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> > International Theme Committee (ITC)**** 2012 Best International > Dissertation Award**** > > * * > > *Dear AIB Members:* > > The International Theme Committee (ITC) is now accepting submissions for > the inaugural Best International Dissertation Award, sponsored by the > International Theme Committee of the Academy of Management. The deadline > for nominations is *15th May 2012, midnight Eastern Standard Time**.****** > * > > *Eligibility Criteria***** > > The ITC Award for the best International dissertation or thesis is open to > all PhD and DBA students who successfully defended their > theses/dissertations between 1st January 2011 and 31st December 2011.**** > > Dissertations/theses submitted to other competitions are eligible. **** > > All applicants must be members of the Academy of Management.**** > > *Award Criteria*** > > The dissertation must contribute to basic or applied knowledge on topics > within the charge of the International Theme Committee**** > > *Charge:***** > > **· **Internationalize the Academy as an organization.**** > > **· **Help Academy members improve their understanding of the > internationalization of business trade and other forms of organizational > transactions.**** > > **· **Encourage Academy members to become exposed to or provide > exposure for organizational scholarship being conducted outside of the U.S. > **** > > (a) The theme and content of the dissertation/thesis should reflect an > awareness of business and management outside domestic boundaries**** > > (b) The dissertation/thesis should be rich in the appropriate literature, > offer new insights, and employ/suggest creative methodologies or models*** > * > > (c) We value both mainstream and non-mainstream topics and methods**** > > (d) The sample used in the dissertation/thesis should improve the > understanding and internationalization of business trade and other forms of > organizational transactions. ** > > *Submission Guidelines*** > > Submit electronically a 15-page, double-spaced summary set up with margins > of one inch (2.5 cm) on every side and no smaller than 12-point font. This > summary should include the dissertation/thesis title, a description of the > dissertation/thesis objective, theoretical foundations, relation to prior > research, methodology, findings, limitations, and contributions to the > field of international business. Listings of references are not included > within the 15-page limit, but all other text, figures, tables or > illustrations are included. Submit the summary in PDF format so that there > is no author identification information. In a separate title page include > your current affiliation, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone > number, the name of the institution where the Ph.D. or D.B.A. was obtained, > the name of your thesis advisor, and six keywords describing the topic of > your dissertation/thesis.**** > > Submit via E-mail to ITC Dissertation Award Co- Chair, Claire Simmers > [log in to unmask]**** > > Submission deadline for summaries is *15th May 2012, midnight Eastern > Standard Time**.***** > > *Evaluation Process*** > > The 2012 selection committee consists of: **** > > Claire Simmers (co-chair), Saint Joseph’s University; Eric Zhao > (co-chair), University of Alberta School of Business; Adela McMurray, Royal > Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University; Benson Honig, McMaster > University; Adrian T H Kuah, James Cook University; and Rosa Nelly > Trevinyo-Rodríguez, EQUUS Parque Corporativo.**** > > The committee will select three to five finalists based on how they meet > the ITC criteria. **** > > ** ** > > *Finalists are required to present their dissertation/thesis in poster > format at the Carolyn Dexter Award Reception.* **** > > Please submit your summary ONLY if you agree to this requirement, and > agree to be present at the Carolyn Dexter Award Reception at the 2012 > Academy of Management Meeting in Boston where the winner is announced. > Being selected as a finalist is an honor with international recognition. * > *** > > *Recognition for first place is a plaque commemorating the winner's > outstanding dissertation/thesis.* > > ** ** > > Contact either co-chairs for additional information**** > > Claire A. Simmers, Ph.D. > Chair and Professor > Management Department MV 323 > Erivan K. Haub School of Business > Saint Joseph's University > 5600 City Avenue > Philadelphia, PA 19131 > 610-660-1106 <callto:+1610-660-1106> > 610-660-1229 <callto:+1610-660-1229> (fax) > [log in to unmask]**** > > Eric Yanfei Zhao**** > > PhD in Strategy and Organization Theory**** > > University of Alberta School of Business**** > > National Institute for Nanotechnology**** > > Canadian Center for Corporate Social Responsibility**** > > 2-24 Business Building**** > > Edmonton, AB, Canada**** > > T6G 2R6**** > > [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** > > ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.