Revisit: SMA Dissertation Proposal
Introduction
The Society for Marketing Advances 2011 Dissertation Proposal Competition; Deadline 31 Jul 2011
: : : Posting
2011 SMA Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Competition
The Society for Marketing Advances is proud to sponsor the 23rd annual SMA Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award to recognize the best of emerging scholarship in marketing and related fields such as services marketing, retail marketing, and logistics/supply chain management. We are pleased to recognize the past winners and finalists of this competition and invite all eligible doctoral candidates to submit their work in 2011.
2010 Winners
Congratulations to the 2010 Winners of the Dissertation Proposal Competition
Best Proposal Award:
Keisha Cutright, Duke University
“Out of Control: When & Why Customers Yearn for Boundaries” Dissertation Chair – Gavan Fitzsimons
Runner-Up Proposal Award:
Jong Min Kim, Yale University
“The Enjoyment of a Reward Depends on How You Get There”
Dissertation Chair – Nathan Novemsky
Jean-Charles Chebat Best Retailing Proposal Award:
Kelly Brooke Herd, University of Colorado Boulder
“Identity Representation in Customization”
Dissertation Chair – Page Moreau
2011 Awards
This year we have added several new category awards! Winners of the Best Retail Proposal, Best Services Proposal, or Best Supply Chain Management Proposal are also eligible for the Best Proposal and Runner-Up Proposal Award.
Best Proposal Award
- $1,000 cash with no restrictions on use
- Recognition and plaque at awards ceremony
- Presentation of the proposal in an Annual Conference Special Session
Runner-up Proposal Award
- $500 cash with no restrictions on use
- Recognition and plaque at awards ceremony
- Presentation of the proposal in an Annual Conference Special Session
Sharon Beatty Best Services Proposal Award
Particularly meritorious proposals with a research focus in services will be considered for this Award. . The recipient of the Best Services Proposal Award is also eligible for the Best Proposal and Runner-up Proposal Awards.
- $500 cash with no restrictions on use
- Recognition and plaque at awards ceremony
- Presentation of the proposal in an Annual Conference Special SessionParticularly meritorious proposals with a research focus in services will be considered for this Award. . The recipient of the Best Services Proposal Award is also eligible for the Best Proposal and Runner-up Proposal Awards.
Jean-Charles Chebat Best Retail Proposal Award
Particularly meritorious proposals with a research focus in retailing will be additionally considered for this Award, sponsored by Professor Jean-Charles Chebat of HEC Montréal. The recipient of the Best Retail Proposal Award is also eligible for the Best Proposal and Runner-up Proposal Awards.
- $500 cash with no restrictions on use
- Recognition and plaque at awards ceremony
- Presentation of the proposal in an Annual Conference Special Session
Robert Rochbicheaux Best Supply Chain Management or Logistics Management Proposal Award
Particularly meritorious proposals with a research focus in supply chain management will be considered for this award. The recipient of the Best Supply Chain Management Award is also eligible for the Best Proposal and Runner-up Proposal Awards.
- $500 cash with no restrictions on use
- Recognition and plaque at awards ceremony
- Presentation of the proposal in an Annual Conference Special Session
Submission Criteria and Procedure
- Eligible entrants are those doctoral candidates who have successfully defended their dissertation proposal, but have not completed the final defense of the dissertation prior to the competition submission deadline. A letter from the primary dissertation advisor must be submitted with the proposal, stating that the candidate meets this eligibility criterion.
- The dissertation proposal must focus on some aspect of marketing or related fields such as logistics/supply chain management. In general, any topic acceptable for dissertation research in these fields is appropriate.
- Each entry should be in the form of a dissertation proposal that includes the nature of the problem to be researched, relevant theory, hypotheses to be tested, method, analysis, and indicative references.
- Documents must be formatted in MS Word, double-spaced, using Times New Roman 11 point font with 1 inch margins all around. Proposals are limited to 15 pages, including all figures, tables, and references and should begin with an abstract of 150 words or less. Authors must use the style of the Journal of Marketing.
- Authors should avoid identifying themselves, their advisor(s), or their university in the text. Please include the following information on a separate cover page: title, author’s name, institutional affiliation, postal mail address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, and name of primary dissertation advisor.
- Proposals are evaluated through a blind review format and reviewer comments will be provided to the author. All electronic files sent out for review will include this message: “To safeguard the intellectual property rights of authors, the Society for Marketing Advances requests that you do not share or otherwise make use of the manuscript, proposal or reviews.”
- Submission deadline is JULY 31, 2011. Submit entries electronically as an email attachment (MS Word .doc file) to Lauren Beitelspacher at SMADissertation2011@gmail.com. Please write "SMA Proposal Competition" in the subject line. No hard copy submissions will be accepted.
- You MUST be present at the Society for Marketing Advances Conference in Memphis, TN (November 2-5, 2011) to receive your award.
Contact for questions or additional information:
Dr. Lauren Skinner Beitelspacher
SMA VP for Research and Publications
Marketing, Industrial Distribution, and Economics
School of Business
University of Alabama at Birmingham
SMADissertation2011@gmail.com (205) 934-8853