Call for Nominations

2007 Notable Contributions to the
Accounting Information Systems Literature Award

The Information Systems Section of the American Accounting Association is pleased to announce its 2007 Notable Contributions to the Accounting Information Systems Literature Award competition. The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding contributions of exceptional merit that make a direct contribution to AIS research. The winner of this award will be honored with a plaque presented at the Information Systems Section Business Meeting to be held at the 2007 AAA Annual Meeting.

Criteria for the award

• Impact the work has had on theoretical or applied accounting information systems research.
• Relevance to the larger IS research community
• Originality and innovation of the ideas presented in the work.
• Development of an appropriate theoretical foundation.
• Contribution to knowledge in the area of accounting information systems.
• Soundness of methodology and analysis (where appropriate).

Nominations should be made to the Chair of the Notable Contributions to the IS Literature Award Committee:

Jane Fedorowicz
Rae D. Anderson Professor of Accounting and Information Systems
Bentley College
175 Forest Street
Waltham, MA 02452 USA
Phone (781) 891-3153
Fax (781) 891-3153
jfedorowicz@bentley.edu

Deadline for nominations is March 31, 2007.

Selection Process

• Consideration shall be given to peer-reviewed books, monographs, and journal articles on research topics and methods in the field of accounting information systems. For journal articles, nominations are not limited to any particular journal, but should be publications recognized as having made a significant contribution to the literature in accounting information systems.
• The work must have been published prior to December 31, 2003.
• To be eligible for consideration, at least one of the authors of the work must be a current member of the AAA.
• A call for nominations should be made in the Section newsletter.
• Nominations should be made to the chair of the Notable Contributions to the IS Literature Award Committee.
• The work must be nominated by an IS Section member.
• The nominating letter should include statements that assess the importance of the work and its current or potential impact on the accounting information systems literature.
• Electronic or physical submissions are accepted. Four copies are required of physical submissions.
• If there are no nominations by the deadline, an award should not be given that year.
• The committee is not required to accept one of the nominated papers for the award.
• Selection of the award winner will be made by the Notable Contributions to the IS Literature Award Committee. This committee will consist of a chair and two members, all appointed by the Vice President of the IS Section to serve the following year. Current members of the committee and the Executive Committee are ineligible for the award.

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