In 1997 the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) and the European International Business Academy (EIBA) decided to launch an international award for the best PhD thesis in the field of International Business – the Gunnar Hedlund Award. A substantial prize was set up, today amounting to €10,000.

The Chairman of the jury, Professor Örjan Sölvell, remarks: “The idea behind the award is that it should act as a vehicle to stimulate PhD candidates around the world in the field of International Business, and also commemorate Professor Gunnar Hedlund’s important work in the field”.

For the 2010/2011 Award, 17 PhD theses were submitted. Three finalists were chosen in a blind selection round, and they presented their theses at the 37th EIBA Annual Conference in Bucharest, Romania, on 10 December 2011.

The 2010 - 2011 finalists were:

• Luis Alfonso Dau, “Profiting from Globalization: Pro-market reforms, firm internationalization strategy, and firm profitability in developing countries”, University of South Carolina, USA

• Lisa Gärber, “A Knowledge Theory of Subsidiary Power”, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

• Anirvan Pant, “Essays on Organizational Legitimacy and Organizational Identity in International Business”, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India

The winner this year is Lisa Gärber.

The jury consisted of:
Professor Örjan Sölvell, Chair, Stockholm School of Economics
Professor Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School
Professor Peter Buckley, Leeds University Business School
Professor Rebecca Piekkari, Helsinki School of Economics
Professor Eleanor Westney, York University

Earlier Winners:
1998  Anthony S Frost, MIT
1999  Jaeyong Song, Wharton
2000  Michelle Gittelman Wharton
2001  Marian Beise  Technischen Universität Berlin
2002  Joseph Kogan Harvard University
2003  Simon Harris  Leeds
2004 – 2005  Renata Kosova University of Michigan
2006  Jon Erland Lervik BI
2007  Chris Changwha Chung Western Ontario
2008 – 2009  Jesper Edman SSE

For more information about the Gunnar Hedlund Award please contact malin.ekberg@hhs.se