Ent. Cognition - Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division

MOC Best Paper Awards in Entrepreneurial Cognition
Call for Papers / Award Nominations

The 84th Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Aug 9-13, Chicago

The Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) division of the Academy of Management is pleased to call for nominations for the two annual awards for promising research on topics related to entrepreneurial cognition.

The purpose of this award program is to identify innovative (still unpublished) research papers in entrepreneurial cognition, applied to the individual, team, or organizational levels of analysis. Papers that have direct practical implications are especially encouraged. Awards are sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation.

Best Faculty-led Paper in Entrepreneurial Cognition

This award is given to a faculty or practitioner (non-student) solo or primary author of the winning paper. Award (self-) nominations should be submitted to Sergio A. Grove, at sagrove@utep.edu by May 31st, 2024. Submissions should include “Best Faculty-led Paper in Entrepreneurial Cognition Nomination” in the subject line, attaching the original paper to be considered and the primary author’s CV.

A panel of judges will short-list up to 5 papers. Shortlisted authors will be notified and requested to present the paper in person as a part of MOC’s Entrepreneurial Cognition PDW at AOM 2024 in Chicago. The final award winner will be selected among the shortlisted during this event and will receive $1000.

Best Student-led Paper in Entrepreneurial Cognition

This award is given to the student who is the sole or primary author of a paper. To be eligible for this award, an individual must still be a student (i.e., still enrolled at the institution where the student pursues graduate/doctoral work) at the time the paper is submitted. Award (self-) nominations should be submitted to Sergei Mozheiko, Roskilde University, at sergeimo@ruc.dk by May 31st, 2024. Submissions should include “Best Student-led Paper in Entrepreneurial Cognition Nomination” in the subject line, attaching the original paper to be considered and the primary author’s CV.

Criteria & Paper Presentations

The best paper will be selected by a panel based on the perceived importance of the topic to the study of entrepreneurial cognition, contribution to the existing literature, and relevance to practice.
In order to be considered, the submitted paper cannot be In Press or published at the time of submission. Papers submitted separately for presentation at the AOM Meeting are eligible.
One entry per author is permitted.
Authors must be willing and able to present their paper physically at the AOM Meeting in Chicago.
All materials must be submitted in English.
Applicants must have no current existing financial relationship with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

The event will be directly followed by the Entrepreneurial Cognition Social details of this can be found in the meeting program and will be shared at the event.