Dear friends and colleagues, Please consider nominating some worthy candidates to three of the International Management Division's Awards: IM Division FIU Emerging Scholar Award 2017 IM Division Outstanding Educator Award 2017 IM Division Outstanding Service to the Global Community Award 2017 Scroll down for a description of each award and instructions. We look forward to receiving your nominations. The deadline is May 1, 2017. Thank you, Alvaro PS. Apologies for the multiple postings International Management Division of the Academy of Management Call for nominations for the IM Division FIU Emerging Scholar Award 2017 The IM Division FIU Emerging Scholar Award recognizes the contribution to international management scholarship by a junior scholar. The winner is nominated by the IM Division FIU Emerging Scholar Award Committee and approved by the Executive Committee. The winner is honored at the business meeting of the IM division, with a plaque and cash prize of $1500. Eligibility Criteria • Candidates must be nominated by others; no self-nominations are considered. • Nominees must have an interest in, and contributed to, international management scholarship. • Nominees must have completed their Ph.D. within the previous 8 years at the time of nomination. • Nominees must be members of the IM Division. Selection Criteria Candidates are evaluated based on the following criteria: * Significant impact on research on international management (this is described in the domain of the international management division). * Outstanding research productivity as shown, for example, by the number of publications, publications in top journals, number of citations and research awards received. * Research independence as shown, for example, by being the sole or leading author in published research or joint papers that only include junior scholars. Nomination and Evaluation Process • Nomination letter(s) should be e-mailed to the Professional Achievement Awards Committee Chair, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra ([log in to unmask]) with a subject heading of “IM Division FIU Emerging Scholar Award” by May 1, 2017. • Nomination letter(s) (3 pages maximum) should provide a rationale of how the nominee meets the eligibility and selection criteria above. The nominee’s curriculum vitae should be appended to the letter. • The IM Division Professional Achievement Awards committee will review all nominations and may select a winner. In keeping with the highest standards, a winner may not be selected every year. • The award will be announced and presented to the winner at the IM Division business meeting at the AOM 2017 Annual Meeting. The winner’s attendance at the annual meeting is required. International Management Division of the Academy of Management Call for nominations for the IM Division Outstanding Educator Award 2017 The IM Division Outstanding Educator Award recognizes continuous excellence and innovation in international management education at all levels and in a global context. The winner is awarded a plaque and cash prize of $500. Eligibility Criteria • Candidates have to be nominated by others; no self-nominations are considered. • Nominees must have an interest in, and contributed to, international management education. • Nominees must have at least 15 years of education experience in the area of international management. • Nominees must be members of the IM Division. Selection Criteria Candidates are evaluated based on the following criteria: * Major contributions to the global dissemination of international management knowledge * Advancing the development of outstanding scholars and the scholarship of others in the area of international management (e.g., training of outstanding Ph.D. students). * An important impact on international management pedagogy as shown, for example, by innovations in teaching methods and materials that were subsequently widely adopted by others. * Significant involvement in the training of other outstanding teachers * Outstanding performance in teaching international management over a long period of time. Nomination and Evaluation Process • Nomination letter(s) should be e-mailed to the Professional Achievement Awards Committee Chair, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra ([log in to unmask]) with a subject heading, “IM Division Outstanding Educator Award” by May 1, 2017. • Nomination letter(s) (3 pages maximum) should provide a persuasive explanation of how the nominee meets the eligibility and selection criteria above. The nominee’s curriculum vitae should be appended to the letter. • The Professional Achievement Awards Committee will review all nominations and may select a winner. In keeping with the highest standards, a winner may not necessarily be selected every year. • The award will be announced and presented to the winner at the IM Division business meeting at the AOM 2017 Annual Meeting. The winner’s attendance at the annual meeting is required. International Management Division of the Academy of Management Call for nominations for the IM Division Outstanding Service to the Global Community Award 2017 The IM Division Outstanding Service to the Global Community Award recognizes continuous excellence in serving the international community. While the IM Division provides opportunities to serve the global community, this is not an award for service to our division. Rather, the award scope is sufficiently broad to recognize service made via many organizations including international institutions, governments, and/or non-governmental organizations. The award favors longstanding service, but impactful service in a concentrated period of time will also be considered. The winner is awarded a plaque and cash prize of $500. Eligibility Criteria • Candidates must be nominated by others; no self-nominations are considered. • Nominees must have an interest in, and contributed to, the international community. • Nominees must have more than 5 years in the service of the international community. Selection Criteria Candidates are evaluated based on the following criteria: • Demonstrated outstanding service to the international community over a long period of time. May also have more intensive and impactful service over a shorter period of time. • Had an important impact on service of others by developing an organization or platform for global service. Nomination and Evaluation Process • Nomination letter(s) should be e-mailed to the Professional Achievement Awards Committee Chair, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra ([log in to unmask]) with a subject heading of “IM Division Outstanding Service to the Global Community Award” by May 1, 2017. • Nomination letter(s) (3 pages maximum) should provide a rationale of how the nominee meets the eligibility and selection criteria above. The nominee’s curriculum vitae should be appended to the letter. • The IM Division Professional Achievement Awards committee will review all nominations and may select a winner. In keeping with the highest standards, a winner may not be selected every year. • The award will be announced and presented to the winner at the IM Division business meeting at the AOM 2017 annual meeting. The winner’s attendance at the annual meeting is required. Alvaro CUERVO-CAZURRA, Ph.D. Professor of International Business and Strategy and Lloyd J. Mullin Research Fellow Co-Editor, Global Strategy Journal Immediate Past Chair, International Management Division, Academy of Management Northeastern University, D'Amore-McKim School of Business 313 Hayden Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA Phone 1.617.373.6568, Fax 1.617.373.8628 [log in to unmask], www.cuervo-cazurra.com<http://www.cuervo-cazurra.com> Recent articles: Overcoming human capital voids in underdeveloped countries, Global Strategy Journal (2017) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gsj.1144/full Multilatinas as a source of new theoretical insights: The learning and escape drivers of international expansion, Journal of Business Research (2016) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0148296315005810 Learning by doing in emerging market multinationals, Journal of World Business (2016) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951616300670 Recent books: State-Owned Multinationals: Governments in Global Business. Palgrave (2017) http://www.palgrave.com/de/book/9783319517148 Emerging Market Multinationals: Managing Operational Challenges for Sustained International Growth. Cambridge University Press (2016) http://www.amazon.com/Emerging-Market-Multinationals-Operational-International/dp/1107073146/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458691130&sr=1-1 ____ 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.