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William C. Frederick SIM Doctoral Dissertation Award 2020 - Call for Submissions

  • 1.  William C. Frederick SIM Doctoral Dissertation Award 2020 - Call for Submissions

    Posted 03-22-2020 04:29
    WILLIAM C. FREDERICK SIM DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD COMPETITION
    Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management
    Application deadline: Wednesday May 20, 2020

     

    The Social Issues in Management (SIM) Division of the Academy of Management recognizes exemplary completion of doctoral study through the William C. Frederick SIM Doctoral Dissertation Award competition. The William C. Frederick SIM Doctoral Dissertation Award is supported by the Institute for Ethics in Business at Duquesne University. Three award finalists will present a brief overview of their dissertation work at the AOM SIM Business Meeting, Monday August 10th in Vancouver, where the winner will be announced. The award winner will receive a $1000 cash prize and should be in attendance at the meeting to receive the prize.

     

    ELIGIBILITY:
    To be eligible for consideration, 6 requirements of the dissertation must be met:
    • It must have been successfully defended between February 1st, 2018 and February 29th, 2020
    • It must be written in English language
    • It must focus on some aspect of the relationship between business and society
      (see https://sim.aom.org/new-item2/new-item for more details on the SIM domain statement)
    • It must not be submitted to any other Academy division in the same year
    • The application must be received by the SIM Dissertation Award Committee Chair on or before May 20, 2020
    • The dissertation author must attend the 2020 AOM conference to present their work

     

    CRITERIA:
    The primary criteria for selection are as follows (for further information please see: Muethel, M., Social Issues in Management Division Award Competition for 2013: Acknowledging Exemplary Research Processes and Outcomes in Doctoral Study. Business & Society, 2015, 54(3): S. 365-375):
    • Domain relevance
    • Innovativeness of research question
    • Significance of contribution
    • Adequacy of literature review
    • Conceptual development
    • Methodological appropriateness
    • Presentation style

     

    APPLICATION:
    To apply for the award, the following materials (4 separate .pdf files) must be received via email by the SIM Dissertation Award Committee Chair (lea.stadtler@grenoble-em.com) on or before May 20, 2020:
    • An extended abstract, excluding identities of author, university, and advisors, including references, of no more than 10 double spaced pages, 1" margins throughout, 12 point Times New Roman font, paginated at the center-bottom of each page, no appendix. The document should be named "Abstract.pdf".
    • The complete dissertation thesis, excluding identities of author, university, and advisors; including dissertation title, table of contents, all chapters, references, and appendices. The document should be named "Thesis.pdf".
    • A copy of the signature page, with author name, university name, signatures, and date of defense. The document should be named "SignaturePage.pdf".
    • title page, including author name, current mailing address, telephone number, and email address. The document should be named "TitlePage.pdf".
    • Please note that you may submit an award application to only one Academy division per year, but your dissertation is eligible for an award for 2 years after completion. Therefore, you may submit your dissertation to SIM 2 years in a row, or you may submit to SIM one year and to a different division another year.

     

    SUBMISSION:
    To be considered for the 2020 Award, please email (1) your completed application and (2) confirmation of your attendance at the 2020 AOM conference in Vancouver to: 

     

    Dr. Lea Stadtler
    SIM Dissertation Award Committee Chair
    Email: lea.stadtler@grenoble-em.comDownload the Call for Applications here.
     

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    Lea Stadtler
    Grenoble Ecole de Management
    Grenoble
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