As an international organization, the diversity of our membership has always been a core strength of AIB. In light of the recent global protests against racism, we wish to reaffirm our organization's long-term commitment to diversity and inclusion. AIB supports all of its members worldwide, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, or national [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating effect on people worldwide. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 2.5 million people have been infected and at least 175,000 people have been killed worldwide (numbers that are likely to have grown significantly even before you read this sentence based on current trajectories). [...]
Dear AIB Members, We’ve recently announced that, for the first time in our organization’s history, AIB’s 2020 Annual Meeting will be held entirely online. Faculty and doctoral students depend on the AIB as the leading venue to present their research, receive feedback, develop skills in research and teaching, network and connect [...]
Author: Farok Contractor The Excruciating Choice Governments face an “excruciating choice” between “flattening the (coronavirus) curve” by imposing quarantines and lockdowns and the huge, unprecedented economic impact on the world economy that is already in recession. The Health and Human Services Department of the US Federal Government is planning for the [...]
Our offices are currently closed—the AIB Secretariat is working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, processing times for any member transactions or communications sent by postal mail will be significantly increased. These measures have been taken in order to comply with the latest public health recommendations issued by the Centers [...]
Dear Worldwide Members of the Academy of International Business, I am both humbled and honored to have served in AIB in a variety of capacities over the past decades, more recently as President of AIB (2015-2016) and most recently as Dean of the Fellows, AIB (2018-2020). Over the decades, I have [...]
Dear AIB Friends, In this letter to you, my first as president, I will outline the direction that I intend to pursue during my term of service. But first, I wish to provide a little background on how I came to take on this role. For me, AIB has been the [...]
At each of AIB’s Annual Meetings, the opening plenary session features a keynote address by an outstanding business leader who has helped their firm reach new heights in reputation and performance on an international stage. This speaker is, in turn, honoured with one of AIB’s most prestigious prizes: The International Executive [...]
The John Fayerweather Eminent Scholar Award is among the most prestigious prizes a researcher can receive from AIB. Intended to recognize an outstanding thinker whose scholarship has significantly influenced the international business field through new conceptualizations, theorizations, or empirical inquiries, the selection of each year’s award winner is entrusted to a [...]
Each year, a committee of AIB Fellows is charged with selecting one outstanding individual to receive our association’s International Educator of the Year Award. This prestigious prize recognizes academic leaders who have fostered outstanding international business programs through personal initiative, faculty support and educational innovation. We are proud to announce that [...]
