Winner of the 2016 INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition
It is my pleasure to announce the results of this year's INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition. The eight finalists presented their dissertation proposals to a distinguished panel of judges at the INFORMS Annual Conference in Nashville, TN. The judges selected a winner and a runner-up based on quality, potential contribution, and innovativeness.
The winner of the 2016 INFORMS Dissertation Proposal Competition is
Tristan Botelho
MIT, Sloan School of Management
"Essays on Evaluation Processes and Knowledge Sharing in a Competitive Context"
The runner-up of the 2016 INFORMS Dissertation Proposal Competition is:
Jeffrey Thomas
NYU, Stern School of Business
"Shaking Hands While Trading Punches: Exploring the Paradox of Rival Cooperation"
If you know Tristan, Jeff, or any of the other six finalists, please congratulate them for this significant accomplishment. The other finalists for the 2016 competition, listed in alphabetical order, were:
David Clough
INSEAD
"Coordination and Inter-Organizational Networks in Innovation Ecosystems
Priyanka Dwivedi
Penn State, Smeal College of Business
"She Who Keeps A Cool Head Prevails! Examining How Emotions Allow (Female) CEOs to Be Effective In Executive Roles"
Sora Jun
Stanford, Graduate School of Business
"Understanding Complex Hierarchy Dynamics: Dominant Group Members' Responses to Inter-Subordinate Group Relations"
Michael Mauskapf
Northwestern, Kellogg School of Management
"Structure, Innovation, and Performance in Cultural Markets"
Yongzhi Wang
USC, Marshall School of Business
"Competing Across and Within Platforms: Antecedents and Consequences of Market Entries by Mobile App Developers"
Sarah Wittman
INSEAD
"Identity 'Stickiness': When, Why, and with What Effects People Keep Identities from Past Work Roles"
Thank you to the judges for this year's competition. Each judge generously volunteered his or her time and resources to attend the day-long competition in Nashville and provide the finalists with feedback on their dissertations. This year's panel of judges was:
Rodrigo Canales, Yale University
Sanford DeVoe, UCLA
Katy DeCelles, University of Toronto
Lindy Greer, Stanford University
Jessica Kennedy, Vanderbilt University
Brayden King, Northwestern
Kyle Mayer, USC
Renee Rottner, UC-Santa Barbara
Sameer Srivastava, UC Berkeley
Finally, I would like to thank Zur Shapira, Editor-in-Chief of Organization Science, Stephanie Dean, Senior Managing Editor of Organization Science, and Tracy Cahall, Subdivisions Coordinator at INFORMS for the help and support they provided in managing the proposal review and competition process.
Melissa Valentine
INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Competition Chair, 2016
mav@stanford.edu