2013 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards

 

International recognition and cash awards for the best doctoral research

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited, publisher of the largest collection of international business and management journals, and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), a global membership organization with more than 700 institutional members from academia, business and public services, seek to celebrate excellence in research by sponsoring the 2013 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards.

Award-winning entries will receive a cash prize of €1,500 (or currency equivalent), a certificate and a winners' logo to attach to correspondence. In addition, a number of Highly Commended Awards will be bestowed. This year there are 12 categories:

Submission requirements

1. Researchers must apply online using the application form at:
http://ww2.emeraldinsight.com/awards/odra.htm

2. The following documents will be required electronically:

• Covering letter – as part of this please state whether or not your doctoral research has been published and/or will be published in any form (conference paper, article, peer reviewed journal, etc)
• Executive Summary – paper that summarises the Doctoral research. The Executive Summary should not exceed 2,000 words (reference lists and presentation of data, as either Tables or Figures, do not count towards this total). Please download the template executive summary.
• Letter of recommendation/reference from a supervisor/senior faculty member. The letter should state why your supervisor feels that your work is outstanding and what impact it will have. For short-listed applicants, further contact may be made with the referee.

3. Applicants must only submit to one of the categories below.

Interdisciplinary accounting research

Category sponsored by Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Marketing research

Category sponsored by European Journal of Marketing

Hospitality management

Category sponsored by International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Operations and production management

Category sponsored by International Journal of Operations & Production Management

 

Logistics and supply chain management

Category sponsored by International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Information science

Category sponsored by Journal of Documentation

Educational leadership and strategy

Category sponsored by Journal of Educational Administration

Knowledge management

Category sponsored by Journal of Knowledge Management

Management and governance

Category sponsored by Management Decision

Human resource management

Category sponsored by Personnel Review

Leadership and organization development

Category sponsored by Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Health Care Management

Category sponsored by Journal of Health Organisation and Management

If you are unsure of which category to submit to please feel free to contact us, and after consultation with our Editorial team, we can suggest that which is most appropriate.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Awards, the research must address an issue that is of importance to one of the various subject areas listed above. The Awards are open to those who have completed and satisfied examination requirements for a Doctoral award, between 1 October 2010 and 1 October 2013, and have not applied previously for one of these Awards.

Judging criteria

The entries will be judged by the Editor(s) and at least one Editorial Advisory Board member of the sponsoring journal. Entries will be judged on the following criteria:

1. Significance/implications for theory and practice.
2. Originality and innovation.
3. Appropriateness and application of the methodology.
4. Quality of data/research.

Short-listed applicants may be required to answer further questions as appropriate from the judging panel. Winners will be required to submit an unpublished paper, sole- or joint-authored, derived from the research, within six months of winning the Award. The Editors reserve the right not to select a winning paper if, in their judgment, none of the entries is considered satisfactory.

Please note that the decision of the judges is final. Due to the large number of submissions, applicants will not receive any feedback.

Key dates

The closing date for applications is 1 October 2013.

For further information

Please read the frequently asked questions.

For any additional information please contact:

Emma Stevenson
Service Development Executive

Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Howard House
Wagon Lane
Bingley BD16 1WA
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1274 785198
Fax: +44 (0)1274 785200
E-mail: estevenson@emeraldinsight.com

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