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*** CALL FOR PAPERS 33rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE ***
*** ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS - UK CHAPTER ***
*** April 7-8, 2006 - MANCHESTER, U.K -
www.mbs.ac.uk/aib2006 ***
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Conference Theme: International Business in the Age of Anxiety
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1 Conference theme
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There has been a profound change in the international business environment
in recent years. The relationship between multinationals and governments is
becoming increasingly complex, particularly in emerging markets. The
developments in the political environment during the last few years have led
to a situation in the global economy, its context and its rules which has
put the various stakeholders under the clouds of anxiety. Managing the
interdependence between multinationals, governments and society has thus
become a formidable challenge.
The conference welcomes IB-research contributions in any area, but
particularly encourages topics related to the following:
- Multinationals and International Business in the developing world
- Foreign Direct Investments and linkage effects on local firms/economies
- Revisiting the developmental impact of foreign direct investment
- Contributions of mainstream theories, e.g. internalisation and OLI,
to understanding ethical and sustainability issues in IB
- Globalisation and world poverty
- Critical perspectives on international business
- International Mergers & Acquisitions
- Trends and implications of outsourcing and offshoring
- Internationalisation processes and SMEs
- MNE / government relationships
- Marketing and financial issues in International Business
- Information technology and International Business
In addition, research on any other area within International Business will
be considered. Examples, including areas which have featured in recent
AIB-UK conferences, are:
* Business strategy - explanations of international business
and modes; contributions of MNEs in host and home nations;
* Firm competitiveness - strategic management, networks and
alliances, small and medium sized firms, entrepreneurship,
cross border management/leadership, organisational behaviour
and learning;
* International management - accounting and finance; marketing;
international human resource management, organisational
behaviour, supply sourcing, cross-border coopetition
* National competitiveness - developed, developing and emerging
economies; local, national, regional and global perspectives;
cultural dimensions
* Public policy - national, regional and multilateral policies;
impact and operation of international agencies; trade and
investment; social and environmental issues
* E-commerce -Dot.com companies and born-globals; virtual
organisations; Internet security; legislation and monitoring;
implications for the internationalisation process.
The organisers are open to papers on new and emerging issues.
Proposals for specialist track/panel presentation sessions relating to the
conference theme are welcome. Please see the "special sessions" section of
the conference website
(http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aib2006) for more information.
2 Review process and submission of competitive and working papers
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All papers will be refereed. The accepted competitive and workshop papers
will be published in the Conference Proceedings as a CD Rom, which will
carry an ISBN number. A selection of papers around the conference theme will
be edited and published in the Palgrave - AIB Book Series in International
Business.
Deadline for submission: Monday 16th January 2006.
All papers should be submitted electronically at
http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aib2006
3 Doctoral colloquium
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* A doctoral workshop will be held as part of the conference.
* See further instructions and submission guidelines on the
conference website:
http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aib2006
4 Registration, Fees
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* Registration information is available here:
http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aib2006
5 Conference venue, accommodation and travel information
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Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, U.K.
Please check our website
http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aib2006 for detail
information.
6 Conference organisers
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* Conference Chair: Prof. Pervez N. Ghauri,
http://www.personal.mbs.ac.uk/pghauri/
* Track and programme:
o Rudolf R. Sinkovics,
http://www.personal.mbs.ac.uk/rsinkovics/
o Mo Yamin,
http://www.personal.mbs.ac.uk/myamin/
* International Business Group:
http://www.mbs.ac.uk/ib