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2007 Doctoral Dissertation CompetitionSearching for the best 2006 dissertation in the decision sciencesCo-sponsored by McGraw-Hill/Irwin and the Decision Sciences Institute McGraw-Hill/Irwin and the Decision Sciences Institute are co-sponsoring the Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Competition. The purpose of the competition is to identify and recognize outstanding doctoral research in the development of theory or applications of the decision sciences completed during 2006. A monetary award of $1,500 will be presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting. Submission deadline is April 1, 2007. Instructions 1. The dissertation must deal with the development of methodology for, or application of, the decision sciences. 2. The dissertation must have been accepted by the degree-granting institution within the 2006 calendar year. It is not necessary for the degree to have been awarded by the end of 2006. Also, the dissertation may not have been submitted previously to a Decision Sciences Institute dissertation competition. 3. The submission materials consist of the following: a. A nominating letter on university letterhead stationery submitted by the student's major professor. This letter introduces the student, the supervisor of the dissertation, and the degree-granting institution. It also certifies the acceptance of the dissertation by the institution within the required time frame. All contact information for both the author and the major professor should also be stated in the letter. This letter should be sent as a PDF file to the e-mail address given below . b. A separate statement by the major professor about why the dissertation deserves special recognition. This statement should be sent as a PDF file to the e-mail address given below . c. A summary of the dissertation. This five-to-ten page double-spaced overview should include a description of the problem, the methodology, and the major findings/conclusions. At the top of the first page, the dissertation's major and minor fields should be identified. Major fields typically are accounting, economics, finance, information systems, organizational behavior/design/theory, operations management, and strategy/policy. Minor fields are often simulation, optimization, service sector, quality, quantitative analysis, artificial intelligence/expert systems, experimental design, and so on. The summary should include a 250-word abstract. This summary should be sent as a PDF file to the e-mail address given below . d. A PDF file of the complete dissertation. This should be a single file—separate files for individual chapters or appendices are NOT acceptable. Please send this file in a ZIP format to conserve space. 4. Because of the blind-review process, it is essential that the author, degree-granting institution, and supervising professor not be identified in items 3b, 3c, and 3d. All acknowledgments or other references that would identify the author, institution, or professors must be removed from the dissertation and all accompanying documents except the nominating letter. 5. Supervising professor and student materials may be submitted together or separately. If the latter is done, the student will also need to include an identifying cover letter or e-mail. Direct all inquiries and applications to: Rohit Verma
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