Dear AIB List serve Moderator, please do me a favor and post the announcement below. Thank you very much for your support. CALL FOR PAPERS Interactive Research Development Workshop and Conference Internationalization of SMEs New Insights and Future Research Opportunities Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (South Tyrol, Italy) May 2-3, 2018 We invite international scholars interested in this field, including senior PhDs and PostDocs, to submit and present their research on the internationalization of SMEs at this interactive conference. The conference is not limited to the strategic level that may look at the formulation and implementation process of internationalization strategies of SMEs at different success factors or the impact of different institutional regimes, but as well invites explicitly researchers from different (sub)disciplines such as organizational behavior, human resource management, entrepreneurship, innovation management, family business research, economics and accounting to share their approaches and insights with colleagues. Deadlines & Dates 2018 Summaries Submissions: January 25 Acceptance Notifications: February 27 Preliminary Program published: March 2 For more information, detailed program, registration and submission guidelines please visit the conference website at: https://ios.events.unibz.it Program Committee: Timothy Devinney * Leeds University Business School Marjanna Gunkel * Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Michael Nippa * Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Torben Pedersen * Bocconi & Copenhagen Business School Jonas Puck * WU Vienna Christian Schwens * Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf Conference Organizers & Contact: Katharina Gilli [log in to unmask] Marjaana Gunkel [log in to unmask] Michael Nippa [log in to unmask] Additionally, we would like to draw your attention to the Pre-Announcement of a Job Opening at the Faculty of Economics and Management Research Fellow on a fixed-term contract (RTD) Assistant Professor * Juniorprofessur in International Management at the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy. Detailed information at: https://www.researchgate.net/project/Improving-the-Management-of-internationalization-of-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises Prof. Dr. Michael Nippa Professor of Strategic Leadership and International Management Academic coordinator of the PhD Program Faculty of Economics and Management Free University of Bozen – Bolzano Universitätsplatz 1 I-39100 Bozen-Bolzano Tel.: +39 0471 013181 E-Mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.unibz.it<http://www.unibz.it/> www.unibz.it/en/economics<http://www.unibz.it/en/economics> www.facebook.com/unibz<http://www.facebook.com/unibz> www.twitter.com/unibz_news<http://www.twitter.com/unibz_news> www.instagram.com/unibz<http://www.instagram.com/unibz> Von: Sumit Kundu <[log in to unmask]> Antworten an: Sumit Kundu <[log in to unmask]> Datum: Freitag, 3. November 2017 um 11:40 An: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Betreff: [AIB-L] FIU/AIB Best Theory Paper Award Dear AIB List serve Moderator: Please post the announcement. Thank you. FIU/AIB Best Theory Paper Award Florida International University, in conjunction with the Academy of International Business, proudly announces the 2018 Best Theory Paper Award for the upcoming annual Academy of International Business 2018 conference. This award will be presented at the AIB annual meeting in Minneapolis to recognize a paper submission that contributes to theory building and development in International Business. We are seeking conceptual papers that will challenge the conventional wisdom and foster new theoretical insights to explain contemporary issues faced by organizations involved in international business. Only conceptual papers accepted for a Competitive Session at the AIB 2018 annual conference are eligible for the award. In addition to self-nominations, each track chair will also be asked to nominate papers to be considered for the award based on reviewer input and their own assessment. An independent award committee will evaluate the nominees. The author(s) of the winning manuscript will be announced at the AIB Awards Ceremony on the last day of the conference, and will receive both a commemorative and a monetary award. On behalf of the award committee, I welcome you all to submit a manuscript to the AIB 2018 Annual Meeting<https://aib.msu.edu/events/2018/> to be considered for the FIU/AIB Best Theory Paper Award. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [cid:[log in to unmask]] ____ 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For assistance: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> AIB-L is a moderated list.