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The most promising thesis proposal presented at the EIBA Doctoral Tutorial is awarded a prize of 1000 €.

Winners 2009

Alessandra PERRI, LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy
“Firm-Level Heterogeneity and FDI-Mediated Knowledge Spillovers: Some Insights on the Role of MNCs’ and Subsidiaries’ Characteristics”
&
Harun Emre YILDIZ, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
“Fostering Successful Transfer of Organisational Practices in Cross Border M&As”

Winners 2008

Pooja THAKUR, Rutgers University, U.S.A.
"Externalisation of Core Activities and their Geographical Coverage: In-House versus Offshoring versus Outsourcing of Clinical Trials"

Winners 2007

Sergey FILIPPOV, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
"Multinational Subsidiary Evolution & Regional Economic Integration"
&
Nikolaos PAPAGEORGIADIS, Leeds University, U.K.
"The Effect of International Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Enforcement on International Business : the Case of Licensing" 

Winner 2006

Roger SMEETS, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
"Multinationals and Knowledge Spillovers"

Winner 2005

Katharina KRETSCHMER, ESCP-EAP European School of Management Berlin, Germany
"Performance Evaluation of Foreign Subsidiaries"

Winner 2004

Nejc Martin JAKOPIN, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
"International Strategy of Mobile Network Operators - Entry Modes, Management and Success"

Winners 2003

Chelsea FREER, Monash University, U.S.A.
"Before and After the Ink Dries! The Implications of Resources, Structure and Relations on Alliance Outcomes"
&
Sabina TACHEVA, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
"Process Implications of International Top Management Teams"

Winner 2002

Arjen SLANGEN,  Tilburg University, The Netherlands
"Cultural Distance and Foreign Direct Investment : The Impact of National Cultural Differences on Entry Mode Choice and Subsidiary Performance"

Winner 2001

Rekha KRISHNAN, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
"International Alliance Outcomes : The Moderating Effect of Process"

Winner 2000

Olivier IRRMANN, University of Vaasa, Finland
"International negotiations in cross-border acquisitions : an analysis of intercultural communication during the post-acquisition integration process"

Winner 1999

Jan Hendrik FISCH, Hohenheim University, Germany
"International Distribution of R&D in Multinational Corporations"

Winners 1998

Elvira HAEZENDONCK, University of Antwerp-RUCA, Belgium
"The International Competitiveness of Maritime Industrial Development Area (MIDA) based Clusters"
&
Jeffrey E. JOHNSON, University of Strathclyde, U.K.
"Firm-Specific Determinants of Success for Small Global Start-ups : A Performance Study of US & UK Firms"

Winner 1997

Andreas GAST, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
"Role of Corporate Headquarters and Cooperation among Subsidiaries during Global Product Launches"

Winners 1996

Odile JANNE, University of Reading, U.K. 
"The Geographical Spread of Corporate Technological Activity in Europe"
&
Georgine KRYDA, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, U.S.A.
"Modeling the Bargaining Game between Multinational Firms and Britain’s Monopolies and Mergers Commission"

Winners 1995

Tomaso PEREZ, University of Ancona, Italy
"Multinational Enterprises and Technological Spill-overs"
&
Omar TOULAN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
"Market Liberalization, Competitive Behaviour and the Internationalization Strategies of Firms : The Case of Argentina"

Winner 1994

Anne-Wil HARZING, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
"Organizational Bumble-Bees : International Transfers as a Control Mechanism in Multinational Companies"

Winner 1993

Thomas PUETZ, University of Strasbourg, France
"Decision Processes in Research and Technology Management : A Comparative Study between France and Germany"

Winner 1992

Monika WEBER-FAHR, University of Trier, Germany
"Segmentation of European Labour Markets : A Consequence of Multinational Firms’ Investment?"

Winners 1991

David PARKINSON, Wharton School, U.K.
"Innovation Processes and International Competition : A Comparative Study of the US and Japan Machine Tool Industry"
&
Dorothee FEILS, University of South Carolina, U.S.A.
"Shareholder Wealth Effects of International Mergers and Acquisitions"

Winners 1990

Jeannette CAPEL, Tinbergen Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
"Exchange Rates and Foreign Direct Investments"
&
Ivo ZANDER, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
"Technology and Technological Change in Swedish Firms : 1965-1990"

Winner 1989

Karin FLADMOE-LINDQUIST, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.
"Ownership and Control Patterns of International Service Companies"

Winners 1988

Jorma LARIMO, University of Vaasa, Finland
"The Impact of Firm’s Characteristics and Strategy on Foreign Direct Investment Decision Behaviour and Performance"
&
Christine WEISFELDER, University of Michigan, U.S.A.
"When Do Taxes Matter? An Empirical Analysis of Taxation of Foreign Source Income and Corporate Competition in Foreign Markets"

Winner 1987

Andreas ZIELKE, University of Dortmund, Germany
"Success Factors of International Ventures – The German Experience in the US"