University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management recognized for top international business doctoral research Dec. 3, 2008 - A recent article in The Multinational Business Review* ranked the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management at the top of a list of universities producing highly regarded international business research by doctoral students. The article, “Outstanding International Business Research: Nature of the Best International Business Dissertations,” analyzed the nature and trends reflected in the dissertations of the Academy of International Business’ Farmer Award finalists for the decade of the 1990s (1991-2000). The Farmer Award committee selects the dissertations of four finalists each year that reflect the best scholarly thinking in international business. The study examined numerous factors, including the universities issuing PhDs to the finalists. The analysis revealed that the University of Minnesota, University of Michigan and the University of Western Ontario,** each had four finalists during the 10-year period studied, ranking them at the top of this scholarly group. According to the authors - Raj Aggarwal, Victor Petrovic, John K. Ryans, and Sijing Zong - the Farmer Award finalist dissertations represent the efforts of outstanding doctoral students and their senior scholar advisors; on average, the finalists were a very productive post-dissertation group, continuing to publish actively after receiving their doctorates. “These award-winning dissertations, which were selected from the more than 200 papers competing for the Farmer Award over the 10 years studied, represent the finest international business doctoral research in the field during this time period,” says Sri Zaheer, associate dean of faculty and research and the Elmer L. Andersen Chair in Global Corporate Social Responsibility at the Carlson School of Management. “The University of Minnesota’s top ranking within this elite group of scholars reflects its commitment to a world-renowned faculty and a research infrastructure that supports the highest levels of scholarship.” *”Outstanding International Business Research: Nature of the Best International Business Dissertations;” by Raj Aggarwal, Victor Petrovic, John K. Ryans, and Sijing Zong; The Multinational Business Review, Winter 2008. **In this analysis of 36 dissertation finalists, 19 universities were represented - 10 universities with one finalist each, four with two finalists, two with three finalists, and three with four finalists each (University of Minnesota, University of Michigan, and University of Western Ontario). |