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Call for Nominations
Outstanding
Auditing Dissertation Award
The
Auditing Section seeks nominations for its annual Outstanding Auditing
Dissertation Award. The author of the dissertation judged to make
the most outstanding contribution to auditing knowledge, among those
dissertations nominated for consideration, will receive the award.
The assessment of what constitutes an outstanding contribution will
be based upon, but not limited to, the following criteria:
- The timeliness
and importance of the problem(s) addressed.
- The creativity
of the research.
- The development
of an appropriate theoretical framework.
- The appropriateness
of the research method and analysis.
- The potential
for publication in a scholarly journal.
- The potential
for the results to have an impact on the practice of auditing.
Selection of
the award winner will be made by the Section's Outstanding Dissertation
in Auditing Committee. A dissertation can be nominated either by
the author or one or more members of the dissertation committee.
Nominations will be considered complete when the following materials
have been submitted:
- A letter
from the dissertation chairperson stating that the dissertation
has been completed and accepted by the degree-granting institution
between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2001 (dissertations can
be nominated more than once).
- Five copies
of a nomination letter stating why the dissertation is deserving
of special recognition.
- An electronic
copy of a paper from the dissertation that meets the criteria
for papers submitted to Auditing: A Journal of Practice &
Theory (refer to the latest issue for requirements related
to length and other matters, e.g., submission of experimental
instruments).
- An electronic
copy of the entire dissertation.
Please
submit all materials by July 1, 2002 to:
Professor
Joseph V. Carcello
University of Tennessee
601 SMC
Knoxville, TN 37996-0560
Phone: (865) 974-1757
Fax: (865) 974-4631
Email: jcarcell@utk.edu
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