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44^th AIB-UKI annual Conference Organised jointly with Sixth Reading IB Conference *Contemporary Issues in International Business: Are we seeing the tail-end of globalization?* ** 6-8 April 2017 ** *Venue: Henley Business School at the University of Reading, UK* We are delighted to be hosting the 2017 AIB-UKI Annual Conference, jointly organized with the Sixth Reading IB Conference. The merged conference will combine the best elements of both conferences. We will maintain the tradition of the AIB-UKI conferences by offering a doctoral consortium, and dedicated sessions for early career and doctoral researchers. We also seek to encourage a broader variety of papers to the parallel sessions. At the same time, we intend to maintain the Reading tradition of open-ended debates and interactive plenary sessions. As we enter 2017, we are faced with growing uncertainty and sociology-economic challenges that suggest we may be seeing the tail-end of globalization: Zero growth, the panama papers, an immigration push-back, Brexit, Donald Trump, a new debt crisis, social unrest, even a possible recession. We contend that globalization is not an unstoppable force, and there are costs of maintaining globalization's momentum. Society is inertial in accepting the new realities that come with globalization: less control over the ‘domestic’ economy, widespread use of international transfer pricing, the free movement of people, growing inequality. Our debate panelists will discuss what this means for international business from various perspectives. *NOTE THAT THE CONFERENCE OPENS ON THURSDAY 6 APRIL (UNLIKE PREVIOUS AIB-UKI CONFERENCES) AND CLOSES ON SATURDAY 8 APRIL 2017.* *To accommodate the character of both conferences, The Doctoral Colloquium will be held on the afternoon of Thursday 6 April 2017. Potential attendees to please note. This will be followed by the opening plenary at 6pm, followed by the opening reception. * * * *Key dates* Conference registration opens: 1 November 2016 Submission of papers closes: 9 December 2016 Confirmation of paper acceptances: 6 February 2017 Publication of the conference programme : 15 February 2017 * **Registration and Fees* Standard Delegate Conference Registration Fee up to and including 1 March 2017 AIB current members−£315 Full-time PhD students−£195 *For further details visit us at: www.henley.ac.uk/aib2017* Rajneesh Narula The John H. Dunning Chair of International Business Henley Business School ____ 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.