During the first day, different existing data sets, such as the GLOBE Project, World Value Survey, and X-Culture, will be introduced. A special focus will be placed on discussing how these datasets may be valuable for Ph.D. students and young researchers without excluding researchers at more advanced stages of their careers. In addition, an introduction to the use of artificial intelligence tools in literature search and selection of empirical studies for the literature review is offered. The second day is organized as a paper development workshop, during which ideas for empirical papers in international business can be discussed and developed further. The workshop is mentored by experienced researchers in the area but also editors of potential outlets of such studies. At the end of the workshop participants will receive a certificate. 

Each participant should submit an individual or team proposal for a research project or paper.  The proposal can be an almost finished paper, but also project ideas of about 2 pages are welcomed. 

Submission deadline: We accept submissions via email until 15 January 2023. The authors of accepted projects will be notified by the end of January 2023. Submissions should be sent to IBworkshop@unibz.it

120 € (including workshop materials, coffee breaks during the event, dinner on 3 March, and light lunch on 4 March). The workshop is limited to 20 participants. In order to register, click on this link.

Bolzano is a small city in the North of Italy. It is the provincial capital of the region of Alto Adige and is well connected to the rest of the country by a small airport, motorways and rail.

By car: you can reach Bolzano via the main motorway "Autostrada del Brennero - A22".

By train: Look for connections from or to Munich, Venice, Bologna, Verona or Innsbruck

By plane: There's a small airport in Bolzano with connections to numerous cities in Europe. Please refer to the Skyalps website for more information. Other nearby airports are those in Verona and Innsbruck, bigger ones are located in Munich, Venice and Milan. The following are estimated travel times from the airport to Bolzano (train or car): 

Venice Airport – Bolzano: 3h

Treviso Airport – Bolzano: 2h40 mins

Innsbruck Airport (Austria) – Bolzano: 1h40 mins

Verona – Bolzano: 1h30 mins 

Marjaana Gunkel, Michael Nippa,Vas Taras

Andrea Caputo Associate Editor of Management Decision, Journal of Management & Organization, BRQ Business Research Quarterly

Marjaana Gunkel Member of Editorial Board of European Journal of International Management, German Journal of Human Resource Management, Review of Managerial Science

Nicole Richter Deputy editor in chief at the European Journal of International Management, member of the editorial board at the Journal of International Management and member of the editorial review board of Journal of International Business Studies 

Christopher Schlägel Member of the editorial review board of Journal of International Business Studies

Günter Stahl Editor-in-Chief of International Management of Organizations & People, Former Senior Editor of the Journal of World Business

Vas Taras Creator of X-Culture, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, member of editorial boards of Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Management and Management Research Review