Paper Development Workshop 2013

Event:Tenth Annual Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) Paper Development Workshop (PDW)

Location: Şadırvan B (Level - 1) at Hilton Istanbul, Turkey

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Organizers: Petra Christmann (Rutgers Business School), John Cantwell (Rutgers Business School) and Pallavi Shukla (Rutgers Business School)

Sponsors: Academy of International Business (AIB) and D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University

Participants: List of PDW participants is available at the JIBS PDW Participant website.

For more information and regular announcements, please refer to the AIB website: http://aib.msu.edu/events/2013/ This event is a part of the pre-conference activities of the AIB, you must register for the AIB conference in order to participate in this event; also note that this event is by invitation only!

PDW Program Schedule

9:00 – 10:30          Introduction - Room: Şadırvan B (Level - 1)

Panel:

John Cantwell, Editor-in-Chief

Mary Yoko Brannen, Deputy Editor

Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Reviewing Editor

10:30 – 11:00         Break

11:00 – 12:45         Discussion with Guest Editors

Two-on-Two Session: will take place in Şadırvan B (Level - 1). Full paper authors meet in groups of 4; each group consisting of authors of 2 full papers and 2 editors, who would have reviewed the two papers. Editors will provide feedback to authors of full papers in this session.

Note: Full paper authors should come prepared with a one-page summary to be distributed to the members of their two-on-two session (no formal presentations). Please use participant website to see bio-sketch and photo of the members of your group.

Paper Idea Session: will take place in Mercury (Lobby Level). Paper idea authors meet in groups of 6; each group consisting of authors of 4 paper ideas and 2 editors. Editors will provide brief comments to the authors of paper ideas.

Note: Paper idea authors should come prepared with a one-page summary to be distributed to members of their small group (no formal presentations). Please use participant website to see bio-sketch and photo of the members of your group.

12:45 – 1:45          Lunch - Buffet lunch will take place outside Şadırvan B (Level - 1)

1:45 – 2:45            Small Group Session - Room: Şadırvan B (Level - 1)
Guest editors and JIBS Area Editors meet in small groups with author participants (both idea and full paper), each of whom would be allocated to a specific group. Each small group will consist of approximately 3 editors and 5 authors in a round table setting.

Note: This session is not for discussion of specific papers or paper ideas, the purpose of this session is to encourage participants to have a general discussion about the review process, publication strategies and other tips that can help participants better understand and navigate the publication process. Author participants may want to come prepared with questions to make the most of out of this session. Questions include but are not limited to - What do I do if my paper is rejected? or What do I do if I get an R&R? or How do I deal with reviewers who disagree? or What are the most common problems in the paper that you review after a revise and resubmit that lead to rejection?

2:45 – 3:00            Closing of the PDW - Room: Şadırvan B (Level -1)
All author participants and editors participate in an informal celebration