IM Award Winners 2019

The International Management Division recognizes excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service by conferring various awards on well-deserving members of the Division. Congratulations to all of the 2019 winners! Please see the IM Division’s website for details about each of the awards.

IM Division D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University Best Dissertation Award

“Bloody Business: Multinational Investment in an Increasingly Conflict-afflicted World”
    • Caroline Witte, Copenhagen Business School (PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam)

IM Division HKUST Best Paper in Global Strategy

“Who Stays and Who Goes? The Role of Reputation in Firms’ Divestment Decisions”
    • Ishva Minefee, Iowa State U.
    • Andreea Noemi Kiss, Lehigh U.

IM Division Best Paper in OB / HRM / OT

“Overqualification among Migrants: A Social Judgment Theory Perspective”
    • Heidi Wechtler, U. of Newcastle
    • Alexei Koveshnikov, Aalto U.
    • Colin Idzert Sarkies Lee, U. of Amsterdam

IM Division GWU-CIBER Best Paper on Emerging Markets

“How Does Informal Entrepreneurship Affect Innovation? ”
    • Juan Bu, Indiana U.
    • Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Northeastern U.

IM Division Best Paper in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Award

“Women Directors and Corporate Social Performance Around the World”
    • Valentina Marano, Northeastern U.
    • Steve Sauerwald, U. of Illinois at Chicago
    • Marc Van Essen, U. of South Carolina

IM Division Best Paper in International Corporate Governance Award

“Post-Acquisition Value Creation in Cross-Border Transactions: Do Board Characteristics Matter? ”
    • Deepak K Datta, U. of Texas at Arlington
    • Dynah A. Basuil, Asian Institute of Management
    • Ankita Agarwal, U. of Texas at Arlington

IM Division Douglas Nigh Award

“How Does Global Diversification Strategy Affect Firm Performance? A Modelling and Simulation Study”
    • Thomas Lindner, WU Vienna


IM Division CEIBS Best Paper Award

“Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development”
    • Irina Orbes, Australian National U.
    • Hang Minh Dang, Australian National U.
    • Alexander Eapen, Australian National U.

IM Division Georgetown Best Paper in International Business and Policy Award

“Overseas Operation, Regulatory Lobbying, and Integrated Strategy of U.S. Firms”
    • Yilang Feng, U. of Michigan

William H. Newman Award Nominee

“Nationalism and the Local Political Engagement of Foreign Firms”
    • Murad Mithani, Stevens Institute of Technology

Carolyn Dexter Award Nominee

“Too Tight to Move? How Cultural Norms and Stereotypes Regulate Imprinting in Hybrid Social Venturing”
    • Brandon Ofem, U. of Missouri, St. Louis
    • Seemantini Madhukar Pathak, U. of Missouri, St. Louis
    • Amy Taylor-Bianco, Ohio U.
    • Ikenna Stanley-Paschal Uzuegbunam, Ohio U.

Emerald Best International Symposium Award Nominee

“State Capitalism: Hybrid Institutions, Governance, and Strategies“
    • Organizers:
      Minna Marinova Paunova, Copenhagen Business School
      Kyle Ehrhardt, U. of Colorado, Denver

IM Division PWC Strategy& Eminent Scholar Award

    • John Cantwell, Rutgers University

IM Division FIU Emerging Scholar Award

    • Stephanie L. Wang, Indiana University

IM Division Outstanding Service to the Global Community Award

    • Timothy M. Devinney, University of Leeds

AmorePacific Outstanding Educator Award

    • Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School

IM Division Best Reviewer Awards

  • Anthony Cannizzaro
  • Bjoern Schmeisser
  • Cordula Barzantny
  • Cristina Popescu
  • David Ahlstrom
  • Davina E. Vora
  • Elizabeth L. Rose
  • Hussain G. Rammal
  • Hyejun Kim
  • Ivan Manev
  • Jesper Edman
  • Johann Fortwengel
  • Jun Ho Lee
  • Jun Yang
  • Liudmyla Svystunova
  • Malika Richards
  • Manfred Fuchs
  • Markus Pudelko
  • Masud Chand
  • Meredith Downes
  • Michael Nippa
  • Nandini Lahiri
  • Nathaniel Lupton
  • Noman Ahmed Shaheer Siddiqui
  • Philipp Kern
  • Randi Lunnan
  • Raquel García-García
  • Sachiko Yamao
  • Tao Han
  • Tim G. Andrews
  • Weiqiang Tang
  • Xie Nina
  • Yoo Jung Ha
  • Yulia Muratova
  • Zhirong Duan

Awards presentation  available here