MSR "MOST PROMISING DISSERTATION AWARDS" DEADLINE - APRIL 30TH
Are you in the process of developing your doctoral dissertation proposal or
conducting dissertation research that may relate to MSR? If so, be sure to
apply for the "MSR Most Promising Dissertation Award" by APRIL 30, 2008.
Scholarships are provided annually by the Management, Spirituality, and
Religion (MSR) Interest Group to students who are conducting or planning to
conduct research relevant to this area of study.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Send an electronic copy of a four page, double-spaced overview of your
current or intended doctoral research to Arthur Jue,
ajue@sbcglobal.net, no
later than April 30, 2008.
The overview ("executive summary") should describe your topic of interest or
study, its relevance to MSR, links to interesting theoretical concerns,
preliminary or current methodological approaches, and connection to
managerial actions or practice.
PURPOSE:
The vision of the Most Promising Dissertation Awards is to capture early
ideation or research of significant promise and to provide subsequent
assistance in the refinement of quality scholarly efforts. Submissions
should generally align with the MSR domain statement: "The study of the
relationship and relevance of spirituality and religion in management and
organizations. Major topics include: theoretical advances or empirical
evidence about the effectiveness of spiritual or religious principles and
practices in management, from approaches represented in the literature
including religious ethics, spirituality and work, and spiritual leadership,
as well as applications of particular religions, and secular spiritualities
to work, management/leadership, organization, and the business system; and
evaluation studies of the effectiveness of management approaches that
nurture the human spirit in private, non-public or public institutions."
OBJECTIVES:
Most Promising Dissertation Awards provides doctoral candidates with
assistance by:
(1) Acknowledging the value of intended or current dissertation work as
competitively reviewed by an international panel of scholars.
(2) Helping to establish contacts with MSR researchers who share common
interests in the proposed or current area of study and who can afford
valuable coaching.
(3) Providing an opportunity (at the MSR Doctoral Student and New Faculty
Consortium) to interact with scholars and other doctoral candidates in
refining the theoretical and methodological foundations of theses, and to
explore action implications.
(4) Providing funding if/when deemed appropriate and necessary to help
offset costs associated with refining and/or implementing research projects.
EXPECTATIONS OF FINALISTS:
(1) Attend the 2008 Doctoral Student and New Faculty Consortium, including
the Friday evening banquet where Most Promising Dissertation Awards will be
presented. Finalists should register via the Consortium registration website
at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UMjmgUT_2bb37BMvBcc8dgog_3d_3d.
(2) Provide a brief overview of the dissertation conceptualization and/or
progress at the MSR Doctoral Student and New Faculty Consortium. This is
intended to provide the award finalist with an opportunity for feedback and
creative sharing.
(3) Submit a paper reporting on research findings to MSR when the thesis is
completed.
Finalists will be notified approximately two months in advance of the
Academy of Management Annual Meeting in order to allow them to make
appropriate travel plans for attendance. Additional information on the
conference may be found at the Academy of Management website.