To foster education and advance professional standards in the field of international business.

Education

Presented the 2017 aib annual conference in dubai uae where 1,005 scholars attended over 200 sessions based on 1,040 scholarly research submissions from 76 countries. The scholarly papers went through a double-blind selection process involving 1,286 external peer reviewers. The conference also featured many workshops and development activities including and not limited to the doctoral consortium and junior faculty consortium, jibs paper development workshop, research capacity workshop, carmaaib, methods workshops, and dubai community engagement site visits. All program details with information on scholarships, awards, photos, and more can be found at: https://aib. Msu. Edu/events/2017/. produced the journal of international business studies (jibs). The journal is distributed to and benefits all members. The journal is published 9 times per year. Visit: http://aib. Msu. Edu/jibs/. edited and published the aib newsletter and insights quarterly (printed and distributed together). Newsletter is distributed to all members and includes information about ongoing research projects, employment opportunities, new publications, and other developments. For aib newsletter visit: http://aib. Msu. Edu/publications/aibnewsletter. Asp. For aib insights visit: http://aib. Msu. Edu/publications/aibinsights. Asp. provide memberships to individuals looking to further their professional career in the field of international business. For membership benefits visit: http://aib. Msu. Edu/membership/aboutindmembership. Asp 51 doctoral students received travel stipends ranging in the amounts of 500 to 1,000 to attend the 2017 aib annual conference in dubai. Students who did not have to travel far received 500 and the rest received 1,000 each. Stipends are given to encourage new phd students to enter the field of international business. Presented scholarship awards to doctoral students and faculty world-wide in recognition of superior achievement in new research in the field of international business.