Call for Papers

1^st Paper Development Workshop:
Berlin Institute for International Business Studies (BIIBS)

www.biibs.org

Berlin School of Economics and Law

Berlin/Germany, January 18, 2017 (12:00-18:30)

Abstracts due: September 15, 2016

Notification of acceptance: September 30, 2016

Full papers due: November 30, 2016

The Berlin Institute for International Business Studies (BIIBS) was established in 2015 at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. The Institute is committed to the study of international business and management matters with a focus on delivering high quality research output. BIIBS in particular aims at stimulating exchange and research collaboration in and across academic disciplines in order to promote new and significant research results.

The paper development workshop is designed to connect scholars of the wider Berlin area to like-minded peers and to offer valuable feedback on academic papers in the pipeline. The workshop in particular aims to provide a forum for younger scholars including advanced PhD students.

Aims and background of the workshop

Given the broad scope of expertise of BIIBS the call is open to a range of IB/IM matters including but not restricted to Strategy, Organization, Management, Finance and Accounting.

In order to create an interactive forum, accepted papers will be presented and discussed in thematic subgroups. Each paper will receive in-depth comments by two senior fellows either from BIIBS or from outside faculty.

Workshop program

The workshop starts on January 18, at 12:00 with a joint welcome lunch.
We schedule 3 sessions of 90 minutes with 45 minutes for each paper.
- 15 minutes presentation
- 2x10 minutes comments by discussants
- 10 minutes group discussion
If needed parallel sessions will be offered.
The workshop closes at 18:30 with a farewell reception.