We’ve partnered with the EFMD, a global organisation dedicated to management development as an accreditation body for business schools, business school programmes, and corporate universities to award doctoral research in management with a cash prize of €1,000.
How does it work?
We’re offering 10 cash prizes of €1,000 for the best doctoral research from the last three years that addresses an issue that is of importance to management in the areas below.
You don’t need to submit your full thesis to enter, but you need to succinctly summarise the most important parts of your research. Entries will be judged by the editor and editorial board of the sponsoring journal.
If you’ve completed your doctorate within the last three years, apply now!
Submission requirements
- Researchers must apply online using this application form
- The following documents will be required electronically:
– Covering letter: as part of this please state whether or not your doctoral research has been published and/or will be published in any form (conference paper, article, peer reviewed journal, etc)
– Executive Summary: paper that summarizes the doctoral research. The Executive Summary should not exceed 2,000 words (reference lists and presentation of data, as either tables or figures, do NOT count towards this total). Please download the Executive Summary template.
– Letter of recommendation/reference from a supervisor/senior faculty member: the letter should state why your supervisor feels that your work is outstanding and what impact it will have. For shortlisted applicants, further contact may be made with the referee.
Applicants must only submit to one of the categories below.
Operations and production management
Category sponsored by International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Logistics and supply chain management
Category sponsored by International Journal of Logistics Management
Educational leadership and strategy
Category sponsored by Journal of Educational Administration
Management and governance
Category sponsored by Management Decision
Human resource management
Category sponsored by Personnel Review
Leadership and organization development
Category sponsored by Leadership & Organization Development Journal
Health care management
Category sponsored by Journal of Health Organization and Management
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Category sponsored by Tourism Review
Marketing
Category sponsored by European Journal of Marketing
Finance
Category sponsored by Managerial Finance
If you are unsure of which category to submit to please feel free to contact us, and after consultation with our editorial team, we can suggest that which is most appropriate.
Key dates
- The closing date for applications is 28 February 2020.
- Winners will be announced in July 2020.
For further information, please read the Frequently Asked Questions.
Contact
Lynsey Henshall
Marketing Executive
E-mail: [email protected]
Previous winners
Eligibility
To be eligible for the awards, the research must address an issue that is of importance to one of the various subject areas listed here.
The awards are open to those who have completed and satisfied examination requirements for a doctoral award, between 1 January 2017 and 28 February 2020, and have not applied previously for one of these awards.
Judging criteria
The entries will be judged by the Editor(s) and at least one Editorial Advisory Board member of the sponsoring journal. Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
- Significance/implications for theory and practice.
- Originality and innovation.
- Appropriateness and application of the methodology.
- Quality of data/research.
Shortlisted applicants may be required to answer further questions as appropriate from the judging panel. Winners will be required to submit an unpublished paper, sole- or joint-authored, derived from the research, within six months of winning the Award. The Editors reserve the right not to select a winning paper if, in their judgment, none of the entries is considered satisfactory.
Please note that the decision of the judges is final. Due to the large number of submissions, applicants will not receive any feedback.