Emerald Group Publishing Limited, publisher of the largest collection of international business and management journals, 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 research by sponsoring the 2010 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards.

Award-winning entries will receive a cash prize of €1,500 (or currency equivalent), a certificate, a winners' logo to attach to correspondence and the prospect of an offer of publication in the sponsoring journal - either as a full paper or an executive summary - at the discretion of the Editor(s). In addition, a number of Highly Commended Awards will be bestowed. This year there are 12 categories:

Educational leadership and strategy
Category sponsored by Journal of Educational Administration

Hospitality management
Category sponsored by International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Human resource management
Category sponsored by Personnel Review

Information science
Category sponsored by Journal of Documentation

Interdisciplinary accounting research
Category sponsored by Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Knowledge management
Category sponsored by Journal of Knowledge Management

Leadership and organization development
Category sponsored by Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Logistics and supply chain management
Category sponsored by International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Management and governance
Category sponsored by Management Decision

Marketing research
Category sponsored by European Journal of Marketing

Operations and production management
Category sponsored by International Journal of Operations & Production Management

Property investment and finance
Category sponsored by Journal of Property Investment and Finance

If you are unsure of which category to submit to please feel free to contact us, and after consultation with our Editorial team, we can suggest that which is most appropriate.

Eligibilty
To be eligible for the Awards, the research must address an issue that is of importance to one of the various subject areas listed above. The Awards are open to those who have completed and satisfied examination requirements for a Doctoral award, or will do so, between 1 October 2007 and 1 October 2010, and have not applied previously for one of these Awards.

Submission requirements

1. Researchers must apply online using the application form at: http://ww2.emeraldinsight.com/awards/odra.htm
2. The following documents will be required electronically:
   * Covering letter – as part of this please state whether or not your doctoral research has been published and/or will be published in any form (conference paper, article, peer reviewed journal, etc)
   * Executive Summary – paper that summarises the Doctoral research. The Executive Summary should not exceed 1,000 words (reference lists and presentation of data, as either Tables or Figures, do not count towards this total).
   * Letter of recommendation/reference from a supervisor/senior faculty member. For short-listed applicants, further contact may be made with the referee. • Contact details of external examiner(s).
3. Applicants must only submit to one category.