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[Xavier Martin]

Call for 2007 TIM Best Dissertation Award

Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2007

Dissertation Award Co-Chairs: Xavier Martin and Victor Seidel

The Technology and Innovation Management Division of the Academy of Management is pleased to invite submissions for the 2007 TIM Best Dissertation Award. For this highly prestigious award, we will consider submissions for doctoral dissertations completed during calendar years 2005 and 2006. We take a broad perspective on technology and innovation – including all aspects of the emergence, diffusion, adoption, commercialization, evolution and performance/welfare consequences of technologies and innovations. The TIM Division’s domain statement can be found at http://www.aomtim.org/. As per the domain statement, we welcome dissertations from different disciplinary perspectives including management (strategy, organization theory, organizational behavior etc.) as well as economics, technology studies, sociology etc. We are also happy to consider a broad range of methodologies.

The TIM division encourages and supports research from BPS scholars within its domain!

The award process involves two stages. In the first stage, each applicant submits a 5-page dissertation abstract (see details below). A panel of experienced researchers then selects the finalists. In the second stage, each finalist is invited to submit a 30-page manuscript based upon his/her dissertation. The panel reviews these manuscripts, provides feedback, and selects the best dissertation which will be awarded at the Annual Academy of Management Meetings in Philadelphia. In addition, finalists will be invited to present their work at a dedicated session during the 2007 Academy of Management conference. The session will afford high visibility to the finalists’ dissertations.

Submission Requirements:

Submit one copy of the first-stage award submission electronically to TIM-Awards@uvt.nl and to victor.seidel@sbs.ox.ac.uk with the subject “TIM Dissertation Award Submission” by January 31, 2007.

Your submission should include two files: (1) a cover page and (2) your dissertation abstract (includes text summary, supporting materials and references).

In the first file, the cover page should include the following information:

1. Dissertation title
2. Author's name
3. Dissertation completion date
4. Author's degree-granting school
5. Author's dissertation committee with the principal advisor(s) and other roles and their affiliations clearly identified
6. Author's current affiliation information (affiliation(s), job title(s), corresponding address, telephone, fax, and email)
7. Up to five keywords that describe the main theme(s) of the dissertation

This should be the only page to include identifying author / school / committee information.

In the second file, the dissertation abstract must follow these requirements:
1. Five page limit for the text summarizing the dissertation’s contents
2. One inch margins
3. Times New Roman or equivalent font - no smaller than 12 point
4. Double-spaced text
5. The text should have page numbers starting with "1"
6. The dissertation title should be on page "1" and may be single spaced

- You may include up to five pages of references that may be single-spaced. These do not count towards the page limit for the text of the dissertation abstract.

- You may include up to five pages of supporting materials (tables, figures, appendices, etc.) beyond the text summary and the references.

- Do not exceed these page limits!

- Do not submit a complete dissertation. Finalists will be asked to submit a manuscript of up to 30 pages subsequently.

- Please note that late submissions or submissions that do not follow these requirements will not be considered as the integrity of the reviewing process depends on consistency across submissions.

- Submissions can be made in .doc (preferred) or .pdf format.

The award is meant for Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral theses. If you have any question about eligibility, please contact the Dissertation Award Co-Chairs well in advance of the deadline for abstract submission.

If you have questions concerning these requirements, please contact one of the co-chairs.

Dissertation Award Co-Chairs:

Xavier Martin
Tilburg University
Faculty of Economics and
Business Administration
P.O. Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg
The Netherlands United Kingdom
TIM-Awards@uvt.nl

Victor Seidel
University of Oxford
Saïd Business School
Park End Street
Oxford
OX1 1HP
victor.seidel@sbs.ox.ac.uk