EIBA 2015
Introduction
European International Business Academy, Rio de Janeiro, 1-3 Dec 2015; Deadline 30 Apr
European International Business Academy (EIBA)
41st EIBA Annual Conference
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
December 1-3, 2015
Conference website:
Submission deadline: April 30, 2015
We are pleased to invite IB scholars and PhD students to submit papers to the EIBA 2015 Conference, to be held at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) in Brazil, December 1-3, 2015 (with post-conference events taking place on December 4-5, 2015).
The deadline for submissions, April 30, 2015, is earlier than usual this year in order to allow EIBA 2015 delegates the benefits of greater flexibility and lower costs when making their travel arrangements.
The conference venue PUC-Rio is located in the middle of a rain forest, yet just a few minutes away from the famous beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon. The organizers have posted special logistical info and instructions on the EIBA 2015 Rio website to assist delegates and facilitate commuting from the airport to hotels as well as to / from the conference venue. More details on EIBA 2015 and regular updates can be found on the conference website:
The theme of the EIBA 2015 conference is International Business after the BRIC’s Rush. Submissions to EIBA 2015 are invited for the following tracks:
- Theme track: International business after the BRIC’s rush
- Developments in IB theory
- International marketing
- FDI in and from emerging market economies
- SMEs, international new ventures and international entrepreneurship
- International finance, accounting and corporate governance
- International HRM and cross-cultural management
- Foreign entry mode and management of the value chain
- Headquarters-subsidiary relations, knowledge transfer and inter-firm spill-overs
- MNEs, institutional environment, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development
- MNE strategy and organization
- International networks and alliances
- Special track: Methods in international business research
- Special track: Teaching international business
The confirmed keynote speakers for EIBA 2015 Rio are: Seev Hirsch, Pervez Ghauri, and Tamer Cavusgil. In addition, editors of leading IB journals will chair several interesting panels. Furthermore, the conference will feature panels of debates between distinguished academicians and experienced practitioners.
EIBA 2015 pre-conference activities include two journal Paper Development Workshops, and a doctoral program consisting of the John H. Dunning Doctoral Tutorial and the EIBA Doctoral Symposium. EIBA 2015 Rio will also feature and host two 2-day Research Methods Workshops as post-conference activities (to be held in parallel on December 4-5, 2015): one on Quantitative methods, led by Adamantios Diamantopoulos, and another on Qualitative methods, led by Catherine Welch. (Please note that there is an an additional cost on top of the conference registration fee for these last two workshops.)
The EIBA 2015 organizers are pleased to be able to offer some stipend grants to PhD students, to help cover part of their travel expenses to Rio de Janeiro; more details and eligibility requirements will be announced on the conference website soon.
For all questions and inquiries related to EIBA 2015 Rio, please contact us at: info@eiba2015.org
With best regards,
Jorge Carneiro, PUC-Rio, Brazil
Claude Obadia, ESCE, France
EIBA 2015 Conference Chairs