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 2009 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 twelve 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

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 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 2006 and 1 October 2009, and have not applied previously for one of these Awards.

Submission requirements

1. Researchers must apply online using the application form at:
ww2.emeraldinsight.com/awards/odra.htm

2. The following documents will be required electronically:

• Covering letter;
• Executive Summary – paper that summarises his/her Doctoral research. The Executive Summary should not exceed 1,000 words (reference lists and presentation of data, as either Tables or Figures, do not count towards this total);
• Letter of recommendation/reference from a supervisor/senior faculty member. For short-listed applicants, further contact may be made with the referee;
• Contact details of external examiner(s).

3. Applicants must only submit to one category

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:

1. Significance/implications for theory and practice.
2. Originality and innovation.
3. Appropriateness and application of the methodology.
4. Analysis and presentation of the data.
5. Quality of the literature review.

Short-listed 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.

Key dates

The closing date for receipt of applications is 15 November 2009.

Short-listing and further contact will be made during December 2009.

Winners will be announced in mid-January 2010.

Contact details

For further information or if you have any queries, please contact:

Kieran Booluck
Author Relations Administrative Assistant

Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1274 777700
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