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Announcements
9/3/2008 - Death of Robert Hawkins
The Academy of International Business extends its sympathy to the loved ones of Robert Hawkins who died suddenly at his home in New York on August 22, 2008 at the age of 72. He will be greatly missed by his colleagues in the AIB. Professor Hawkins was a former President of AIB (1983-84), winner of AIB's 1998 Dean of the Year Award (now called the International Educator of the Year) and an AIB Fellow.
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Robert G. Hawkins of Spencertown, NY, died suddenly at his home on Aug. 22, at the age of 72. A well-known economist and academic, his career spanned three universities culminating at Georgia Tech, where he was professor Emeritus and Dean of the Ivan Alan College of Management. Prior to GT, he served as Dean of the School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for eight years. His academic career started at New York University where he received his Ph.D. in economics in 1966 and later became professor of Economics and International Business. He also held roles as chairman of International Business, Chairman of the Finance Department and served as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration. He served as a consultant to many organizations throughout his career, including USIA, the US Treasury, the Port Authority of NY, GE, IBM, and Morgan Guaranty. He was an active board member of numerous corporations and served as president of the Academy of International Business and Executive Secretary Treasurer of the American Finance Association. An active, generous and compassionate man, he will be missed by the many whose lives he touched. He is survived by his wife, Estelle; sons, Paul and Kenneth, their wives Andrea and Kristen; grandchildren, Henry and Amelia; and his sister, Rae Marie Hastings. At his request, no service is planned. Those who wish to remember him may send donations to the American Parkinson's Association or charity of their choice.
A condolences web-based guest signature page is available.
6/1/2008 - Seeking New Editor for AIB Insights
The AIB Insights plays a significant role in communicating current thinking on a number of critical international business issues to our members. Under its current Editor, Tamir Agmon, AIB Insights presented several important innovations in thinking to our members. The AIB Board is seeking a new Editor, to serve from July 2008 for a period of three years, with a maximum of one period of reappointment. The Insights Editor has wide latitude in managing the publication and works closely with the AIB Secretariat and the Executive Board on developing a vision for AIB Insights. Articles are competitively selected among submissions at large and they deal with some aspect of our profession that bears on current affairs, issues relating to the discipline or pedagogical matters.
Interested parties should submit an application, by June 15, 2008, to Tunga Kiyak, Managing Director of AIB via email at aib_at_aib.msu.edu. Please include in your application a copy of your resume and a one-page proposal outlining your interest in becoming an Editor and your vision for the publication.
5/8/2008 - AIB 2008-Q1 Newsletter and Insights Now Online
Volume 15 (2008), Issue 1 of the AIB Newsletter and Volume 8 (2001), Issue 1 of the AIB Insights are now available online. Visit the Publications - Newsletter and Publications - Insights sections of our website to access the new issues. Both issues are in the process of being mailed out to our members.
4/17/2008 - Death of Phillip Grub
The Academy of International Business extends its sympathy to the loved ones of Phillip Grub, who will be greatly missed by his colleagues in the AIB. Professor Grub was a former President of AIB (1975-76) and an AIB Fellow. AIB initiated its first set of international meetings during his term.
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Dr. Phillip D. Grub, Professor Emeritus, age 76, passed away April 14, 2008 in Spokane, Washington after along, courageous bout with cancer. He is survived by 6 brothers, numerous nieces and nephews, thousands of friends around the world and his loving friend and companion Pamela Petersen.
He was born August 8, 1931 at the Grub homestead south of Medical Lake, Washington. He graduated from Medical Lake High School, then attended Eastern Washington College of Education at Cheney, Washington where he graduated with highest honors. He then served 2 years in the U.S. Army, returning to teach high school several years at Twisp and Mead. He then received a Scottish Rite Scholarship to attend George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where he obtained his Masters Degree. He then returned to Spokane and taught Business for one year at Eastern Washington University. He received a second Scottish Rite Scholarship and returned to George Washington University where he received his Doctorate in International Business. He was hired by George Washington University where he was the head of the International Business Department. During this time, he traveled to over 116 countries for the University and the U.S. government. When he retired in 1992, he returned to Spokane and had a home built where he resided until his death.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, P.O. Box 2472, Spokane, Washington 99210-2472 or the charity of your choice. A celebration of his life will be held April 23, 2008, 2:00 p.m. at Cheney Funeral Chapel, 1632 West 1st Street, Cheney, Washington.
3/25/2008 - Introducing the 2008-2010 Executive Board
The election results for the next executive board is in! The current AIB Executive Board congratulates the officers elected for the 2008-2010 Executive Board:
President: Yves Doz
Vice Presidents - Program: Torben Pedersen, Tatiana Kostova
Vice President - Administration: Pervez Ghauri
These newly elected officers will join Stefanie Ann Lenway (Immediate Past President) and Tomas Hult (Executive Director) to make up the 2008-2010 Executive Board. The new board will take office on August 1, 2008. Please visit the 2008-2010 Executive Board page to see the bios of all board members.
10/18/2007 - 2008 JIBS Workshop Call for Papers Available
The call for papers for the Fifth Annual JIBS Paper Development Workshop is now available. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2008.
9/1/2007 - Call for Papers for AIB 2008 Milan
The official call for papers is now available for the AIB 2008 Milan Conference. Submission Deadline is January 15, 2008. All submissions will be accepted through our online submission system, with additional details to follow.
8/3/2007 - Photos from Indianapolis Now Online
Official Photo Gallery for AIB 2007 Annual Conference is live at: http://aib.msu.edu/events/2007/photos/index.html.
7/2/2007 - Welcome to the New JIBS!
AIB welcomes the new JIBS Editorial Team, led by Editor-in-Chief Lorraine Eden, who are now on duty and accepting new manuscripts. Lorraine Eden has published a Letter to the AIB Membership detailing the changes the new team has brought with them, including a new submission system, a new editorial structure, new goals, and a code of ethics. You can also view the Presentation Slides of Prof. Eden's presentation at the various business meetings at the AIB Annual Conference in Indianapolis. Also remember to visit the JIBS website which has been updated with all the new information.
6/5/2007 - Program for AIB 2007 Indianapolis Now Online
The conference program for AIB 2007 Indianapolis is now available from the AIB 2007 Conference Program page. With over 700 registered participants there is no doubt that this will be another exciting conference. We hope to see you all in Indianapolis!
4/10/2007 - Call for Papers for the 2007 Frontiers Conference
The 2007 Frontiers Conference will be held in Miami, Florida, USA during November 28-December 2, 2007. A Call for Proposals has been issued for this conference.
3/1/2007 - AIB Welcomes University of Illinois at Chicago as a New Institutional Member
AIB welcomes University of Illinois at Chicago as our newest institutional member. Please see our current list of institutional members for a list of institutions dedicated to supporting AIB and the field of international business. To learn more about AIB's institutional membership, please visit the About Institutional Membership page.
11/29/2006 - Announcing Lorraine Eden as the next Editor-in-Chief of JIBS
The AIB Executive Board has unanimously chosen Lorraine Eden, Professor of Management in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, to succeed Arie Lewin as the next Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Business Studies. Lorraine and her editorial team will begin reviewing new manuscripts submitted to JIBS after July 1, 2007. For more information, please read the memo sent by Stefanie Lenway, AIB's President, to all AIB members.
10/9/2006 - AIB Welcomes University of Auckland as a New Institutional Member
AIB welcomes University of Auckland as our newest institutional member. University of Auckland is the first institution from New Zealand to ever become an institutional member in the AIB. Please see our current list of institutional members for a list of institutions dedicated to supporting AIB and the field of international business. To learn more about AIB's institutional membership, please visit the About Institutional Membership page.
10/4/2006 - JIBS Book Reviews now on AIB Website
The JIBS Book Reviews have now been re-launched on the AIB website. You can now view all old and new book reviews either in HTML or PDF format, and search by author, title, or reviewer. The re-launch has been kick-started with 5 new reviews posted online. Visit the JIBS Book Reviews now.
9/7/2006 - 2007 Annual Meeting Dates Changed
The AIB 2007 Annual Meeting has been rescheduled to be held from June 25-28, 2007 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The dates of the conference had to be changed due to a city-wide event that has been just scheduled during the original dates planned, which would have made both flight and hotel availability extremely difficult for our members. More information about the conference is available at the 2007 Meeting Website.
7/21/2006 - Photos from Beijing Now Online
Official Photo Gallery for AIB 2006 Annual Conference is live at: http://aib.msu.edu/events/2006/photos/index.html.
6/12/2006 - AIB Announces 2008 and 2009 Conference Locations
The 2008 Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business will be held in Milan, Italy and will be hosted by Bocconi University.
The 2009 Annual Conference will be in San Diego, California, USA and hosted by San Diego State University.
More information about these conferences will be provided as details are finalized. As a reminder, the 2007 Conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA and will be hosted by the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Pleae visit the 2007 Conference pages for the conference theme and preliminary call for papers, as well as information on Indianapolis.
6/2/2006 - Over 1,000 registrations for Beijing!
For the first time ever in AIB’s history, we have exceeded 1,000 registrations for our annual conference in Beijing as of June 2, 2006, meeting AIB President Alan Rugman’s goals as declared in Stockholm in July 2004!
3/8/2005 - There is only one JIBS!
It has been brought to our attention that a new journal has been launched bearing a similar name to AIB's flagship publication, "Journal of International Business Studies," by an organization with a name similar to
AIB. The AIB Board of Directors and the Executive Secretariat are aware of the situation and monitoring developments. Since many AIB members are receiving emails from this new organization, we want to clarify that there is no link between AIB and the new organization or its products, and we did not provide the mailing list of our members to the organization. AIB and JIBS are copyrighted by our organization. As a point of history, AIB was founded in 1959, and the Journal of International Business Studies (using the JIBS
acronym) was launched in 1970.
We also wish to inform the membership of the AIB Constitution, Article II:
"Any Academy member knowingly using the Academy name, logos or marks for a prohibited purpose shall be expelled from the Academy, and may be
reinstated only after two years, upon favorable response by the Executive Board of the AIB to a written petition from the individual expelled."
As a member of AIB was listed as a joint managing editor of the similarly named journal, he was expelled from AIB in December 2004. Similar action will be taken with any other AIB member involved in any copycat activity involving AIB and JIBS.
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