicts, Historical Military Conflicts, and Foreign Market Exits: The Moderating Role of State Ownership 
  Sihong Wu, University of Western Australia
  Di Fan, Swinburne University of Technology
  Yiyi Su, Tongji University

• Brazilians Expatriate in Portugal: Impact of Colonies and Colonizers 
  Roberta Aguzzoli, Durham University
  Chris Brewster, University of Reading
  Jorge Francisco Lengler, Durham University
  Denise R. Quatrin, Durham University

• The Obscure Directors: Why Bureaucrat Directors Matter 
  Shibashish Mukherjee, RSM Erasmus University

• Formal Versus Informal Institutions and the Competitive Impact of International Mergers and Acquisitions
  Dimitrija Kalanoski, University of Manchester
  Francesco Cappa, LUISS Guido Carli University
  Michele Pinelli, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
  Jean-Philippe Bonardi, University of Lausanne

• Does Domestic Risk-Taking Lead to International Risk-Taking?:Evidence From U.S. Oil and Gas Industry 
  Yun Dong Yeo, University of Texas at Dallas
  Seung-Hyun Lee, University of Texas at Dallas

• Are Native Plants Green? Assessing Environmental Performances of Locally-Owned Facilities 
  Narae Lee, University of Minnesota
  Jiao Luo, University of Minnesota

Best Paper Award in Emerging Economies Research

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2021 Award Nominees

• The Effect of EMNE Internationalization on Innovation: The Role of Board Diversity 
  Saneesh Edacherian, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
  Amit Karna, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
  Klaus Uhlenbruck, University of Montana
  Sunil Sharma, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

• Do Firms in India Embrace Board Diversity? The Roles of Social Embeddedness in Firms’ Strategic Adaptation to Stakeholder Norms
  Suyash Garg, University of Texas at Dallas
  Zhiang (John) Lin, University of Texas at Dallas

• Window Dressing or Enduring Commitment: CSR as a Strategic Tool in Cross-Border Acquisitions
  Xiaoying Li, Keele University
  Qihai Huang, Huddersfield Business School
  Guowei Cai, Sun Yat-sen University

CUIBE Award for Best Paper on International Business Education

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2021 Award Nominees

• The XX Global Experience Initiative: An Application of Assessment Data towards Pedagogical Development 
  Iris Berdrow, Bentley University
  Samir Dayal, Bentley University
  Shawn Hauserman, Bentley University
  Natalie Schlegel, Bentley University
  Lauren Schuller, Bentley University

• Learning in the Multicultural Business Management Classroom: Towards a Theory of Educational Dissonance 
  Amanda Budde-Sung, U.S. Air Force Academy
  Sandra Seno Alday, University of Sydney

• Crossing the Ocean Virtually 
  Anna Pietraszek, Florida International University
  Ewa Wiecek-Janka, Poznan University of Technology
  Andrea Rodgers, Florida International University
  Magdalena Sikorska, Poznan University of Technology
  Wendy Guess, Florida International University

• Experiential Learning with a Purpose: International Marketing Plan for Micro Businesses in Quibdo, Colombia
  Frank Cotae, Mount Royal University
  Jacqueline Musabende, Mount Royal University