2013 BPS Division Outstanding Dissertation Award
The BPS Division will sponsor the Wiley Blackwell Outstanding Dissertation Award in Business Policy and Strategy again in 2013. Any doctoral dissertation may be entered that satisfies the following criteria: (1) The dissertation addresses topics in the area of business policy and strategic management. (2) The dissertation was completed between February 1, 2012 and January 31, 2013, where the completion date is when the degree is completed and awarded. (3) The dissertation was not previously submitted for consideration for this award. A dissertation may be submitted to BPS and other divisions simultaneously if it fits within each division's domain statement. The BPS domain statement and those of other divisions can be found at www.aomonline.org.
Interested persons should submit electronically (via email) the following Word documents as attachments to an email to Rajshree Agarwal (rajshree@umd.edu), with the subject heading: BPS Division Outstanding Dissertation Award:
1. A one-page abstract of the dissertation
2. A ten-page, double-spaced summary of the dissertation
Members of the BPS Division research committee will evaluate these dissertation summaries and invite a subset of entrants to submit their complete dissertations in March 2013 for further evaluation.
Submissions must be received by Monday February 11, 2013. Submissions will not be accepted by fax or regular mail. In order to facilitate compliance with the BPS conflict of interest policy and the blind review process, please remove any author identifying information from your dissertation summary. In addition, please indicate in the body of your email your current university affiliation, the name of the university granting your degree, a list of your dissertation committee members, and the affiliations of any external dissertation committee members.
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Rajshree Agarwal
Professor and Dean's Chair in Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Academic Director, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Address: 4512 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 20742
Email:rajshree@umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-2250
Fax: 301-314-8787