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Dear colleagues: I am delighted to let you know about a paper award, sponsored by the Aalto University School of Business, which will be given at the upcoming AIB conference in Vancouver. The Aalto University School of Business “That’s Interesting!” Award recognises the AIB conference paper that most effectively pushes the boundaries of our existing knowledge in the field. The criteria for the award are based on the extent to which the paper: · crosses boundaries, · challenges taken-for-granted assumptions in the field, · denies old “truths”, · attracts the reader’s attention, and · makes an original argument. The award has been named after Murray S. Davis’ seminal article about how to define what is interesting in social sciences (Davis, M.S. 1971. That’s interesting! Towards a phenomenology of sociology and sociology of phenomenology. Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 1: 309-344). Nominations for the award, which includes a plaque and US$1000, are made by the AIB conference track chairs. This is the third year in which the award had been given. The winner of this year’s Aalto University School of Business “That’s Interesting!” Award will be announced at the 2014 AIB conference, on Wednesday, 25th June, at the afternoon coffee break (15.45-16.15, in the Bayshore Grand Ballroom). The nominated papers are listed below, with the associated session numbers: Foreign-Born CEO Successions and Changes in M&A Strategy (Session: 1.3.8) Yannick Thams, Suffolk University Aya Chacar, Florida International University The Role of Religious-Based Social Networks in SME Internationalization (Session: 1.3.13) Yusuf Kurt, University of Manchester Institutional Determinants of Private Equity Investment in African IPO Firms (Session: 1.5.14) Bruce Allen Hearn, University of Sussex The Multiple Internationalization Processes of MNCs – Sequential Strategic, Political and Evolutionary Processes (Session 2.1.11) Rian Drogendijk, Uppsala University Mikael Eriksson, Uppsala University Ulf Holm, Uppsala University Expatriate Social Networks in Terrorism-Endangered Countries: An Empirical Analysis (Session: 2.4.10) Benjamin Bader, University of Hamburg Tassilo Schuster, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Different Strategies for Promoting Low Carbon Tour in the Collective Society and Individualistic Society (Session: 2.5.5) Jeou-Shyan (Joyce) Horng, Hungkuang University Yuann-Jun Liaw, Hungkuang University Meng-Lei (Monica) Hu, Jinwen University of Science and Technology Chih-Ching (Chris) Teng, Fu Jen Catholic University Expatriation in a High-Risk Environment: The Role of Social Support under the Prevalence of Terrorism (Session: 3.1.4) Benjamin Bader, University of Hamburg Distance and Distinctiveness: Choice of Governance Mode in International Collaboration (Session: 3.1.11) Gokhan Ertug, Singapore Management University Ilya Cuypers, Singapore Management University Niels Noorderhaven, Tilburg University Developed Economy Investment Promotion Agencies and Emerging Market Foreign Direct Investment (Session: 3.1.12) John Anderson, University of Northern Iowa Dylan Sutherland, Durham University Does Civil Unrest Impede or Enable Employee Innovation Behavior? The Alchemic Role of Collaborative Conflict Management (Session: 3.3.9) Carol Reade, San Jose State University Hyun-Jung Lee, London School of Economics The Adventurous Gene – Technological Imprinting in the International Growth of the Multinational Corporation (Session: 3.4.5) Katarina Blomkvist, Uppsala University John A. Cantwell, Rutgers Business School Philip Kappen, Copenhagen Business School Ivo Zander, Uppsala University The Effects of Cultural Norms on the Societal Expectation of Firms' CSR Behavior (Session 3.4.10) Susan L Young, Seton Hall University Mona Makhija, Ohio State University Knowledge Management, Global Mindset and Relationship Quality: Evidence from Offshore Service Providers in India (Session: 3.4.15) Revti Raman, Victoria University of Wellington Doren Chadee, Deakin University Banjo Roxas, Deakin University Warmest congratulations to all of the nominees for the 2014 Aalto University School of Business “That’s Interesting!” Award! Please join us on Wednesday, 25th June, when the winning paper will be announced. Best regards – and safe travels to all who are heading to Vancouver, Beth Aalto University is a multidisciplinary science and art community incorporating the fields of science, economics, and art and design. The new university is founded on Finnish strengths, and its goal is to develop as a unique entity to become one of the world's top universities. Aalto University's cornerstones are its strengths in education and research. The Aalto University School of Business (formerly known as the Helsinki School of Economics) is a leading business school in Europe. www.aalto.fi/en ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.