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On behalf of Prof. Erica Steckler,

WILLIAM C. FREDERICK SIM DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD COMPETITION

Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management

Application deadline:  JUNE 1, 2019

The Social Issues in Management (SIM) Division of the Academy of Management recognizes exemplary completion of doctoral study through the William C. Frederick SIM Doctoral Dissertation Award competition. The William C. Frederick SIM Doctoral Dissertation Award is supported by the Institute for Ethics in Business at Duquesne University. Three award finalists will present a brief overview of their dissertation work at the AOM SIM Business Meeting, Monday August 12th in Boston, where the winner will be announced. The award winner will receive a $1000 cash prize and should be in attendance at the meeting to receive the prize.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for consideration, 6 requirements of the dissertation must be met:

1)  It must have been successfully defended between February 1st, 2017 and February 28th, 2019

2)  It must be written in the English language

3)  It must focus on some aspect of the relationship between business and society

(see http://sim.aomonline.org/about.html for more details on the SIM division's mission)

4)  It must not be submitted to any other Academy division in the same year

5)  The application must be received by the SIM Dissertation Award Committee Chair on or before June 1, 2019

6)  The dissertation author must be in attendance at the 2019 AOM conference to present their work

CRITERIA:

The primary criteria for selection are as follows (for further information please see: Muethel, M., Social Issues in Management Division Award Competition for 2013: Acknowledging Exemplary Research Processes and Outcomes in Doctoral Study. Business & Society, 2015, 54(3): S. 365-375):

1)  Domain relevance

2)  Innovativeness of research question

3)  Significance of contribution

4)  Adequacy of literature review

5)  Conceptual development

6)  Methodological appropriateness

7)  Presentation style

APPLICATION:

To apply for the award, the following materials (4 separate .pdf files) must be received via email by the SIM Dissertation Award Committee Chair (erica_steckler@uml.edu) on or before June 1, 2019:

1)  An extended abstract, excluding identities of author, university, and advisors, including references, of no more than 10 double spaced pages, 1" margins throughout, 12 point Times New Roman font, paginated at the center-bottom of each page, no appendix. The document should be named "Abstract.pdf".

2)  The complete dissertation thesis, excluding identities of author, university, and advisors; including dissertation title, table of contents, all chapters, references, and appendices. The document should be named "Thesis.pdf".

3)  A copy of the signature page, with author name, university name, signatures, and date of defense. The document should be named "SignaturePage.pdf".

4)  A title page, including author name, current mailing address, telephone number, and email address. The document should be named "TitlePage.pdf".

5)  Please note that you may submit an award application to only one Academy division per year, but your

dissertation is eligible for an award for 2 years after completion. Therefore, you may submit your

dissertation to SIM 2 years in a row, or you may submit to SIM one year and to a different division

another year.

SUBMISSION:

To be considered for the William C. Frederick SIM Doctoral Dissertation Award for 2019, please email (1) your completed application and (2) confirmation of your attendance at the 2019 AOM conference in Boston to: 

Dr. Erica L. Steckler

SIM Dissertation Award Committee Chair

Email:  erica_steckler@uml.edu