Levy and Weitz Dissertation Competition
Introduction
Sam K. Hui has won the Levy and Weitz competition for the best doctoral dissertation proposal on retailing. Honorable mention to Shruti Saxena and Morris George
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:49:15 -0500
From: "Seiders" <seiders@bc.edu>
The ÂÜÀòÉç¹ÙÍø Retailing SIG and the Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research at the University of Florida are pleased to announce the results of the 2006 Levy and Weitz competition for the best doctoral dissertation proposals on retailing.
The winners of this year’s competition are:
$3,000 Overall Winner:
Sam K. Hui
Peter Fader (Advisor)
University of Pennsylvania
Analysis of Path Data in Marketing with Application to Grocery Shopping Behavior
$1,000 Honorable Mention Awards (2):
Shruti Saxena
Ruth Bolton (Advisor)
Arizona State University
Understanding Service Consumption Experiences
Morris George
V. Kumar (Advisor)
University of Connecticut
Essays on Cross-Buying in a Non-Contractual Setting: Why, What, When, and How Much
We also would like to thank the reviewers who participated in the process. Each proposal was blind-reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. The criteria for judging the proposals were: Importance and potential contribution of the subject to retailing; Quality of conceptual development; Feasibility and appropriateness of methodology; and Overall creativity.