AIB-INDIA’S IND-IB A Program of Coursework in International Business

Theory and Methods to Assist with PublicationModule 3

&PAPER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (PDW)

ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad18th-20nd December 2018

Application deadline: 22nd November 2018

The AIB-India Chapter is delighted to announce the third and final module of the 2017-2018 offering of Ind-IB! This program provides doctoral students and faculty the opportunity to gain in-depth understanding of key International Business (IB) theories and frameworks, create strong research linkages with IB scholars across India and internationally, and develop IB research agendas with the ongoing mentorship of senior academics experienced in publishing in international journals. Ind-IB is appropriate for IB scholars, as well as those from other fields who are interested in undertaking IB research and would like to gain more exposure to the field.

Ind-IB modules are delivered by specialist faculty from India and overseas. The faculty members for the upcoming Ind-IB module include Farok Contractor (Professor, Rutgers University, USA – AIB Fellow), Charles Dhanaraj (Professor, Temple University, USA – AIB Fellow and former AIB Vice President), Sumit Kundu (Professor, Florida International University, USA – former AIB Vice President), Ram Mudambi Professor, Temple University, USA – AIB Fellow and former AIB Vice President), Surender Munjal (Associate Professor and Co-Director, James E. Lynch India and South Asia Business Centre, University of Leeds), Shameen Prashantham (Associate Professor, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), China), S. Raghunath (Professor, IIM Bangalore – AIB-India Chapter Chair), Elizabeth L. Rose (Professor and Director, James E. Lynch India and South Asia Business Centre, University of Leeds – AIB Fellow and former AIB Vice President) , and Sreevas Sahasranamam (Lecturer and Chancellor's Fellow, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Business School, UK).

Ind-IB offers the opportunity to develop deeper insights into the field of International Business and generate thesis proposals/papers, while creating collegial networks within the IB community that offer strong potential for new and productive research collaborations. And, yes, there will also be fun and friendship!

The third and final module of the current Ind-IB offering will take place on 18 th (from 14.00) and 19th (until 17.30) December 2018 at the ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad. The Ind-IB module will be followed by a Paper Development Workshop (PDW), at IBS Hyderabad, on 20 th

December 2018 (09.00-16.00). IND-IB PARTICIPANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK TO THE PDW.

The purpose of the AIB-India PDW is to provide junior scholars with developmental feedback on their current research projects related to international business (IB). While we hope that many of the PDW papers will be submitted to the AIB 2019 conference or the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), the purpose of the PDW is broader: to improve the quality of IB research and bring new scholars into the field. We invite original papers from students or faculty members who have not previously published in top-tier international journals. In particular, we hope to attract papers from scholars (1) who are located at universities that offer limited support for IB research, and/or (2) who are trained in disciplines less commonly associated with the field of IB but who are interested in conducting research in the broad IB field.

The mentors will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each paper, with the aim of providing robust and constructive feedback to assist authors to improve their papers to the standard required for international conferences and journals.

Papers submitted to the PDW should follow the style guide of the Journal of International Business Studies (see www.jibs.net). The last date to submit applications to Ind-IB and papers for the PDW is 22 nd November 2018 .