Doctoral Research

The 2011 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards

Have you completed a PhD in the last three years?

Submit a brief summary of your doctoral research for a chance to win a cash prize sponsored by Emerald Group Publishing Limited and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).

Emerald Group Publishing Limited, publisher of the largest collection of international business and management journals, and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), a global membership organization with more than 700 institutional members from academia, business and public services, seek to celebrate excellence in research by sponsoring the 2011 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards.

Award-winning entries will receive a cash prize of €1,500 (or currency equivalent), a certificate, a winners' logo to attach to correspondence and the prospect of an offer of publication in the sponsoring journal - either as a full paper or an executive summary - at the discretion of the Editor(s). In addition, a number of Highly Commended Awards will be bestowed.
This year there are 12 categories:

• Educational leadership and strategy
  Category sponsored by Journal of Educational Administration
• Hospitality management
  Category sponsored by International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
• Human resource management
  Category sponsored by Personnel Review
• Information science
  Category sponsored by Journal of Documentation
• Interdisciplinary accounting research
  Category sponsored by Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
• Knowledge management
  Category sponsored by Journal of Knowledge Management
• Leadership and organization development
  Category sponsored by Leadership & Organization Development Journal
• Logistics and supply chain management
  Category sponsored by International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
• Management and governance
  Category sponsored by Management Decision
• Marketing research
  Category sponsored by European Journal of Marketing
• Operations and production management
  Category sponsored by International Journal of Operations & Production Management
• Property investment and finance
  Category sponsored by Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Eligibilty
To be eligible for the Awards, the research must address an issue that is of importance to one of the various subject areas listed above. The Awards are open to those who have completed and satisfied examination requirements for a Doctoral award, or will do so, between 1 October 2008 and 1 October 2011, and have not applied previously for one of these Awards.

Submission requirements
Researchers must apply online using the application form
Full details of submission requirements and judging criteria can be viewed online

Further information
The deadline for applications is 1 October 2011
Winners will be announced in January 2012
Winners will be listed on the websites of both Emerald and the EFMD
To view this information online, please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/awards