In 2015, the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management will
offer the prestigious NFIB Doctoral Dissertation Award, which includes a
focus on Family Business. The award is open to authors who in calendar
year 2014 completed all requirements for their doctoral degree, and it
carries a cash prize of $2,500. The deadline for submission of
dissertation summaries is February 28, 2015. A short description of the
award and the link to the detailed Call for Submissions can be found below.
Carlo Salvato
ENT Division Chair-Elect
Bocconi University
carlo.salvato@unibocconi.it
2015 NFIB Dissertation Award in Entrepreneurship and Independent
Business. Sponsored by the National Federation of Independent Business
(NFIB) Research Foundation, this award honors outstanding doctoral
research that deals with the founding, financing, marketing, growth, and
development of independent small businesses, family businesses, and
minority businesses. Eligibility for the award in a given year is open
to those individuals who completed all the requirements for a doctoral
degree (excepting ceremonies) in the prior year. Nominations, including
self-nominations, are solicited from Division members, and adjudication
is coordinated by the ENT Division Chair-Elect with the aid of a
committee of accomplished scholars appointed for this purpose. The award
carries a cash prize of $2500. More information available here:
NFIB CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ON THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIVISION WEBSITE:
http://www.ent.aom.org/index.php/the-news-50/438-call-for-submissions-2015-nfib-doctoral-dissertation-award-in-entrepreneurship-and-independent-business