Professor Farok J. Contractor Named 34th President of the Academy of International Business (AIB)

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© 2021 Rutgers Business School Farok J. Contractor, distinguished professor of management and global business at Rutgers Business School, assumed the role of president of the Academy of International Business (AIB) on August 1, 2021. The AIB is an association of 3,500 members worldwide, mainly academics and a few strategists studying global business, with 13 chapters in … Continue reading Professor Farok J. Contractor Named 34th President of the Academy of International Business (AIB)

Congratulations, AIB President-Elect Farok Contractor

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On January 7, 2020, the Academy of International Business (AIB) announced its newly elected Executive Board members on AIB World. GlobalBusiness.blog extends warm congratulations to President-Elect: Farok Contractor | Rutgers Faculty Page Vice President Program-Elect: Andrew Delios Vice President Administration-Elect: Dana Minbaeva AIB is the premier academic organization for the study of International Business, consisting of approximately 3,500 members … Continue reading Congratulations, AIB President-Elect Farok Contractor

Farok Contractor Receives a Silver Medal from JIBS

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As part of the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), the premier journal in the academic field of International Business, celebrated its 50th anniversary. One of the highlights of the JIBS celebration was acknowledging authors with the greatest number of publications. Farok Contractor was pleased … Continue reading Farok Contractor Receives a Silver Medal from JIBS

Lifetime Achievement Award PLUS 10,000 Publication Citations

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Indian Academy of Management 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award On December 19, 2017, Professor Vasanthi Srinivasan of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and president of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM), presented Farok Contractor, Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University Business School, with a Lifetime Achievement Award at a dinner ceremony during INDAM’s 5th Biennial Conference December 18–20, 2017 … Continue reading Lifetime Achievement Award PLUS 10,000 Publication Citations

Xinhua Interviews Farok Contractor about China’s Economic Growth: October 10, 2017

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In the past five years there’s been a lot of significant achievements, such as the inclusion of the RMB (or the yuan) in the IMF SDR basket, which is putting China on the path to becoming a recognized internationally tradable currency. Interview: China could sustain 6 pct growth rate in medium term: U.S. expert Source: … Continue reading Xinhua Interviews Farok Contractor about China’s Economic Growth: October 10, 2017

Happy Holidays 2014 & Best Wishes for 2015

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Dear Readers, Thank you for following GlobalBusiness.me  this past year. Please check back soon for new thoughts on an ever-prominent subject: “Is China set to become the world’s largest economy in 2015?” As we prepare to say farewell to 2014, we wish all of you around the globe the best of the holiday season and much prosperity, health, and happiness … Continue reading Happy Holidays 2014 & Best Wishes for 2015

Beware the Million-Dollar IRS Phone Scam

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© 2014 Prof. Farok J. Contractor, Rutgers University The internet era, where the cost of an international phone call is near zero, has also seen a rise in telephone scams emanating from foreign countries. On returning from India, I called my wife’s attention to an article in the April 4, 2014 edition of India Abroad: “Over 20,000 taxpayers victims … Continue reading Beware the Million-Dollar IRS Phone Scam