William H. Newman Award for Best Paper Based on a Dissertation

The Academy of Management's William H. Newman Award recognizes the best annual meeting paper based on a dissertation. This All-Academy award is presented to single-authored papers based on a doctoral dissertation completed within the past three years. Each of the Academy's Divisions & Interest Groups nominates one annual meeting submission for this prestigious award each year, up to three of these nominations may be selected to receive the award. The William H. Newman Award Committee selects each year’s finalists and winner(s). Each paper nominated for the William H. Newman Award is designated as such on the program.

The recipient of this award:

• Addresses a significant organizational phenomenon
• Shows appropriate consideration of relevant theoretical and empirical literature
• Offers reasonable interpretations of the research results, draws appropriate inferences about the theoretical and applied implications of the results, and suggests promising directions for future research
• Yields information that is both practically and theoretically relevant and important
  Presented logically, succinctly, and clearly

Division program committees select one submission each year to nominate for this prestigious award.

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