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EXECUTIVE BOARD<br />

President<br />

Yves Doz, INSEAD<br />

Immediate Past President<br />

Stefanie Ann Lenway, University <strong>of</strong> Illinois at Chicago<br />

Vice President - <strong>2009</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />

Torben Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School<br />

Vice President - 2010 <strong>Program</strong><br />

Tatiana Kostova, University <strong>of</strong> South Carolina<br />

Vice President <strong>of</strong> Administration<br />

Pervez Ghauri, King’s College London<br />

Executive Director<br />

G. Tomas M. Hult, Michigan State University<br />

CHAPTER CHAIRPERSONS<br />

Australia – New Zealand<br />

Elizabeth Rose, Victoria University <strong>of</strong> Wellington<br />

Canada Chapter<br />

Howard Lin, Ryerson University<br />

China Chapter<br />

Changqi Wu, Peking University<br />

India Chapter<br />

Krishnan Narayanan, India Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Japan Chapter<br />

Masataka Ota, Waseda University<br />

Korea Chapter<br />

Dong-Kee Rhee, Seoul National University<br />

Middle East-North Africa Chapter<br />

Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan, University <strong>of</strong><br />

Wollongong in Dubai<br />

Latin America Chapter<br />

Leonardo Liberman, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez<br />

Southeast Asia Chapter<br />

T.S. Chan, Lingnan University<br />

UK and Ireland Chapter<br />

Frank McDonald, Bradford University<br />

Western Europe Chapter<br />

Torben Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School<br />

Midwest USA Chapter<br />

Juan Meraz, Missouri State University<br />

Northeast USA Chapter<br />

Masood V. Samii, Southern New Hampshire University<br />

Southeast USA Chapter<br />

Carolyn B. Mueller, Stetson University<br />

Southwest USA Chapter<br />

Anisul M. Islam, University <strong>of</strong> Houston-Downtown<br />

Western USA Chapter<br />

Harvey Arbeláez, Monterey Institute <strong>of</strong> International<br />

Studies<br />

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL<br />

BUSINESS STUDIES<br />

Lorraine Eden, Texas A&M University<br />

EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT<br />

Tunga Kiyak, Managing Director<br />

Irem Kiyak, Treasurer<br />

Anne Hoekman – JIBS Managing Editor<br />

Meg Sowle – Office/Editorial Assistant<br />

<strong>AIB</strong> President’s Letter<br />

A warm welcome to the <strong>2009</strong> Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> International Business.<br />

As we prepare for the conference, the world is holding its breath, is the world economy<br />

moving away from the brink, toward recovery? Is globalization as an objective economic<br />

phenomenon, and as a social and political awareness, and acceptance, going to recover?<br />

World trade receded deeper and faster than at any time since the Great Depression.<br />

Unemployment increases faster than ever in the developed world. Developing countries<br />

will suffer deep and long lasting impacts from foreign investor deserting<br />

them. Once iconic global companies, GM the most visible, are going into<br />

bankruptcy, the future <strong>of</strong> their international operations much in doubt. A<br />

few countries go bankrupt, others will see their economic, financial, and<br />

monetary policies hobbled for decades.<br />

Disturbing as the current situation is, there is perhaps no better, nor<br />

more poignant time to address the theme <strong>of</strong> our conference: Is the world<br />

flat, or spiky? Of course, much <strong>of</strong> the research work we will share at the<br />

conference, and around which we will dialogue and debate, precedes the<br />

dramatic unfolding <strong>of</strong> the past year. Yet, more than ever what we witness<br />

is that “he who forgets the errors <strong>of</strong> the past is bound to repeat them”.<br />

The IB field can learn from the past, and anticipate the future: global<br />

challenges, obvious and perhaps less obvious areas: climate change,<br />

water and food shortages, new demographics, new global integration<br />

tools and communication technologies… and all their implications for<br />

multinational companies.<br />

The <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> Sheraton Hotel & Marina provides an attractive and<br />

convenient venue for our conference—and we are deeply grateful to<br />

our host, the College <strong>of</strong> Business Administration at <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> State<br />

University.<br />

This year we want, in particular to celebrate the 40 th anniversary <strong>of</strong><br />

the Journal for International Business Studies (JIBS), the journal <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> International Business. Thanks to outstanding editors, Arie<br />

Lewin and Lorraine Eden in particular, JIBS has become one <strong>of</strong> the top<br />

tier academic journals in business studies and contributes to establish IB<br />

as a strong academic field. In particular we will give awards to the most<br />

significant contributors to JIBS, those who published seminal articles<br />

before the current “Decade Award” was established.<br />

A word <strong>of</strong> special gratitude and recognition goes to Torben Petersen and<br />

his track chairs, who have put together an outstanding program, and to<br />

the organizers <strong>of</strong> preconference consortia, workshops, and other events.<br />

We are also delighted to thank the sponsors <strong>of</strong> our <strong>2009</strong> Annual Meeting:<br />

• The President’s Leadership Fund at <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> State University<br />

• <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> State University CIBER<br />

• Copenhagen Business School<br />

• The Sheth Foundation<br />

• Palgrave Macmillan<br />

• Michigan State University CIBER<br />

• University <strong>of</strong> South Carolina CIBER<br />

• Indiana University CIBER<br />

• Texas A&M University CIBER<br />

• Boeing Institute <strong>of</strong> International Business, Saint Louis University<br />

• College <strong>of</strong> Business Administration at University <strong>of</strong> Missouri-Saint Louis<br />

• Schulich School <strong>of</strong> Business, York University<br />

We are looking forward to challenging and stimulating exchanges, and<br />

to insightful conversations, in these “interesting times”. There is no better<br />

time for IB researchers to consider what they can contribute to the world<br />

economy and policy.<br />

President<br />

Yves Doz, INSEAD<br />

Immediate Past President<br />

Stefanie Ann Lenway, University<br />

<strong>of</strong> Illinois at Chicago<br />

Vice President - <strong>2009</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />

Torben Pedersen, Copenhagen<br />

Business School<br />

Vice President - 2010 <strong>Program</strong><br />

Tatiana Kostova, University <strong>of</strong><br />

South Carolina<br />

Vice President <strong>of</strong> Administration<br />

Pervez Ghauri, King’s College<br />

London<br />

Yves Doz<br />

President, <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> International Business<br />

Executive Director<br />

G. Tomas M. Hult, Michigan State<br />

University<br />

2 Is the World Flat or Spiky? Implications for Global Strategies <strong>AIB</strong> <strong>2009</strong> Annual <strong>Conference</strong> <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>, USA June 27–30

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