Management Accounting Section Dissertation Award
Sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

Purpose:

This award recognizes outstanding dissertation research in the field of management accounting. The award is generously sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). This year's winner will be honored with a cash award of $1,000, and the runner-up will receive $250. Both the winner and the runner-up will receive plaques at the Management Accounting Section Luncheon of the AAA Annual Meeting in August 2012.

Eligibility and Application Procedures:

An entry may be nominated by either (a) the student who authored the dissertation, or (b) one or more members of the dissertation committee. The entry may not be simultaneously submitted to other dissertation competitions sponsored by other sections of the American Accounting Association.

All entries must include a letter from the dissertation chairperson stating that the dissertation has been completed and accepted by the degree-granting institution between January 1 and December 31 of the year prior to the current meeting year. For example, the 2012 award recipient must have completed his or her dissertation during 2011.

An electronic copy of the dissertation or a solo-authored working paper from the dissertation should be emailed to the Chair of the Dissertation Award committee. While the committee would prefer working paper submissions, no advantage will be given to submissions in that form.

Please note that dissertations that have been considered for, or that have won, the AAA/Grant Thornton Doctoral Dissertation Award (which is intended to recognize innovative research of third or fourth year PhD students that have passed their proposal defense at the time of the award) are not excluded from having their completed dissertation considered for the Management Accounting Section Dissertation Award.

Membership of the Dissertation Award Committee:

The Dissertation Award in Management Accounting is made by the Dissertation Award Committee of the Management Accounting Section. Typically, the Committee consists of at least three members, including the Chair, serving one year terms.

Selection of Committee Members:

The President-Elect of the Section appoints the Chair of the Dissertation Award Committee to serve for the following academic year. The appointment begins at the Annual Meeting of the AAA. The Chair of the Committee appoints the other committee members.

Award Committee and Mailing Address:

Please ensure that all materials are received by the Chair of the Award Selection Committee — Naomi Soderstrom, naomi.soderstrom@colorado.edu — by March 1st, 2012.

Selection Process:

The Committee will review the submissions and determine the Award winner. The award winners will be notified in July.

Presentation of Award:

The Award will be presented at the AAA Annual Meeting during the Management Accounting Section business luncheon.

Recent Winners