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The 2021 Global B Academics Research Roundtable program is at https://bacademics.org/events/2021-research-roundtable/ . We accept manuscript submissions via the portal https://bit.ly/RRoundtable2021 by the end of August 30, Eastern Time.
“Crossing Disciplinary and Geographical Borders to Advance Research on B Corps”
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 – Virtual Event
8 am – 1 pm San Francisco | 11 am – 4 pm New York | 4 pm – 9 pm London
Timelines
Manuscript submission deadline: August 30, 2021
Peer review assignments announced: September 1, 2021
Peer review assignments due: September 10, 2021
Paper presentation decisions announced: September 13, 2021
Conference registration deadline: September 25, 2021
Certified B Corporations and Benefit Corporations (B Corps) have become a global phenomenon, 15 years in the making. The ideals and attributes of B Corps have attracted researchers worldwide in a range of disciplines such as accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics, finance, law, marketing, sociology, and political science.
To reflect the increasing plurality and vitality of studies in this area, the theme of this year’s workshop is cross-disciplinary, global, academic conversations. Through this effort, B Academics aims to showcase the dynamic research terrain, strengthen works in progress, and foster the generation of research ideas and collaboration opportunities.
This Research Roundtable will be held via a virtual platform https://scoocs.co/ on September 29, 2021, featuring a keynote speech, an information-sharing session with B Lab, a panel discussion, a paper showcase session, and breakout group discussion sessions. We will facilitate pre-meeting and after-meeting participant engagements including conducting peer reviews and exchanges of ideas and information.
Manuscript submissions should be in the form of a long abstract of a working paper (800–1500 words). Authors who submit manuscripts commit to provide written open peer reviews (200 words for each paper) for a maximum of two other manuscripts. Approximately six papers will be selected for live presentation at the paper showcase session. Conference attendance is open to all interested researchers and practitioners and is not contingent on submitting a manuscript.
Please direct any questions about the event to Ke Cao at [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]. Feel free to contact any other Organization Committee member as well.
2021 Global B Academics Research Roundtable Organization Committee
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§ Rosanna Garcia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US. [log in to unmask]
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§ Emily Landry, University of Tennessee, US. [log in to unmask]
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As an entrepreneurial academic association, the B Academics has been on a magnificent rising path to fulfilling our teaching, research, and societal engagement missions. We are deeply thankful for the help from our organizational sponsors, including Scoocs (listed at https://bacademics.org/about/sponsorships/ ). Their financial and service support allows us to lower our membership fees and pursue further excellence in our work. We welcome inquiries about additional sponsorship opportunities. For this matter, please contact B Academics President Jessica Yinka Thomas at [log in to unmask].
Ke Cao, PhD
Assistant Professor, Policy Area
Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University
Dear members,
The AIB Oceania Team is delighted to announce the details of the upcoming Annual Symposium and Paper Development Workshop. This year's theme is
“Grand challenges, sustainability and international business”. The event will be hosted by the School of Marketing and International
Business, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand on the 4th of November 2021. Please see attached call for papers for more information.
For further enquiries please contact the AIB-Oceania 2021 Local Hosts:
Associate Professor Revti Raman ([log in to unmask].,
Associate Professor Hongzhi Gao ([log in to unmask]), or
AIB-Oceania Chapter Chair Associate Professor Maureen Benson-Rea ([log in to unmask]).
Best wishes,
The AIB Oceania Team and the Conference Organisers
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Call for Papers
2021 ORLANDO International Academic Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting
Theme: Promoting Global Competitiveness, Innovation, and Sustainability
Organized by International Association of Applied Business Research® - IAABR®
DATES: November 06 - 07, 2021
PLACE: SpringHill Suites by Marriott Orlando Lake Buena Vista in the Marriott Village
8601 Vineland Avenue, Orlando, Florida, USA
Special DISCOUNTED GROUP RATE is still available for the participants in 2021 Orlando Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting. Here is the link conference participants may use, in order to book their reservations at the special deeply discounted conference rate of $89/night single or double per room, including free breakfast and Internet: https://book.passkey.com/e/50201138. Reservations at the special rate can be made until OCTOBER 6, 2021 (the cutoff date), or until the rooms at the negotiated discounted rate are available (but please note that the number of remaining rooms at the special conference rate is already very limited!).
DEADLINES:
FULL PAPERS - OCTOBER 23, 2021. All full-paper submissions will be reviewed for publication in one of the double-blind, peer-refereed Journals Sponsoring the 2021 ORLANDO Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting or the refereed Conference Proceedings with ISBN number. The authors of these articles will receive their publications in person while still attending the IAABR Conference in Orlando (one copy per a registered participant will be provided free of charge).
ABSTRACTS - OCTOBER 26, 2021. The authors of all accepted abstracts will have the chance to PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH IN PROGRESS at the Orlando Conference which will also give them the OPPORTUNITY to submit their COMPLETED PAPERS by MARCH 1, 2022, in order to be considered for a journal publication.
REGULAR REGISTRATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 28, 2021
The regular registration fee is $350 (the reduced registration fee for virtual participants via Skype is $300, and the special student fee is $285). The regular registration fee includes: 1) the popular IAABR 2 FOR 1 ADVANTAGE - 2 OPPORTUNITIES: an OPPORTUNITY to PUBLISH your accepted paper or abstract in a PEER-REFEREED PUBLICATION with ISSN or ISBN number issued by the Library of the Congress + an OPPORTUNITY to PRESENT the results of your work at an INTERNATIONAL FORUM for 1 LOW FEE; 2) one printed issue of the journal or Proceedings CD containing your paper; 3) an Official Certificate for International Conference participation; 4) the Conference Luncheon, Receptions, Coffee Breaks and Keynote Address; 5) Attending all Conference sessions and symposia; 6) Attending all Social and Networking events; 7) Listing of your presentation in the Official Conference Program; 8) Opportunity to Explore and Enjoy the Disney World parks, SeaWorld, Universal Orlando, and the nearby Atlantic Coast!
Our ORLANDO Conference is for people, who want to participate in a major international forum, get published, network with colleagues from many countries and sharing similar or complementary interests, and to have fun in one of the most exciting cities in the USA, known worldwide for its Disney World parks, SeaWorld, Universal Orlando, and many other attractions!
Papers related to all areas of Accounting, Banking, Business Ethics, Communication & Media, e-Business, e-Learning, Economics, Education, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Globalization, Human Resources, Information Technology, Innovation and Creativity, Law & Legal Studies, Leadership, Logistics, Management, Marketing, Political Science, Psychology, Security Studies, Social Sciences, Social Work, and Sustainable Development are invited to this international conference, which is expected to be attended by authors from nearly all parts of the World. People without papers can also participate in this conference, and they are invited to serve as session chairs or discussants, as well as informal contributors to the academic quality of this international event.
Journals Sponsoring the 2021 ORLANDO International Academic Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting:
- Journal of Strategic and International Studies (JSIS)
- Journal of Organizational Advancement, Strategic and Institutional Studies (JOASIS)
- Journal of Advancements in Applied of Business Research (JAABR)
- Journal of Advancements in Economics, Finance & Accounting (JAEFA)
- Journal of Psychology and Social Studies (JPSS)
To submit your full paper or abstract, please email it as an attachment (acceptable formats are .doc and .docx) to [log in to unmask] (please put “ORLANDO CONFERENCE” in the Subject line of your message). All submissions will be double blind peer-refereed by members of the Conference Review Committee.
Authors, who could NOT travel to Orlando for visa or other reasons, may PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY in the conference, and these authors will have the same publication opportunities, as the regular conference presenters.
For inquiries, please contact the Conference Organizing Committee via [log in to unmask] or visit our Website: www.IAABR.com.
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Dear AIB colleagues,
To accommodate busy schedules at this time of year, we are extending the deadline for submissions to the IBR Special Issue on Tech Cold War and IB Research until October 1, 2021.
The special issue deals with the
geopolitical, economic, and cultural dimensions of the looming global battle for technology and innovation supremacy. To review the full call for
papers, scroll down or see https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-business-review/call-for-papers/tech-cold-war-and-ib-research.
With kind regards,
Rosalie Tung, Ivo Zander and Tony Fang
Tech Cold War and IB Research
Special Issue Editors
Rosalie L. Tung (Simon Fraser University, Canada, [log in to unmask])
Ivo Zander (Uppsala University, Sweden, [log in to unmask])
Tony Fang (Stockholm University, Sweden, [log in to unmask])
Deadline for submission: 1st Oct 2021
Background
Nations that master technology master the future. We stand on the precipice of an unprecedented new cold war, one that centers around domination of technology and innovation or the Tech Cold War. It erupted between the world’s two
largest economies, namely, the United States and China, and will undoubtedly involve and affect a large number of countries around the globe.
From its status as “workshop of the world” after China first opened up to the world in 1978, the country has made astounding progress in science and technology. In 2018, China had “the highest concentration of researchers, the highest number
of patent applications submitted, and the number of scientific and technical publications is well ahead of the US” (Gray, 2018). In the following year, China made the world’s first landing on the far side of the moon.
China’s ambitions in advancing its technological and innovation capabilities are shown in its “Made in China 2025” blueprint, which targets key sectors such as new information technology, numerical control tools and robotics, aerospace
equipment, ocean engineering equipment and high-tech ships, energy saving and new energy vehicles, power equipment, new materials, and biological medicine and medical devices (China Daily, 2015). Many of these sectors were hitherto the domains of advanced
industrialized countries, particularly the United States. China’s “One Belt One Road” initiative is a further sign of China’s growing global ambition and influence. Some in the United States, particularly under the current Trump administration, view China’s
ascendancy as a zero-sum game and alleged that China’s rise was possible only through intellectual property theft and espionage through non-traditional sources, primarily via Chinese and non-Chinese nationals who undertake research and/or pursue higher education
in the STEM disciplines (Redden, 2019).
In June 2018, under the pretext of huge trade surplus in China’s favor, alleged technology theft, and citing national security threat, the United States initiated a trade war against China, imposing 25% taxes on $250 billion worth of imported
Chinese goods and threatening to further raise the tariffs to 30% which covers almost everything China exports to the United States. China responded by raising tariffs on $110 billion worth of American imports, particularly targeting agricultural products.
Subsequently, Trump signed an executive order to bar US firms from using telecom equipment from suppliers deemed as national security threats and banned Huawei (the largest telecom company in the world and a leader in 5G) whose access to Android updates and
Google services was blocked. In response, China warned that it would announce a countering list of “unreliable entities”. Hence, the Tech Cold War broke out.
Many in the know are of the opinion that the “new cold war is permanent” (Kaplan, 2019). The conflict between the United States and China will continue because it is about the fundamentally political contest between those who favor repressive
systems and those who favor free societies (e.g., Spalding, 2019). Kiron Skinner, Head of Policy Planning at the US State Department, has gone so far as to say that the rising tensions with China represent a “fight (with) a different civilization” and noted
that “it’s the first time that we will have a great power competitor that is not Caucasian” (Pastreich, 2019), thereby bringing cultural and racial dimensions to the debate.
The current Tech Cold War between the world’s two largest economies is perhaps best viewed in the context of the “Thucydides’ Trap” (Allison, 2017), which refers to the inevitability of war/conflict between the ruling power (Sparta) and
the rising power (Athens) in the 5th Century BC. Viewed in the context of the “Thucydides’ Trap”, the Tech Cold War extends beyond mere technology into the realms of political ideology, social system, and culture. To borrow Huntington’s (1993) terms,
should the current US-China contest be viewed in the context of a “clash of civilizations”, “the fundamental source of conflict in this new world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating
source of conflict will be cultural” (p. 22). Couched in this context, even if deals concerning trade and intellectual property rights were to be concluded, the underlying tensions between the United States and China will persist and will have widespread implications
in virtually all aspects of international business as well as societal functioning. These tensions are even evident in the current Covid-19 pandemic crisis.
Topics and scope
The looming Tech Cold War is unprecedented in human history and it has deep-seated geopolitical, economic, and cultural dimensions. Submissions to this Special Issue should examine topics that arise from and/or are related to the US-China
Tech Cold War.
Theoretical or empirical papers are expected to address but are not limited to the following main themes:
1, Revisiting assumptions and IB theories in the light of Tech Cold War
Most IB theories have so far been based primarily on the assumption of peace, cooperation, and competition with relatively clear or transparent rules to be followed, rather than the worst-case scenario of a “fight to the finish” mentality.
The bulk of IB literature to date has been predicated on free market economic principles that are focused on global value chains, global strategy, global sourcing, open innovation, reverse innovation, international HRM, management of technology, innovation
and knowledge, information and digital business, and the sharing economy. None of these streams of research has ruminated over the prospects and consequences of increasingly antagonistic players in the world economy and emergent Tech Cold War. With
the scenario of decoupling of the US and Chinese economies and their possible devolution into two distinct spheres, do MNEs have to develop different international supply chain networks and technology systems including digital platforms and ecosystems in order
to compete effectively? Would events such as the US ban on Huawei mean the splitting of the world into two or several Internets and the end of global tech? If pressed to take sides, how would MNEs of other national origin react? Are we on the way to moving
from the global war for talent to the global war against talent?
2, Geopolitics, political institutions and political behavior in IB in the age of Tech Cold War
Geopolitics influence international business by casting them in the contexts of economic and national security considerations and technological dominance. Since the end of the Second World War, the political dimension in IB theory and practice
has been characterized by confrontation, accommodation, and competition (Boddewyn, 2016). While the importance of institutions has been widely recognized in the IB literature, the role of political institutions and political behavior have
garnered less but increasing attention in the recent decades. In light of the contemporary developments in the world economy, there is an obvious need to revisit the political aspects of IB, including IB-government relations (IBGR), as predicted by Boddewyn
(2016), and to link such relations to the practices and strategies of today’s MNEs. Indeed, firms may need what Chipman (2016) called “a foreign policy”. The Tech Cold War draws attention to the limits to corporate globalization and the re-emerging
importance of nationality, given the impact of geopolitics including government administrative orders aimed at corporations. For example, the massive internationalization of Chinese firms meet with negative media coverage in Western countries (Fang & Chimenson,
2017). It needs to be investigated if and to what extent MNEs headquartered in a sovereign state can and should cooperate with their own government authorities in combating national security threats and how much they can lobby against it. There is also a need
for engaging in an in-depth debate on and comparison between the Western vs. Chinese or other models of governance and innovation and their respective intersection with and impact on MNEs. Does the emerging Tech Cold War signal a return to the period of “confrontation”
(1945-1980), but with new players and new characteristics, and in which ways does it affect corporate globalization?
3, Improving IB research on EM MNEs with inspiration from Tech Cold War
Recent years have witnessed a growing number of studies on the unique global expansion by emerging market multinationals (EM MNEs). The “springboard” theory (Luo & Tung, 2018) posits that EM MNEs can rapidly transform themselves from latecomers
to global players. The biggest hurdles for springboard EM MNEs, such as politically motivated boycotts, embargos, and sanctions by host nation states, have yet to be investigated. Indeed, extremely negative external conditions, such as political, technological
and financial sanctions, can in unexpected ways influence the ability of countries and firms from emerging markets to catch up in terms of innovation capabilities. A recent report shows a generally negative development of innovative industries in Russia as
a consequence of the Western sanctions on the country. In contrast, despite the Western technology embargo, China’s aerospace sector has emerged as China’s probably most technologically innovative industry, as evidenced by China’s landing on the far side of
the moon. In which ways have political forces changed the preconditions and strategies for the catching up of EM MNEs? Under what circumstances can extreme boycotts, embargos, and sanctions generate unexpected innovation? There are furthermore good reasons
to assume a strategic and in parts government-supported approach to the international assimilation of advanced technology among Chinese and other EM MNEs. Yet, there is surprisingly little knowledge of the extent to which these companies have approached the
global integration and management of their emerging foreign technological capabilities, and the degree to which the results of foreign research and development (R&D) are making their way to the home country units. Conversely, the long-term development of foreign
R&D investments in countries such as China and India, particularly in view of an ongoing Tech Cold War and potential intra-corporate frictions (Blomkvist, Kappen, & Zander, 2012) is yet to be considered in greater detail. What characterizes the management
of foreign R&D in EM MNEs? How does the Tech Cold War, political institutions and governments affect the global technology strategies of both EM and advanced MNEs?
4, Yin Yang thinking in IB research in the context of Tech Cold War
Trump and Xi, the state leaders of the two “feuding” super powers, profess their “friendship” with each other by calling each other “friend” while engaging in cutthroat moves and countermoves. While this may be seen as sheer diplomacy,
such a paradoxical diplomatic gesture may have some grains of sincerity in an extremely complex reality. We are living in an increasingly paradoxical world: we are both global and local, both connected and separated, both market-driven and government-driven,
and both competing and cooperating. The Yin Yang perspective — a holistic, dynamic, and paradoxical philosophy, epistemology, and worldview (Fang, 2012; Li, 2016; Schad, Lewis, Raisch, & Smith, 2016) — can inspire us to understand the impact of the Tech Cold
War in various streams of IB research. For example, it is interesting to revisit the conceptualization of culture in today’s society that is both open and closed. The rise of China and the cultural chasm that continues to exist between that country and much
of the Western world draws attention to the urgency of using alternative lenses to understand these differences. The Yin Yang thinking can help capture the paradoxical and dialectical nature of globalization and the essence of the crises and possibilities
associated with for example co-opetition strategies in global value/supply chains.
Deadline, submission process, and workshop
The submission deadline is 1st Oct 2021. Manuscripts should follow the IBR guidelines (https://www.elsevier.com/journals/international-business-review/0969-5931/guide-for-authors)
and should be submitted between August 1 – 1st Oct 2021. All submissions will go through the IBR regular double-blind review process and follow the standard norms and processes. To help authors develop and improve their papers, we will organize a workshop
in the beginning of 2022. We aim to publish this special issue in 2022. For more information about this Call for Papers, please contact the Special Issue Editors Rosalie L. Tung ([log in to unmask]), Ivo Zander ([log in to unmask])
and Tony Fang ([log in to unmask]).
References
Allison, G. (2017). Destined for war: Can America and China escape Thucydides’s trap? Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Blomkvist, K., Kappen, P., & Zander, I. (2012). Superstar subsidiaries of the multinational corporation: In search of origins and drivers. In: M. Andersson, C. Karlsson, B. Johansson & H. Lf (Eds.), Innovation and growth: From R&D
strategies of innovating firms to economy-wide technological change (pp. 57–87). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Boddewyn, J. J. (2016). International business–government relations research 1945–2015: Concepts, typologies, theories and methodologies. Journal of World Business, 51(1), 10–22.
Chipman, J. (2016). Why your company needs a foreign policy. Harvard Business Review, 94(9), 36–43.
China Daily (2015). “Made in China 2025” plan unveiled. May 19. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2015-05/19/content_20760528.htm [Accessed March 19,
2020].
Fang, T. (2012). Yin Yang: A new perspective on culture. Management and Organization Review, 8(1), 25–50.
Fang, T., & Chimenson, D. (2017). The internationalization of Chinese firm and negative media coverage: The case of Geely’s acquisition of Volvo Cars. Thunderbird International Business Review, 59(4), 483–502.
Huntington, S. P. (1993). The clash of civilizations. Foreign Affairs, 72(3), 22–49.
Gray, A. (2018). China is among the 20 most innovative economies for the first time. World Economic Forum, July 17. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/07/china-is-among-the-20-most-innovative-economies-for-the-first-time/ [Accessed
March 19, 2020].
Kaplan, R. D. (2019). A new cold war has begun: The United States and China will be locked in a contest for decades. But Washington can win if it stays more patient than Beijing. Foreign Policy, January 7. https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/01/07/a-new-cold-war-has-begun/ [Accessed
March 19, 2020].
Li, P. P. (2016). Global implications of the indigenous epistemological system from the East: how to apply Yin-Yang balancing to paradox management. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, 23(1), 42–77.
Luo, Y., & Tung, R. L. (2018). A general theory of springboard MNEs. Journal of International Business Studies, 49(2), 129–152.
Pastreich, E. (2019). America’s clash of civilizations runs up against China’s dialogue of Civilizations: Two speeches and two very different approaches to the world. May 28. https://fpif.org/americas-clash-of-civilizations-runs-up-against-chinas-dialogue-of-civilizations/ [Accessed
March 19, 2020].
Redden, E. (2019). China issues warning to U.S.-bound students. China's Ministry of Education warns students of the risk of visa problems if they come to the U.S.. June 4. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/06/04/chinese-officials-warn-students-visa-problems-if-they-come-us [Accessed
March 19, 2020].
Schad, J., Lewis, M. W., Raisch, S., & Smith, W. K. (2016). Paradox research in management science: Looking back to move forward. Academy of Management Annals, 10(1), 5–64.
Spalding, R. (2019). China’s strategy against Trump and America: Trade War, Huawei, 5G — Gen. Robert Spalding, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, in American thought leaders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7VIeykAxsE&t=693s [Accessed
March 19, 2020].
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The
2022 Australian & New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) conference will be held at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) 21st to 23rd February, 2022. Submissions are due by Monday 20th September,
2021 via our submission portal at https://www.anziba.org/conferences/submissions/
For more details see the attached Call for Papers, or the conference website: https://www.anziba.org/conferences/
Best wishes,
Assoc Prof Andr Sammartino | Associate Professor in International Business & Strategic Management
Department of Management & Marketing| Faculty of Business & Economics
Director of the
Ruthven Institute Hub
The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia
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Southwest Academy of Management
Call for papers
64th Annual Southwest Academy of Management Conference
In conjunction with the Federation of Business Disciplines in New Orleans,
Louisiana, March 02 – 05, 2022, at The Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2
Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130, United States +1 504 561 0500
“The Next Decade for Management Education: It’ll be Big, but not Easy” …. “
More than a year ago, many of us were in San Antonio, TX, attending the Annual Southwest Academy of Management (SWAM) conference. At that moment, many did not know exactly what changes Management Education and organizations would be facing during 2020, 2021, and beyond. Nevertheless, people and organizations have demonstrated resilience and adaptability. We have learned so many things quickly, but more importantly, we must continue to learn in the following months and years.
For SWAM 2022, we have chosen a theme connected to the changes triggered by the pandemic - changes we anticipate cascading swiftly from organizations to Management education. We support and offer the following questions related to our theme to guide your submissions for SWAM 2022: What managerial archetypes have shifted due to the pandemic? How will management education face the accelerated push to the mainstreaming of online modalities? How have careers and employment relationships have been affected or modify after this contingency? What changes in labor relationships and jobs can we foresee in the short future? What have entrepreneurs learned during this time? How will business models need to shift in order to organizations or industries to avoid perishing?
We acknowledge the breadth of the questions above – but broad is the field of management. And, as our theme states, the next decade of change will “be Big, but not Easy”.
We encourage your submissions related to our theme, The Next Decade for Management Education, as we will provide recognition for those submissions addressing the theme. We also invite all scholarly contributions across management disciplines in the following formats
1) panel discussions,
2) traditional symposia,
3) IGNITE! Presentations,
4) traditional papers, and
5) professional development workshops.
Please find the most appropriate track to submit your contribution to. Please contact the Program Chair Carlos Baldo – [log in to unmask] or the appropriate track chair with any questions. We will also be hosting a doctoral consortium for graduate students. For information on the doctoral consortium, please contact: Ethan Waples - [log in to unmask]
Join us to share your discipline, applied and pedagogical research.
And also, don't forget to cruise around "The Big Easy"
Submission via Easy Chair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=swam2022
Deadline for submissions Oct 1st 2021.
Papers may be submitted to any of the following tracks:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. DeNisi is the Albert Harry Cohen Chair of Business Administration at Tulane University – Freeman School of Business. He is a fellow at the Academy of Management, APA, SIOP, and SMA. He has published books and many articles in top journals, including Journal of Managerial Issues, Human Relations, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management and Journal of Applied Psychology, among many others.
Beatrice Matiri-Maisori, PhD
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CALL FOR PAPERS - IN BRIEF
Global Connectivity in a World of Disruptions
Guest Editors:
Snehal Awate, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India - [log in to unmask]
Ram Mudambi, Temple University, USA - [log in to unmask]
Vittoria G. Scalera, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands [log in to unmask]
Andreas Schotter, Ivey Business School, Canada - [log in to unmask]
BACKGROUND TO SPECIAL ISSUE
It is obvious that human connectivity is the basis of all civilization. A simple thought experiment, considering the standard of living any one of us would obtain in a Robinson Crusoe like situation on a desert island, is enough to establish this. Yet the very obviousness of the crucial nature of connectivity leads us to take it for granted, much like the air we breathe. And like any essential requisite, it is only through disruption that we recognize its true nature.
Examining extant data illustrates that human capital and energy generate exponential returns when reinforced by inter-personal connectivity (Galperin and Viecens, 2017). Technology-based infrastructural networks have been the prime driver of connectivity since the industrial revolution. It began with transportation technologies of the 19th and 20th century (ships, railroads, aircraft, containerization), and continues in the 21st century in the form of IT and digital based technologies. Widespread technology diffusion has underpinned the hockey stick association between enablers of human connectivity and human prosperity (McCloskey, 2013).
AIMS AND SCOPE OF THIS SPECIAL ISSUE
These new scenarios represent challenges for existing theories adopted in the International Business literature and should stimulate scholars to assess, and eventually revise, current models and their assumptions to predict and explain MNEs decision and performance. MNEs that can leverage information and knowledge from ideally anywhere in the world are exposed to disruptions that can originate far from their centers of operation. Local disruptions can rapidly become global and involve different actors and organizations across global value chains. While disruptions have been widely studied, their link to connectivity largely remains underexplored (Jackowska and Lauring, 2021; Lorenzen et al., 2020; Schotter, 2021).
SUBMISSION PROCESS AND DEADLINES
Authors can submit their paper between March 15th and May 1st 2022 to JIM for review. All papers will be reviewed following the JIM double-blind review process and should be prepared using the JIM Guidelines, which can be reviewed at
https://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/601266?generatepdf=true.
Authors should submit an electronic copy of their manuscript via the journals online submission system via https://www.editorialmanager.com/intman/default.aspx.
The editors welcome informal enquiries related to proposed topics.
Manuscript Development Workshop:
The guest editors of the Special Issue will hold a manuscript development workshop, which will be
online or hyflex. Details will be communicated to submitting authors. Authors of manuscripts who
receive an invitation to revise and resubmit for a second round of review will be invited to attend
this workshop. Presentation at the workshop does not guarantee acceptance of the paper for
publication in JIM. Conversely, attendance is not prerequisite for publication in the special issue.
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CALL FOR PAPERS - IN BRIEF
Global Connectivity in a World of Disruptions
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Guest Editors:
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Andreas Schotter, Ivey Business School, Canada - [log in to unmask]
BACKGROUND TO SPECIAL ISSUE
It is obvious that human connectivity is the basis of all civilization. A simple thought experiment, considering the standard of living any one of us would obtain in a Robinson Crusoe like situation on a desert island, is enough to establish this. Yet the very obviousness of the crucial nature of connectivity leads us to take it for granted, much like the air we breathe. And like any essential requisite, it is only through disruption that we recognize its true nature.
Examining extant data illustrates that human capital and energy generate exponential returns when reinforced by inter-personal connectivity (Galperin and Viecens, 2017). Technology-based infrastructural networks have been the prime driver of connectivity since the industrial revolution. It began with transportation technologies of the 19th and 20th century (ships, railroads, aircraft, containerization), and continues in the 21st century in the form of IT and digital based technologies. Widespread technology diffusion has underpinned the hockey stick association between enablers of human connectivity and human prosperity (McCloskey, 2013).
AIMS AND SCOPE OF THIS SPECIAL ISSUE
These new scenarios represent challenges for existing theories adopted in the International Business literature and should stimulate scholars to assess, and eventually revise, current models and their assumptions to predict and explain MNEs decision and performance. MNEs that can leverage information and knowledge from ideally anywhere in the world are exposed to disruptions that can originate far from their centers of operation. Local disruptions can rapidly become global and involve different actors and organizations across global value chains. While disruptions have been widely studied, their link to connectivity largely remains underexplored (Jackowska and Lauring, 2021; Lorenzen et al., 2020; Schotter, 2021).
SUBMISSION PROCESS AND DEADLINES
Authors can submit their paper between March 15th and May 1st 2022 to JIM for review. All papers will be reviewed following the JIM double-blind review process and should be prepared using the JIM Guidelines, which can be reviewed at
https://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/601266?generatepdf=true.
Authors should submit an electronic copy of their manuscript via the journals online submission system via https://www.editorialmanager.com/intman/default.aspx.
The editors welcome informal enquiries related to proposed topics.
Manuscript Development Workshop:
The guest editors of the Special Issue will hold a manuscript development workshop, which will be
online or hyflex. Details will be communicated to submitting authors. Authors of manuscripts who
receive an invitation to revise and resubmit for a second round of review will be invited to attend
this workshop. Presentation at the workshop does not guarantee acceptance of the paper for
publication in JIM. Conversely, attendance is not prerequisite for publication in the special issue.
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2021 AIB-Canada Chapter Conference
MANAGING THE MULTINATIONAL AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
IN A TURBULENT WORLD
December 3-4
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Ivey Business School, Western University Canada
London, Ontario
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School
Alain Verbeke, University of Calgary.
Women in AIB Fellows Panel:
Rosalie Tung (Simon Fraser), Lorraine Eden (Texas A&M), Becky Reuber
Industry Keynote Speaker (tbc)
JIBS-JIBP PDW FACILITATORS
Klaus Meyer (Ivey Business School)
Becky Reuber (Rotman School of Management)
Ari van Assche (HEC Montreal)
Ram Mudambi (Temple University)
Geoffrey Wood (Western University)
KEY DATES:
Submission deadline: October 30, 2021
Authors notified by November 15, 2021
Conference dates: December 3-4, 2021
Organizing Team:
Andreas Schotter ([log in to unmask]),
Conference Chair,
Klaus Meyer ([log in to unmask]),
Anthony Goerzen ([log in to unmask]),
AIB Canada Chair
Location:
Ivey Business School, Western University Canada,
London, Ontario
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CONFERENCE THEME:
The multinational enterprise (MNE)in its traditional configurational structurefaces unprecedented challenges caused by technological and political turbulences
that contest the globalization model of the past 80 years (Narula, Asmussen, Chi, & Kundu, 2019). Some experts even argue that globalization is reversing itself (Cuervo-Cazurra, Doz, & Gaur, 2019; Witt, 2019). Besides political headwinds, radical, particularly
digital technological advances threaten the very key advantages long enjoyed by MNEs, raising many critical issues concerning the future of the MNE and its subsidiaries. With this conference we seek to advance research conversations on the development, evolution,
and management of the MNE and subsidiary nexus, focusing on the political environment, technological advancements (particularly digitalization and automation) and small open economies.
We are particularly interested in the context of small open economies such as Canada, Israel, Norway or South Korea, where companies face competition from countries
with much larger domestic markets and resource bases. In such contexts, potential dependence on foreign sources and limited market size increase the benefit of openness, but also the vulnerability to external shocks. What do the above-described turbulences
mean for MNEs and their subsidiaries in these contexts?
In Canada, a major challenge for young firms are that once they get past the commercialization stage, they often get funded and acquired by larger players from the United States and elsewhere.
In part, this is because the players often require access to export markets quickly because of the limited size of the Canadian market. The same phenomenon arises in many small open economies throughout the world. Companies and governments must figure out
how to become more valuable on their own.
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"Increasing Transparency in Investment Facilitation: Focussed Support is Needed", "A Multilateral Investment Facilitation Agreement can Help Advancing Development", Investment Facilitation for Development: A Toolkit for Policymakers, "More Attention to Policies! Improving the Distribution of FDI Benefits. The Need for Policy-oriented Research, Advice and Advocacy", "More and Better Investment Now!", "Facilitating Sustainable FDI in a WTO Investment Facilitation Framework: Four Concrete Proposals", "Multinational Enterprises and the Global Investment Regime: Toward Balancing Rights and Responsibilities”, “The WIR at 30: Contributions to National and International Policymaking", "An Inventory of Concrete Measures to Facilitate the Flow of Sustainable FDI: What? Why? How?", "Insulating a WTO Investment Facilitation Framework from ISDS", "The Case for an Advisory Centre on International Investment Law", "The Potential Value-added of a Multilateral Framework on Investment Facilitation for Development" are available at https://ssrn.com/author=2461782 .
Special Issue for the Journal of International Business Policy
THE EVOLVING ROLE OF Sovereign Wealth Funds:
ISSUES and challenges
Special Issue Editors:
§ Narjess Boubakri (Professor of Finance and Bank of Sharjah Chair in Banking and Finance, School of Business Administration, American University of Sharjah, American University of Sharjah, UAE)
§ Veljko Fotak (Associate Professor of Finance at the University at Buffalo and a Fellow at the Sovereign Investment Lab at Bocconi University)
§ Omrane Guedhami (C. Russell Hill Professor and Professor of International Finance, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina)
§ Yukihiro Yasuda (Professor of Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan)
Deadline for submission: October 15, 2021 (for special issue)
Tentative publication date: Fall 2022
Significance of the Topic and Reasons for the Special Issue of JIBP
The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute defines a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) as “a state-owned investment fund or entity that is commonly established from balance of payments surpluses, official foreign currency operations, the proceeds of privatizations, governmental transfer payments, fiscal surpluses, and/or receipts resulting from resource exports.” SWFs invest worldwide in a myriad of asset classes (stocks, Treasury bonds, etc.) and sectors (financial, real estate and infrastructure, power generation, sports, commodities, airlines, manufacturing, etc.). Because of their rapid growth and sheer scale (by June 2018, SWFs had accumulated $7.8 trillion of assets under management, from $3.3 trillion in 2004, according to data from the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute), SWFs have attracted substantial interest from academics, practitioners, politicians, media, and the public at large. Notably, Google News reports 632,000 news items related to SWFs in the first nine months of 2020.
While the explicit goals and objectives of individual SWFs differ, most have a mandate to preserve wealth from limited natural resources for future generations. At the same time, SWFs aim to diversify revenue streams of countries tied to natural resources by investing in unrelated industries, generally outside their domestic borders. In this form, SWFs have been around for more than 50 years, but first came to the attention of Western audiences about a decade and a half ago. The global financial crisis (GFC) brought their aggressive acquisition sprees to light, as well as their role as liquidity providers to failing financial and non-financial firms. The renewed attention has revealed their deep impact on foreign markets and the domestic economies from which they originate. Virtually all countries have been affected by SWF investments, both directly and indirectly.
However, today, SWFs face a perfect storm, with a confluence of challenges. First, collapsing oil prices have dramatically slowed the pace of asset accumulation that helped them rise to prominence. At the same time, a world with greater trade restrictions and tighter borders (Evenett, 2019) implies lower global currency imbalances. This further depletes the main sources of asset accumulation for currency reserve-based funds. The size of SWF portfolios has also shrunk due to huge losses, as SWFs were forced to liquidate parts of their portfolios at fire-sale prices in order to support domestic economies. To compound these trends that imperil the long-term survival of funds, recent corruption scandals have embroiled funds from the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) to the Malaysian State Fund 1MBD and even the Norwegian Pension Fund Global, widely seen as the best-governed SWF.
What has emerged is the need for a fundamental governance overhaul, including a more explicit definition of the main objective of each fund, highlighted by the need to set priorities among wealth preservation, revenue diversification, economic development, and fiscal stabilization. In the midst of these challenges, we question whether we should anticipate an end to the golden age of SWFs, or the beginning of a new trend, one in which SWFs redefine their main role away from simple wealth preservation to helping domestic economies diversify from hydrocarbons.
In the midst of the economic carnage from the coronavirus pandemic, slower global economic growth, and a steep rise in protectionism, SWFs are, more than ever, expected to dedicate large amounts to domestic investments (Cuervo-Cazurra, 2018). This pressure, together with more uncertain sources of revenues to these funds, is putting them under the spotlight of academicians and politicians alike (Grira, 2019; Megginson & Fotak, 2020; Megginson & Gao, 2020). The bailout programs that resulted from the GFC also underlined the phenomenon of “capitalist states,” as governments began keeping pace with acquisitions worldwide (e.g., Kotter & Lel, 2011; Megginson & Fotak, 2015; Park, Xu, In, & Ji, 2018). This topic is likely to attract even greater interest in the near future, given the unprecedented level of government interventions in support of economies all over the globe during the current pandemic.
The number of SWFs and their assets (foreign and domestic) under management has grown continuously in both developed and developing countries, across all continents. A 2016 report by PWC, entitled “Sovereign investors 2020: A growing force,” identifies SWFs as inevitably major players in global markets in the years to come. However, because these funds have become engulfed in the unprecedented worldwide crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have yet to fully understand them, their motivations (Calluzzo, Dong, & Godsell, 2017; Carney, 2018), asset allocation, overall behavior and strategy, firm impact (Aguilera, Capapé, & Santiso, 2016; Boubaker, Boubakri, Grira, & Guizani, 2018) and economy-level impact (Karolyi & Liao, 2017; Megginson & Gao, 2020). In a recent review of the literature on SWFs, Fotak, Gao, & Megginson (2017) note that “extant research has failed to provide answers to some of the most fundamental, and most important, questions surrounding SWFs. Foremost is the question whether SWFs can truly become vehicles financing economic development, to the benefit of the populations of the sponsoring countries.” This is a legitimate question given the current situation.
For this Special Issue, we invite high-quality theoretical and empirical research that develops a better understanding of SWFs, their objectives, level of activism, and effects, within a globalization framework “central to the field of international business” (Lundan, 2018). Most importantly, we are focused on “forward-looking” research that will analyze past trends and events to sharpen our understanding of the evolving future role of SWFs. We believe the topic of SWFs remains integral to the understanding of international business, because of 1) the scale of the funds, 2) their fundamental role in providing a release valve to global imbalances in trade and financial flows, and 3) core issues embedded in their existence that touch upon the impact of cross-border financial flows on domestic firms and markets, as well as the political economy considerations that are inevitably linked to the sovereign nature of these funds.
To this end, we are interested in papers that employ rich new datasets, and exploit exogenous shocks to the economy to investigate the evolution of SWFs. The following are some select, non-comprehensive, examples of possible research topics:
1. The evolution of SWFs over time: Given current COVID-related fiscal shocks, will SWFs increase their domestic asset allocations? If so, could this lead to instability in foreign (mostly Western) markets as they divest abroad? How does an SWF retrenchment affect foreign firms in which they own stakes?
2. How can we distinguish between the political and financial/economic objectives of SWFs? Specifically, are SWFs based in autocratic countries more resilient to pressures to retreat domestically? For example, Norway is increasing domestic dividend distributions, but the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) is going on a shopping spree, completely oblivious to the domestic fiscal crisis. Is PIF an isolated case, or do non-democratic SWFs have an advantage when it comes to their ability to buy assets cheaply during a downturn?
3. Anecdotal evidence suggests that SWFs outperformed over the 2008-2010 period with financial sector investments. What was their impact worldwide?
4. How can SWFs adjust their asset allocation strategies to minimize the impact of revenue reduction, for example, following the oil price collapse this year?
5. Recent trends have seen SWFs enter novel markets. In particular, we note an increase in corporate lending, infrastructure, and, most notably, early-stage investing. SWFs are increasingly playing a role in government-sponsored venture capital incubators. Are these part of an attempt to diversify revenue streams, or are they representative of long-term trends that will shape the future of SWFs?
6. We observe increasing reports of SWF lending directly to firms. How do SWF loans compare to private sector loans? Do these loans lead to a previously unexplored channel of influence?
7. What role do SWFs play in infrastructure financing? Are they in a position to make up for private sector shortfalls?
Papers for the special issue should be submitted at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jibp. For information or questions about the Special Issue, please contact us at [log in to unmask], using the subject heading: “SI and Conference on SWFs.”
There will be a one-day academic conference on the topic to be co-organized by the Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina and Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan, on March 11, 2022. Although we are hoping that we will proceed with an in-person conference, we may have to change our plan depending on the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions to Japan. The conference will provide an opportunity for authors whose works are invited for resubmission to the JIBP Special Issue on “Sovereign Wealth Funds and Capitalist States: Issues and Challenges” to develop their papers to meet JIBP high-quality standards. Renowned scholars working on this topic have confirmed their attendance at the workshop and will serve as discussants. The time allocated to each paper is 25 minutes for the presenter, 20 minutes for the discussant, and 10 minutes for the audience.
The conference will include a keynote speech by Professor William Megginson, who is Professor and Price Chair in Finance at the University of Oklahoma’s Michael F. Price College of Business.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
JIBP general submission deadline: October 15, 2021
Publication of Special Issue: Fall 2022
Aguilera, R. V., Capapé, J., & Santiso, J. 2016. Sovereign wealth funds: A strategic governance view. Academy of Management Perspectives, 30(1): 5–23.
Boubaker, S., Boubakri, N., Grira, J., & Guizani, A. 2018. Sovereign wealth funds and equity pricing: Evidence from implied cost of equity of publicly traded targets. Journal of Corporate Finance, 53: 202–224.
Calluzzo, P., Dong, G. N., & Godsell, D. 2017. Sovereign wealth fund investments and the US political process. Journal of International Business Studies, 48(2): 222–243.
Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2018. Thanks but no thanks: State-owned multinationals from emerging markets and host country policies. Journal of International Business Policy, 1: 128–156.
Evenett, S. J. 2019. Protectionism, state discrimination, and international business since the onset of the Global Financial Crisis. Journal of International Business Policy, 2(1): 9–36.
Fotak, V., Gao, X., & Megginson, W. L. 2017. A financial force to be reckoned with? An overview of sovereign wealth funds. The Oxford Handbook of Sovereign Wealth Funds, 16.
Grira, J. 2019. Back to government ownership: The Sovereign Wealth Funds phenomenon. Finance Research Letters, forthcoming.
Megginson, W. L., & Fotak, V. 2015. Rise of the fiduciary state: A survey of Sovereign Wealth Fund research. Journal of Economic Surveys, 29(4): 733–778.
Megginson, W. L., & Fotak, V. 2020. Government equity investments in coronavirus rescues: Why, how, when? SSRN Electronic Journal, 10.2139/ssrn.3561282.
Megginson, W.L., & Gao, X. 2020. The state of research on sovereign wealth funds. Global Finance Journal, 44, 100466.
Park, R. J., Xu, S., In, F., & Ji, P. I. 2019. The long-term impact of sovereign wealth fund investments, Journal of Financial Markets, 45: 115–138.
About the Guest Editors
Narjess Boubakri (American University of Sharjah, UAE)
Narjess Boubakri is the first Bank of Sharjah Endowed Chair in Banking and finance professor at the School of Business Administration of the American University of Sharjah. She is currently the Dean of the School of Business Administration.
She received her Ph.D. in Finance from Laval University (2000). Her main research interests are in privatization, corporate governance, empirical finance, international finance, economic reforms, and political economy. Professor Boubakri has also published in the area of Corporate Social responsibility, Islamic Finance, and Sovereign Wealth Funds.
Professor Boubakri has authored numerous articles and book chapters. Her research has been published in some of the most prestigious peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of International Business Studies, and Journal of Corporate Finance. She is the Finance Editor of the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Associate Editor of the Journal of Corporate Finance, and Chief Editor of Finance Research Letters. She sits as subject editor on the editorial boards of Emerging Markets Review, Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, and Journal of International Business and Policy.
Veljko Fotak (University at Buffalo)
Veljko Fotak is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University at Buffalo, and a Fellow at the Sovereign Investment Lab, Paolo Baffi Centre on Central Banking and Financial Regulation, Bocconi University.
Veljko’s research is focused on international corporate finance, with a particular emphasis on state capitalism, sovereign wealth funds, and, in broader terms, the impact of government ownership on firm behavior, performance, and valuation. Veljko’s research has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies, and has been cited in The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the New York Post, on Bloomberg, and in other media outlets. He teaches courses on corporate finance, global economics, and international financial management for both undergraduate and graduate students. He also serves as an Associate Editor at the Journal of Corporate Finance.
Veljko earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration, an MBA with a concentration in Finance, and an M.S. in Applied Statistics from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Oklahoma.
Omrane Guedhami (University of South Carolina, USA)
Dr. Omrane Guedhami is a Moore Research Fellow and a Professor of International Finance at the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Guedhami earned his M.Sc. in finance from HEC Montreal in 1998, and received his Ph.D. in finance from Laval University in 2003.
Dr. Guedhami’s research interests are international, covering corporate
governance, privatization, national culture, and corporate social
responsibility. Specifically, his research examines the determinants of post-privatization
performance changes, the impact of privatization on corporate governance and
ownership structure, the determinants of ownership structure of newly
privatized and public firms, and the role of large blockholders and tax
enforcement in corporate governance. His research on corporate social
responsibility (CSR) focuses on the determinants and economic consequences of
firms’ CSR initiatives. His research has been published in leading academic
journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal
of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Accounting Review, Journal of
Accounting Research, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Management
Science, Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of
Finance, Journal of International Business Studies, Accounting,
Organization, and Society, and Journal of Business Ethics,
among others.
He has received numerous research distinctions and prestigious awards, including the 2003 Best Dissertation in International Finance Case Award sponsored by Indiana University Center for International Business Education and Research and Financial Management Association International, the Best Paper Award in International Finance at the 2007 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, the 2011 Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing (Center for Responsible Business, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley), the Best Paper Award at the 2011 China Goes Global Conference (Harvard Kennedy School), the Best Paper Award in Financial Institutions at the 2012 Southwestern Finance Association Conference, the Outstanding Paper Award for “Collectivism and Corruption in Bank Lending,” the Outstanding Paper Award at the 2012 and 2013 International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, and the 2015 Emerald Citations of Excellence Award. In April 2011, he received the Rising Star Award from the Office of Research at the University of South Carolina. His research is funded by Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Dr. Guedhami taught at Laval University and Memorial University of Newfoundland
before joining the Moore School of Business in 2007. He teaches financial
management, investments, international corporate governance, and international
finance at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. He is the
coordinating director of the Ph.D. program in International Finance.
Dr. Guedhami is a member of the editorial boards
of major journals, such as Contemporary Accounting Research and
the Journal of International Business Studies, and serves as
a Section Editor at the Journal of Business Ethics, Corporate Governance: An International
Review, Journal of Applied Accounting
Research, Journal of International
Accounting Research, Emerging Markets
Review, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Corporate Finance and
Journal of Financial Stability.
Yukihiro Yasuda (Hitotsubashi University, Japan)
Yukihiro Yasuda is a Professor at the Graduate School of Business
Administration at Hitotsubashi University in Japan.
The focus of his research is bank lending, bank regulation, corporate governance, and firm disclosure. He has published in finance and related journals, such as Journal of Financial Intermediation, Small Business Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Stability, and Journal of the Japanese and International Economies.
Dr. Yasuda's teaching experience includes undergraduate and MBA courses and Ph.D. seminars in the area of corporate finance.
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Dear Colleagues,
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Stephen Young. Steve was one of the founding fathers of the AIB UK & Ireland Chapter and a friend and great encourager of many people in our community.
Steve was the Chair of the AIB UK Chapter from 1991 to 1996. He was involved with the Chapter from its earliest days, and he wrote the first comprehensive constitution for the AIB UK Chapter. This constitution remains the basis of the
organizational arrangements for the Chapter. The Chapter was encouraged and helped by Steve to reach out to people and universities that were not strongly linked to the international business community. The diversity of people and universities that are now
strongly connected to the Chapter has its origins in large part to Steve’s initiatives and support in this area. The enormous contribution that Steve made to the Chapter and to the global international business community led to the Chapter awarding him the
first John Dunning Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 2015.
A sign of his stature in the field of international business was reflected when he was appointed the international business specialist for the Business and Management Panel for the first RAE (the precursor to REF) in 1992. He reprised
this role again in 2007. His research output was prodigious and made significant contributions to our discipline. When he retired from his post at the University of Glasgow in 2014 many leading scholars in international business paid tribute to the work of
Steve. His work with Neil Hood played an important role in stimulating research in some of the fundamental issues in international business. Throughout his career he influenced many scholars several of whom became leading lights in our discipline. A notable
person whose work was greatly influenced by Steve was Pavlos Dimitratos, who also sadly departed from us this year.
It is notable that those that knew him all mention that he was an excellent scholar, but they were all struck by what a fine person he was. They mention his humility and his interest not only in the academic development of people, especially
PhD students and earlier career researchers, but also for their general well-being. Many people in our community, including several of our leading lights, acknowledge a debt of gratitude to Steve not only as a scholar that helped them to develop their work,
but as a friend who generously gave of his time and talent to help them. He stands as an example to us that being a good scholar is more than being a producer of high-quality research. It involves contributing towards the development of all scholars in our
community and of taking an interest in their well-being. Steve was a first-rate scholar and more importantly a fine human being. He will be sadly missed.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday, 1st September 2021 at 1.00 pm (British Standard Time) and live-streamed on:
https://vimeo.com/589707327/7e5c417130
- The Executive Board of AIB UK & Ireland Chapter