Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award Winners

2011 Winner

Sofia Margarida Morais Lourenço
Ph.D. from Harvard University
Do Monetary Incentives, Feedback and Recognition Matter for Performance? Evidence from a field experiment in a retail services company

Professor V. G. Narayanan
For Supervising Sofia Lourenço's Dissertation

2011 Runner-up

Timothy M. Keune
Ph.D. from University of Wincosin-Madison
Essays on the Design and Consequences of Relative Performance Evaluation in CEO Compensation Contracts

Professor Ella Mae Matsumura
For Supervising Timothy M. Keune's Dissertation

2010 Winner

Peter Kroos
Ph.D. from Tilburg University
The Incentive Effects of Performance Measures and Target Setting

Professor Jan F.M.G. Bouwens
For Supervising Peter Kroos's Dissertation

2010 Runner-up

Lloyd J.D. Tanlu
Ph.D. from Harvard University
Essays on Forecasting

Professor Robert S. Kaplan
For Supervising Lloyd J.D. Tanlu's Dissertation

2009 Winner

Jason D. Schloetzer
Ph.D. from University of Pittsburgh
Essays on Nonfinancial Performance Measurement, Relative Bargaining Power and Supply Chain Performance

Professor John Harry Evans
For Supervising Jason D. Schloetzer's Dissertation

2009 Runner-up

Margaret H. Christ
Ph.D. from University of Texas at Austin
An Experimental Investigation of the Interactions among Intentions, Reciprocity and Control

Professor Steven J. Kachelmeier
For Supervising Margaret H. Christ's Dissertation

2008 Winner

William B. Tayler
Ph.D. from Cornell University
The Balanced Scorecard as a Strategy-Evaluation Tool: The Effects of Responsibility and Causal-Chain Focus

Professor Robert Bloomfield
For Supervising William B. Tayler's Dissertation

2008 Runner-up

Markus Maedler
Ph.D. from Columbia University
Essays on Task Assignment and Performance Measurement

Professor Bjorn N. Jorgensen
For Supervising Markus Maedler's Dissertation

2007 Co-Winners

Richard Edouard Saouma
Ph.D. from Stanford University
Essays on Organizational Design

Professor John Roberts
For Supervising Richard Edouard Saouma's Dissertation

Clara Xiaoling Chen
Ph.D. from University of Southern California
Customer Satisfaction, Customer Bargaining Power, and Financial Performance

Professor Mark Young
For Supervising Clara Xiaoling Chen's Dissertation

Professor Sarah Bonner
For Supervising Clara Xiaoling Chen's Dissertation

2007 Runner-up

Ana Maria Baptista dos Santos Albuquerque
Ph.D. from University of Rochester
Essays in Relative Performance Evaluation

Professor Jerold L. Zimmerman
For Supervising Ana Maria Baptista dos Santos Albuquerque's Dissertation

2006 Co-Winners

Romana Louise Autrey
Ph.D. from University of Texas at Austin, Paul Newman and Shane Dikoli (co-chairs)
Three essays on teams and synergy

Alexander Brüggen
Ph.D. from Maastricht University, Frank Moers (chair)
Incentives in multi-task settings

2004 Winner

Khim Kelly
Ph.D. from University of Southern California
Does Adding Nonfinancial Value Drivers to a Summary Financial Measure Improve the Learning and Performance of Managers?

Professor Kenneth A. Merchant
For Supervising Khim Kelly's Dissertation

2004 Runner-up

Jean-Francois Henri
Ph.D. from HEC Montréal
Three Essays on Performance Measurement Systems

Professor Claude Laurin
For Supervising Jean-Francois Henri's Dissertation

2003 Winner

Kristy L. Towry
Ph.D. from University of Texas at Austin
Control in a Teamwork Environment - The Impact of Social Ties on the Effectiveness of Mutual Monitoring Contracts

2003 Co-Runner-ups

Michal Matejka
Ph.D. from Tilburg University
The Role of Business Unit Controllers in Organization Design

Brian Mittendorf
Ph.D. from The Ohio State University
Incentives and the Communication Role of a Real Option

2002 Co-Winners

Shijun Cheng
Ph.D. from University of Pittsburgh
R&D Expenditures and CEO Compensation

Frank Moers
Ph.D. from University of Maastricht
Performance Measures and Performance Targets in Incentive Systems: An Empirical Study of Use and Effects

2001 Winner

Donna Booker
Ph.D. from Michigan State University
An Experimental Investigation of Activity-Based Costing, Knowledge, and Judgment Accuracy

2001 Runner-up

Karen Sedatole
Ph.D. from University of Michigan
Quality Management Decisions, Contemporaneous Non-Financial Performance Measures, and Future Quality Costs

2000 Winner

Andrea Drake
Ph.D. from Michigan State University
Optimizing Across the Value Chain: External Competitive Threats and the Use of Cot Information on the Buyer-Supplier Negotiations

2000 Runner-up

Li Zhang
Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University
Complementarity, Aggregation and Task Assignment