About the Theme
Presently, internationalisation, and more so globalisation are facing numerous challenges. For several reasons, countries and regions have embarked on a journey that alienates them from the paradigm of global approaches to doing business. Since late June 2016, the British referendum resulted in a process of separation of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The November 2016 presidential election in the United States of America brought about a new vision for the role and participation of the US in international business. Thus, the terms related to nationalism and regionalism have come up and are becoming new regulators for the ways in which countries and firms take and will take part in the internationalisation process. How will the contemporary trends in the policies of countries impact international business on nation-, state- and firm level? Will the latest trends impact companies and industries - and if so, how? Will the notion of value chains be impacted, and will we see an increased disintegration hereof? The role of the context becomes of critical importance; what changes would be associated with this trend? The impact of nation states becomes more significant in defining the ways in which internationalisation process will take place. Other institutions on a national level start changing their roles and functions. Thus, what will be the institutional impact on the international activities of firms and industries? These and numerous other related issues raise questions that need relevant studies. The main goal of the 7th Biannual Aalborg International Business Conference is to further our understanding of how these issues should be addressed and dealt with.
About the Conference and the host
The IBC-conferences are biannual international events organised by the International Business Center at the Department of Business and Management of Aalborg University, Denmark. These conferences bring together renowned as well as young IB scholars from around the world for focused discussions on state-of-the-art, emerging themes in international business.
The themes of the conference include (but are not restricted to):
-Internationalisation of Companies and Global strategies
-Industrial Dynamics, Global Value Chains and Institutional Contexts
-Organisation & Management
-Innovation & Creativity
-International Marketing, E-Business, Global Branding, and Consumers
-Culture, Inter-Cultural Management & Leadership
These are the themes associated with the conference, however we welcome all contributions in any area associated with International Business.
Full papers, working papers, cases, and suggestions for panel sessions relating to international business are invited. For the submission procedure, please refer to our author guidelines.
Submission, Review Process and Announcement of Acceptance:
It will be possible to submit a paper through this website in January 2018. For full academic papers and working papers, use the paper template available on our web page. All academic paper submissions will be double blind reviewed. Paper templates, information on the submission procedure etc. can be found through our author guidelines.
Awards and Conference Proceedings:
The best paper award will be announced for full academic paper submissions, including a separate announcement for the best full paper made by doctoral students. Conference proceedings will be published. All participants will be issued participation certificates.
Important Deadlines:
Deadline for all submissions: 15. March 2018
Acceptance Notification: 15. April 2018
Registration Deadline: 1. May 2018
Further Information and Conference Contact Person:
For further information, please visit our webpage. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact our conference secretary:
Michael K. Simonsen
International Business Center at Aalborg University
Phone: +45 99 40 8432
E-mail: mks@business.aau.dk.
Conference Chairs:
Professor Marin A. Marinov and Assistant Professor Jimmi Normann Kristiansen
