The 16th Vaasa Conference on International Business will be arranged on 17-18 August, 2021 by the University of Vaasa, Finland.
The main theme of the conference is “International Business in the Challenging 2020s”.
We especially welcome papers related to:
- Sustainable strategies in International Business;
- Use and impact of digitalization in IB;
- Impact of Covid-19 on IB strategies and performance; and
- Restructuring strategies in IB: export exits, foreign subsidiary divestments, relocating, and market re-entry strategies.
A full list of planned sessions and chairs can be found below.
KEY DATES
- Conference paper submission opens: 19 April, 2021
- Submission deadline: 10 June, 2021
- Acceptance letters the latest: 28 June, 2021
PAPER INSTRUCTIONS
All instructions can be found under this link.
Paper Development Workshop: Teaching online across borders and cultures
Please, check attached document to learn more about paper development – Vaasa IB – Paper Development Workshop
ORGANISATIONAL FORMS AND FEES
Our conference will be organised either in hybrid mode or fully online depending on the COVID-19 situation. All participants are welcome to join physically in Vaasa and enjoy the sunniest city in Finland together with us or use our virtual tools to participate fully online. Choose the option that answers your preferences in the best way. The final form of our conference will be confirmed latest in mid-June.
Check organisation forms and participation fees here.
16th Vaasa IB conference: Planned sessions and chairs
| 1. Born globals and INVs – traditional and new strategies in internationalization Antonella Zucchella, University of Pavia Tiia Vissak, University of Tartu Tamara Galkina, University of Vaasa Peter Gabrielsson, University of Vaasa |
2. Sustainability and corporate social responsibility in international business Leonidas Leonidou, University of Cyprus & University of Leeds Maoliang Bu, Nanjing University |
| 3. International business models: Seeking and delivering greater value Svetla T. Marinova, Aalborg University Marin Marinov, Aalborg University |
4. Internationalization of family firms Tanja Leppäaho, LUT José Casillas, University of Seville |
| 5. Networks and relationships in international business Tuija Mainela, University of Oulu Per Servais, Linnaeus University |
6. Global value chains Ismail Gölgecy, Aarhus University Ahmad Arslan, Oulu University |
| 7. Insights in qualitative methods in IB research Rebecca Piekkari, Aalto University Niina Nummela and Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki, University of Turku |
8. Quantitative research methods in international business Jean-François Hennart, Tilburg University Olli Kuivalainen, LUT |
| 9. Global Digital Business Arto Ojala, University of Vaasa Tiina Leposky , University of Vaasa |
10. Covid-19 and IB Marin Marinov, Aalborg University Svetla T. Marinova, Aalborg University |
| 11. Emerging economy multinationals Ilan Alon, University of Adger Zaheer Khan, University of Aberdeen Yi Wang, Southern Denmark University |
12. Entry and marketing strategies to and from Emerging markets Arnold Schuh, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 13. Emerging trends in international business in Africa Nnamdi Oguji, Kone Corporation/UVA Richard Owusu, Linnaeus University Sweden William Degbey, University of Turku |
14. International joint venture and strategic alliance strategies and performance Jorma Larimo, University of Vaasa Susana Silva, Católica Porto Business School Tahir Ali, University of Vaasa |
| 15. Planning, management and performance in foreign acquisitions Pervez Ghauri, University of Birmingham Shlomo Tarba, University of Birmingham Anders Pehrsson, Linnaeus University Daojuan Wang, Aalborg University |
16. HQ-subsidiary relationships and subsidiary development Stefan Schmid, ESCP Europe, Berlin |
| 17. International human resource management Vesa Suutari, University of Vaasa Olivier Wurtz, University of Vaasa |
18. Survival, divestment and relocation of subsidiary operations Jean-François Hennart, Tilburg University Pratik Arte, University of Vaasa |
| 19. Export Exits and Re-entries Carlos Sousa, Molde University College Piotr Trapczynski, Poznan University of Economics and Business |
20. International marketing strategies Leoniadas Leonidou, University of Cyprus & University of Leeds Brian Chabowski, University of Tulsa, USA Minnie Kontkanen, University of Vaasa |
| 21. Teaching in IB – paper development workshop Ausrine Silenskyte, University of Vaasa Daria Panina, Mays Business School |
22. Other topics TBA |
| 23. Meet the editors: preliminary: IBR, MIR, EJIM, BJM, MD and IMR. Jorma Larimo, University of Vaasa |
Questions and further information, please contact email: ibconference@uwasa.fi