{"id":8830,"date":"2019-10-22T20:33:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T00:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/?p=8830"},"modified":"2019-12-18T14:55:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T19:55:44","slug":"call-for-nominations-for-the-servsig-best-dissertation-award-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/2019\/10\/call-for-nominations-for-the-servsig-best-dissertation-award-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for nominations for the SERVSIG Best Dissertation Award 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8831\" src=\"http:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Servsig-Dissertation-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Servsig-Dissertation-2019.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Servsig-Dissertation-2019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Servsig-Dissertation-2019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Servsig-Dissertation-2019-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We would like to call for nominations\u00a0for <strong>the 2019 SERVSIG Best Dissertation Award<\/strong> <em>(granted by Maastricht University). <\/em>Former winners can be seen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/awards\/servsig-dissertation-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1813\" src=\"http:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/download2-e1445115823250.jpeg\" alt=\"download\" width=\"150\" height=\"52\" \/>The Department of Marketing &amp; Supply Chain Management at <strong>Maastricht University<\/strong>\u00a0in the Netherlands has a strong reputation in the field of Services Marketing, which has been the main focus since its inception. Maastricht University is\u00a0proud to be recognized as a top marketing department by the global research cooperations on state-of-the-art service research and by the different research awards that Maastricht cherishes. The Service Science Factory at Maastricht University brings together business and academia to help organizations differentiate themselves through innovative services and to validate academic service research with different external non-academic stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award, Eligibility, and Selection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Candidates must be doctoral students \/ graduates in marketing or a related field (e.g., consumer behavior, marketing strategy, operations\u00a0management, organizational behavior, human resources, strategy, finance, information systems, economics, etc.) in an official university (inside or outside the U.S.).<\/li>\n<li>To be eligible, students must (have) submitted their dissertation between\u00a0<strong>October\u00a01, 2018 \u2013\u00a0September\u00a030, 2019<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>A nominator must nominate her\/his\/their candidate by submitting a letter that highlights why the dissertation qualifies for this award in addition to confirming the successful defense of the dissertation (please see details below).<\/li>\n<li>An academic review\u00a0committee will evaluate the submissions based on quality of the dissertation\u2019s <strong>contribution to service research<\/strong> (e.g., originality, theoretical foundations, methodological execution, value of the results to service scholars and managers).<\/li>\n<li>Thanks to\u00a0<strong>Maastricht University<\/strong>\u00a0we<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>grant one winner award of\u00a0<strong>$1000<\/strong>\u00a0and up to two runner\/s-up awards of\u00a0<strong>$500<\/strong>\u00a0each.<\/li>\n<li>The submission deadline for this award is\u00a0<strong>December 15, 2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submission Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Candidates must submit a\u00a0<strong>summary of their dissertation<\/strong>, which should describe the framework of their research studies, research questions, hypotheses (if applicable), related literature, data \/ methodological approach (if applicable), findings, contributions to service theory and practice, and future research along with limitations of the dissertation. Please note: Authors should provide enough detail for the reviewers to be able to conduct an appropriate evaluation of the work.\u00a0Both\u00a0cumulative and non-cumulative dissertations are welcome<\/li>\n<li>The summary must no exceed\u00a0<strong>5\u00a0single-spaced text pages\u00a0<\/strong>(not including references, figures, and tables; 12-point Times New Roman font, 1 inch margin). Please note that ALL these materials must be submitte<u>d in one single file.<\/u>\u00a0Please follow the formatting guidelines of the\u00a0<em>Journal of Service Research<\/em>. Submissions that do exceed the above page limit, that do not follow the style guide, or that are submitted as multiple files cannot be considered. Similarly, hard copy submissions cannot be considered.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to the summary document, a nominator has to provide a\u00a0<strong>nomination letter<\/strong>, addressing why the dissertation deserves to be considered for the award. This nomination letter must be included in the submission email. The nominator\u2019s email letter should include the following information: author\u2019s name, phone number\/s, e-mail address, the university\/school awarding the degree, the date of the successful dissertation defense, name\/s of the faculty member(s) on the dissertation committee, and the candidate\u2019s current and future positions.<\/li>\n<li>The summary and nomination letter need to be in English, but<strong>\u00a0the dissertation itself doesn\u2019t have to be English necessarily.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Also the<strong> candidate\u2019s academic CV <\/strong>is required. It is recommended to include both published\/accepted and ongoing work (specifying the status of the manuscript \u2013 e.g., under review, which journal, which round).<\/li>\n<li>If you have any questions about the competition, please contact Linda Alkire (<a href=\"mailto:linda.alkire@txstate.edu\">linda.alkire@txstate.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Please submit the\u00a0nomination letter, the summary of the dissertation and CV in one pdf file via e-mail to Linda Alkire (<a href=\"mailto:linda.alkire@txstate.edu\">linda.alkire@txstate.edu<\/a>). We will collect the submissions\u00a0for the academic review\u00a0committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to call for nominations\u00a0for the 2019 SERVSIG Best Dissertation Award (granted by Maastricht University). Former winners can be seen here.\u00a0 The Department of Marketing &amp; Supply Chain Management at Maastricht University\u00a0in the Netherlands has a strong reputation in the field of Services Marketing, which has been the main focus since its inception. 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