Best Paper and Doctoral Dissertation

All full papers are eligible for the best paper competition. To participate in this competition, please submit a statement describing the significance of your paper's contribution to the field of electronic business when you submit your paper online. Best Paper Awards will be presented during the ICEB Business Luncheon.

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COMPETITION

An outstanding doctoral dissertation accepted by a degree-granting institution within the 2007 calendar year may be recommended by the student's major professor or dissertation advisor to participate one-time-only in the best dissertation competition. Best Dissertation Awards will be presented in the ICEB Luncheon.

Submission Instructions

1. The dissertation must be written in English and deal with the development of methodology for or the application of electronic business.
    

2. The dissertation must have been completed and accepted by a degree-granting institution between January 1, 2007 and August 31, 2008. However, it is not necessary for the degree to have been conferred at the end of August 31, 2008. Also, the dissertation must not have been submitted previously to or be competing at the same time in any other dissertation competition.
    

3. The submission materials consist of the following:

   1. A nominating letter on university letterhead stationery submitted by the student's major professor or dissertation advisor. This letter introduces the student, the supervisor of the dissertation, and the degree-granting institution. It also certifies the acceptance of the dissertation by the institution within the required time frame. All contact information for both the author and the major professor should also be stated in the letter. 
       

   2. A separate statement by the major professor about why the dissertation deserves special recognition.
       

   3. A summary of the dissertation. This summary should answer the following questions: (1) What is the problem? (2) What is the significance of the problem? (3) What is the proposed solution? (4) What did the research discover and what is its significance? (5) What are your conclusions? (6) What is (are) the practical implication(s) of the research?  The length of this summary should be no more than 7 pages.  At the top of the first page, please indicate the topic area as well as 5 to 10 keywords that capture the essence of your dissertation.
       

   4. The complete dissertation in one single file.  Separate files for individual chapters or appendices are NOT acceptable.
       

4. Because of the double-blind review process, it is essential that the author, degree-granting institution, and supervising professor not be identified in 3b, c and d. All acknowledgments or other references that would identify the author, institution, or professors must be removed from the dissertation and all accompanying documents except the nominating letter.
    

5. All the above documents must be in PDF format.  Please combine them into a single large PDF file and submit it online as a "Full Paper" for the track "Doctoral Dissertation Competition."

The conference organizer reserves the right not to bestow the awards if the Awards Committee does not recommend any best dissertation.  Each award recipient is required to pay the registration fee and orally present his/her paper or dissertation in an assigned session during the conference.  Failure to do so disqualifies the recipient from receiving any monetary award.  However, an award certificate will be mailed to the recipient by postal service.  The amount of the award does not include tax withholdings.  The award recipient is responsible for reporting and paying all required taxes.