INFORMS Dissertation Proposal Contest LO9269

Rhonda Reger (rreger@bmgtmail.umd.edu)
Tue, 20 Aug 1996 10:34:05 EST

1996 INFORMS College on Organization Science
Best Dissertation Proposal Competition

INFORMS College on Organization Science announces its Best
Dissertation Proposal Award. The award recognizes the Ph.D. candidate
with the best dissertation proposal in the Organizations area.
Criteria for choosing the winning proposal are: 1) nature of the
research--is it innovative, inventive, address interesting research
questions, embody the values of the explorer (charting new territory),
does the author take significant risks to study new and relevant
organizational phenomenon? 2) nature of the methodology, design and
data--are the methods, design and data innovative, imaginative, is the
scope of the project ambitious?, and 3) rigor of the proposal--the
proposal could be positioned as an empirical deductive or inductive
study; it could also be directed primarily at theory development.
Given the author's purposes, is the theory appropriate and well
developed? If propositions or hypotheses are to be investigated, do
they flow from theory? Do they make sense? Are they interesting?
Does the study provide an adequate test of the theory? Are data and
measures appropriate? Are limitations noted?

Applicants should submit a proposal limited to 15 double-spaced pages
of text, by September 6, 1996. The proposal should develop the theory
and method for the proposed research, being mindful of the criteria
listed above. The applicant's dissertation advisor should also submit
a nominating letter certifying that the applicant has been admitted to
candidacy and is likely to complete the dissertation research in 1997.
(Note: It is not necessary for faculty to advocate the research in
the letter, and the faculty letter will not be shared with judges.)
Students expected to complete the dissertation research before 1997
are not eligible. Each university may nominate an unlimited number of
students for the award, but no more than two students from any
university may be selected as finalists.

Finalists will be invited to present their research in a workshop on
Sunday, November 3, 1996 in Atlanta. At the workshop, finalists will
have an opportunity to get detailed feedback from a panel of expert
organizational scholars. The winners of the award will be selected
and announced at the end of the workshop. The student with the best
dissertation proposal will receive $500 and the runner-up will receive
$250. All finalists will receive a free one-year subscription to
Organization Science.

Judges for the final round will include:

Janet Dukerich (UT-Texas)
Pam Haunschild (Stanford)
Michael Lubatkin (Connecticut)
Alan Meyer (Oregon)
Joe Porac (Illinois)
Huggy Rao (Emory)
Rhonda Reger (Maryland)
Jim Walsh (Michigan)

Please direct submissions, nominating letters and inquiries to the
dissertation workshop coordinator:

Rhonda K. Reger

(Please, no e-mailed or faxed submissions)
Rhonda K. Reger
Faculty of Management and Organization
College of Business and Management
University of Maryland at College Park
College Park, MD 20742-1815
Phone: 301-405-2167
Fax: 301-314-9157
e-mail: rreger@bmgtmail.umd.edu

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