Fast Facts

  • Application Deadline: 1 November 2023
  • Workshop Dates:
    • ESEMP East 2023/2024 will be conducted from 7 am to 11 am GMT on December 7 (2023), February 1 (2024), April 4 (2024), June 6 (2024), August 1 (2024), and October 31 (2024)
    • ESEMP West 2023/2024 will be conducted from 1 pm to 5 pm GMT on December 7 (2023), February 1 (2024), April 4 (2024), June 6 (2024), August 1 (2024), and October 31 (2024)
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What is ESEMP?

The AIB Emerging Markets Shared Interest Group (EM-SIG) is pleased to announce the 2023/2024 Emerging Scholars from Emerging Markets Program (ESEMP). ESEMP is a one-year program with the aim to support doctoral students and early career doctorated scholars from emerging markets in developing a high-quality international business paper. This program is made possible by the financial support of the Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University.

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Why is ESEMP important?

Scholars from emerging markets too often do not get structured support for the development of papers. This program aims to support young and early career doctorated scholars to hone their research skills in creating an academic paper that they can submit to AIB conferences.  Thanks to generous financial support, the program is free of charge, and participants will receive a complimentary AIB membership with all associated benefits (e.g., subscription to the Journal of International Business Studies and Journal of International Business Policy). In addition, top ESEMP scholars will receive financial support to attend the AIB Annual Meeting.

What is included in ESEMP?

  • The program includes six workshops (one in 2023, and five in 2024).
  • Workshops are 4-hours long and include interactive sessions where feedback on papers is provided.
  • ESEMP scholars must prepare for these workshops, contribute to the discussions, and submit deliverables.
  • Participation in ESEMP is free of charge, and participants will be given full AIB membership for the year they participate in ESEMP.

Who is ESEMP for?

ESEMP is for doctoral students and early career doctorated scholars from emerging markets, who want to create high-quality research and academic papers suitable for submission to AIB conferences and journals. Students and scholars need to be affiliated with an academic institution located in a country defined as having a low, lower-middle, or upper-middle-income economy by the World Bank (see list of countries here).

How to apply for ESEMP?

Applicants will need to submit the following materials via our online application form:

  • A current CV
  • A letter of motivation (max 1-page) explaining why they want to participate in the program.
  • An extended abstract of a current research project (max. 3-pages, excluding references). This project can be a PhD thesis or parts thereof for doctoral students or a research paper for doctorated faculty.
  • A letter of reference from the PhD/doctoral supervisor or a senior colleague (for doctorated faculty) at the institution to which they are affiliated
  • A declaration in which applicants confirm that they understand that ESEMP is a 1-year program, that they will be expected to not only participate in, but also prepare for the workshops, and that any absences need to be communicated to the organizers in advance

The application deadline is 1 November 2023. Decisions are communicated to successful applicants by November 11 2023.

When and how is ESEMP facilitated?

Workshops will be offered via Zoom. There are two ESEMP cohorts (East and West) to accommodate different time zones of program participants.
  • ESEMP East 2023/2024 will be conducted from 7 am to 11 am GMT on the following dates:
    • December 7 (2023), February 1 (2024), April 4 (2024), June 6 (2024), August 1 (2024), October 31 (2024)
  • ESEMP West 2023/2024 will be conducted from 1 pm to 5 pm GMT on the following dates:
    • December 7 (2023), February 1 (2024), April 4 (2024), June 6 (2024), August 1 (2024), October 31 (2024)

What topics will be covered in this program?

ESEMP participants will learn about:

  • Theories and debates in international business with a view from emerging markets
  • How to find a focus for your research
  • How to conduct and write a literature review
  • How to contribute to theory
  • How to conduct ethical research
  • How to gatherer and analyze data for qualitative research
  • How to gatherer and analyze data for quantitative research
  • Academic writing: how to craft a text to guide the reader
  • How to claim a contribution
  • How to submit to peer-reviewed journals and make sense of feedback

If you have questions regarding ESEMP, please feel free to reach out to Helena Barnard (barnardh@gibs.co.za) – SIG Chair and ESEMP WEST, Kristin Brandl (kbrandl@uvic.ca) – ESEMP EAST or Cecilia Gu (qgu@gsu.edu) – ESEMP EAST.