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Fourth Annual COLE Dissertation Proposal Competition
(Submission Deadline – June 11, 2010)


Duke University's Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE) is accepting applications for its 4th annual dissertation proposal competition.  The competition is opened to doctoral candidates whose research contributes to the understanding of leadership and ethical issues facing the business community.  Proposals will be judged on the contribution that they make to the scholarly understanding of ethical and leadership issues in business as well as on their theoretical and methodological quality. One-Two winners will receive a $1,000 honorarium. 

Candidates in all business disciplines and in those relating to social and political sciences are invited to apply. All candidates should have successfully defended their dissertation proposal by June 11, 2010 (Final defense of dissertation itself must occur after this date). Application deadline is June 11, 2010.  Interested candidates should submit the required application materials electronically to coledissertation@duke.edu. 

Required Materials:

• A completed application form.
• Full dissertation proposal
• An extended 5-page abstract of the proposal
• Curriculum Vita
• Letter of recommendation from Dissertation Advisor.

Please note: Dissertation Advisor should send letter to the Center on Leadership and Ethics, Attn: COLE Doctorate Dissertation Proposal Competition, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, One Towerview Drive, Durham, NC 27708.

For more information about the competition including sample topics, visit the COLE web site.  Questions about the Competition and/or the application process should be directed to Tejumade Ajasa, COLE Program Manager, tejumade.ajasa@duke.edu. The competition is funded by a grant from the Wachovia Foundation.  

Thank You,

Kim Wade-Benzoni
Associate Professor of Management, Fuqua School of Business
COLE Scholar & Committee Chair.

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Tejumade Ajasa, CAP

Program Manager

Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE)

919-660-7992 (tel); 919-681-6244 (fax)