Empowering Global Insight, Elevating Classroom Innovation
The Ahlers Center at the Knauss School of Business promotes impactful international business research and innovative international business pedagogy by recognizing faculty who demonstrate excellence in international business scholarship and teaching.
International Business Research Award
The International Business Research Award program recognizes publications by full-time Knauss School of Business faculty that advance our international reputation.
These awards recognize published papers, books, book chapters and case studies that are related to global business including, but not limited to, cross-border activities of firms, global environment impacting operations of firms, cross-country comparative studies, in-depth analysis of a non-USA country from an global business perspective and decision-making processes, strategies, structures or organizational forms of global firms.
- Nicolas Maeder, assistant professor of economics: Mäder, N. (2025). Would an earlier inception of OMT by the ECB have prevented the 2012 Greek default? International Review of Economics & Finance, 131, 104356.
- Yongseok Kim, assistant professor of marketing: Kim, Y., Gretz, R.T., and Basuroy, S. (2025). Applying the latest Uppsala model to digital products: an empirical investigation of apps internationalization via app updates. International Marketing Review, 42 ,1, 64-82.
- Jennifer Miles, assistant professor of management: Ceranic Salinas, T., & Miles, J. (2024). Maguey Melate: Mission-driven mezcal (Case No. W32523). Ivey Publishing. https://www.iveycases.com.
- Tara Ceranic Salinas, professor of business ethics: Ceranic Salinas, T., & Miles, J. (2024). Maguey Melate: Mission-driven mezcal (Case No. W32523). Ivey Publishing. https://www.iveycases.com.
- Colin Campbell, associate professor of marketing: Campbell, C., Girard, J. M., McDuff, D., & Rosengren, S. (2025). How influencers grow: An empirical study and future research agenda. Journal of Interactive Marketing, 62, 101–118.
- Luis Ceballos, assistant professor of finance: Ceballos, L., Christensen, J., Romero, D. (2025) A Post-Pandemic New Normal for Interest Rates in Emerging Bond Markets? Evidence from Chile, Journal of International Money and Finance, 150, 103234.
Internationalization of the Curriculum Grant
The Ahlers Internationalization of the Curriculum grant is to enhance the international dimension of the Knauss School of Business curriculum. It supports faculty-led initiatives that enrich international and multicultural perspectives in the business curriculum in a significant way throughout the course. This grant is open to individual faculty who design a new course, redesign existing courses or develop original didactic materials or employ pedagogies which support the Knauss School of Business mission to develop socially responsible leaders with a global mindset.
- Alexander Kull, Associate Professor of Marketing
- Marco Svetina, Professor of Finance
- Colin Campbell, Associate Professor of Marketing
- Phil Zhu, Kaye and Richard Woltman Endowed Professor of Finance
Research Support Grant for Global Academic Studies
The Ahlers Research Support for Global Academic Studies is designed to facilitate scholarly endeavors within a global context or utilizing data from countries outside the U.S. Our program provides financial assistance covering research-related expenses, such as travel arrangements, research assistance, database access and essential support services. Applicants are encouraged to select a target journal from the esteemed ABDC List (A* Rank only), ensuring alignment with the highest academic standards for their research outcomes. This grant should be viewed as a supplement to the USD International Center Opportunity grant for international conference participation and travel outlined here.