Carlson School of Management Professor Srilata Zaheer Elected Fellow of the Academy of International Business
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (April 12, 2007)—Srilata Zaheer, professor and chair of the Department of Strategic Management and Organization at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, has been elected to the Fellows of the Academy of International Business (AIB). The AIB Fellows recognize outstanding contribution to the scholarship and practice of international business.
Zaheer, who holds a Carlson School professorship, is one of 60 active AIB Fellows. New Fellows can be elected only when vacancies occur. In order to be elected, an individual must be nominated by two Fellows and receive positive votes from at least 60 percent of the voting Fellows. Zaheer will be inducted as a Fellow at the 2007 annual AIB meeting in June.
“Sri’s nomination and selection as an AIB Fellow indicates and supports the interdisciplinary talents and contributions of the Carlson School and its highly motivated faculty,” said Alison Davis-Blake, dean of the Carlson School of Management. “We are pleased that Sri is being recognized for her achievements with the most prestigious honor in the field of international business.”
Zaheer received her doctorate in international management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and her MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She is the author of over 30 publications and the recipient of several academic honors, including two previous awards from the AIB.
Her research interests focus on international strategy and organization, and in particular on the influence of technology on global organization, and the legitimacy of multinational corporations. Her most recent work focuses on offshore outsourcing in the software industry and on the impact of distance on knowledge acquisition and dissemination.
From 1994 to 1996, Zaheer was a senior research fellow of the Wharton Financial Institutions Center. She is the incoming reviewing editor of the Journal of International Business Studies, and has served on the editorial boards of the Strategic Management Journal and Group and Organization Management.
The Academy of International Business is (AIB) is the leading association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business. Established in 1959, AIB now has 3182 members in 75 different countries around the world. Members include scholars from the leading academic institutionsas well consultants and researchers.
About the Carlson School of Management
The Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota is a world-class educational institution in the heart of the Minneapolis/St. Paul business community. The mission of the Carlson School is to provide the highest quality education for present and future business and academic leaders and advance the understanding and practice of management through research and outreach. The Carlson School has more than 4,200 students, nine degree programs, 103 tenure-track faculty, and more than 47,000 alumni in a network that spans the globe.
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