Emerald Group Publishing Limited 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 doctoral research by sponsoring the 2012 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards.
The Healthcare management category will be sponsored by Journal of Health Organization and Management and judging will be coordinated by Editors Dr Helen Dickinson and Dr Suzanne Robinson. The winner will receive a cash prize of €1,500 (or currency equivalent), a certificate and the prospect of publication in Journal of Health Organization and Management, as a full paper, or as an executive summary/research note, at the discretion of the Editors. In addition, a number of Highly Commended Awards may be bestowed.
To be eligible for the Awards, the research must address an issue that is of importance to the field of Healthcare Management. The research will be assessed according to 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.
The Awards are open to those who have completed and satisfied examination requirements for a Doctoral award, or will do so, between 1 October 2009 and 1 October 2012, and have not applied previously for one of these Awards.
Key dates
The closing date for applications is 1 October 2012.
Winners will be announced in January 2013.
For further information, including how to apply and the full judging criteria please visit the website here.
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