The International Management Division recognizes excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service by conferring various awards on well-deserving members of the Division. Congratulations to all the 2025 winners! Please see the IM Division’s website for details about each of the awards.
Professional Achievement and Dissertation Awards:
IM Division Hyundai Motor Eminent Scholar Award
- Julian Birkinshaw, Ivey Business School
IM Division FIU Business Emerging Scholar Award
- Juan Bu, Indiana University
Amorepacific Outstanding Educator Award
- Ingmar Björkman, Hanken University
IM Division Outstanding Service to the Global Community Award
- Alvaro Cuerva, Northeastern University
IM Division Best Dissertation Award
“When and how do multinational enterprises (MNEs) seek and exploit strategic flexibility?”
- Hyewon Ma (PhD degree from University of Illinois)
Best Paper Awards:
IM Division CEIBS Best Paper Award
“Rhetorical Jockeying: Navigate Nationalistic Host Markets through Strategic Communication”
- Xiaodie Pu , University of Nottingham Ningbo China
- Xintong WANG , University of Nottingham Ningbo China
- Alain Yee Loong Chong , University of Nottingham Ningbo China
IM Division HKUST Best Paper in Global Strategy
“A Value Capture Theory of Foreign Direct Investment”
- Laurenz Tinhof , Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Harald Puhr , Universität Innsbruck
CEIBS Best Paper in OB / HRM / OT
“The social construction of political risk: How narratives shape perception and constrain investments”
- Gilbert Kofi Adarkwah , HEC Montreal
- Peter Kalum Schou , BI Norwegian Business School
- Robert Nason , McGill University
IM Division GWU-CIBER Best Paper on Emerging Markets
“Geopolitical Tension and Firms’ Strategic Risk-Taking: The Moderating Role of Returnee CEOs”
- Mingyao Lyu , Renmin University of China
- Wenlong He , Renmin University of China
IM Division Best Paper in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Award
“Geopolitical Risk and Subsidiary Social Engagement”
- Yishu CAI , The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Ya Lin , The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Haibin Yang , The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Yuan SHUI , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
IM Division Best Paper in International Corporate Governance Award
“Who benefits more from Board Interlocks, Family CEOs or Professional CEOs for Internationalization”
- Dinesh Prabhu , Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
- Karthik Dhandapani , Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
- Mukundhan K.V. , Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
IM Division Georgetown Best Paper in International Business and Policy Award
“Institutional Change and Global talent sourcing: Evidence from the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine”
- Yiyi Liao , The University of Sydney
- Ya (Daisy) Liu , The University of Sydney
IM Division UofSC Douglas Nigh Award in Multidisciplinary Research Award
“Understanding Informal Entrepreneurship Using Anomie Theory”
- Mengli Zhao , Wuhan University
- Luis Alfonso Dau , Northeastern University