Dear AIB 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 Dubai. The Aalto University School of Business “That’s Interesting!” Award recognizes 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/or makes an original argument.

 

This is the sixth year in which the award has been given. The award,which includes a plaque and US$1000, has been named after Murray S. Davis’ seminal article about how to define what is interesting in social sciences.[i] Nominations are made by the AIB conference track chairs, and the winning paper is selected by a committee on which I have the pleasure of working with Eleanor Westney and Udo Zander.

 

The winner of this year’s Aalto University School of Business “That’s Interesting!” Award will be announced, on Wednesday, 5^th July, at the morning coffee break (10.15-10.45, in Emirates Ballroom). The nominated papers are listed below, with their associated sessions:

 

Creativity as a High-Level Resource in the International Involvement of the Firm (Session 3.2.10)

             Silvio Luis de Vasconcellos, UNIVALI - Universidade do Vale do Itajaí

Ivan Lapuente Garrido, Unisinos Business School

Ronaldo Couto Parente, Florida International University

 

Cultural Differences in Decision-Making Behavior: A Mosaic View of Culture (Session 2.5.5)

             Sven Horak, St. John's University

Bindu Arya, University of Missouri-St. Louis

 

The Cultural Intelligence Scale: Level of Analysis, Aggregations, and Misspecifications (Session 1.5.6)

             Melanie P. Lorenz, University of Toledo

George R. Franke, University of Alabama

Jase R. Ramsey, Saint Louis University

Jack A. Clampit, University of Alabama

Jamal Maalouf, Lebanese American University

Amine A. Abi Aad, Lebanese American University

Livia L. Barakat, Fundação Dom Cabral

 

A Broader Perspective for the National Innovation Systems: Capabilities as Factors of National Innovation (Session 2.1.8)

Emine Beyza Satoglu, Izmir Katip Celebi University

Sengun Yeniyurt, Rutgers University

 

Why do Firms Initiate Partial Cross-Border M&As and do Nothing Thereafter: Toward a Theory of Inaction (Session 1.4.5)

             Katsuhiko Shimizu, Keio University

Daisuke Uchida, Kyushu University

 

Bank Globalization and Efficiency: International Evidence (Session 1.1.9)

             Haiyan Yin, Indiana University

Jiawen Yang, George Washington University

Deming Wu, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Xing Lu, Indiana University

 

Warmest congratulations to all of the nominees for the 2017 Aalto University School of Business “That’s Interesting!” Award! Please join us on Wednesday, 5^th July, when the winning paper will be announced.

 

Best regards – and safe travels to all who are heading to Dubai,

Beth