I am pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition. There were over 70 submissions, with many innovative and high-quality proposals submitted. The eight individuals below will be presenting their dissertation proposals to a distinguished panel of judges who will select the winner and runner-up for this year's competition. If you know any of the finalists, please offer them your congratulations for a significant accomplishment. The finalists are:
Yu Tse Heng
University of Washington, Foster School of Business
"The Grief-Work Interface: How Employees Negotiate Work after Losing a Loved One"
Audrey Holm
Boston University, Questrom School of Business
"Mobilizing the Unemployable: How Bridge Workers prepare Returning Citizens for the Labor Market"
Jiwon Hwang
Columbia University, Columbia Business School
"Entrepreneurship as a Way to Overcome Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from Formerly Incarcerated Individuals"
Summer Jackson
MIT Sloan School of Management
"Understanding Organizational Inequality at 'Well Intentioned' Companies: The Case of ShopCo's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies and Practices"
Rebecca Karp
Boston University, Questrom School of Business
"From Conceptual to Commercial: How Novel Innovations Gain Market Traction"
Seojin Kim
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business
"Essays on Technology Change and Firm Capabilities in Nascent Markets: Evidence from the Bionic Prosthetic Industry"
Karren Knowlton
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
"Trailblazer Mindsets: When Being Under-represented Helps You Help Others"
Gauri Subramani
University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business
"Try, try, try again? Persistence and the Gender Innovation Gap"
Finally, I would like to thank the over 100 scholars who generously volunteered their time to provide reviews of the candidate proposals. This competition would be nothing without them, and I am grateful to them for their willingness to provide thoughtful and timely feedback.
Sincerely,
Pete
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Pedro Aceves
Assistant Professor
Department of Management & Technology
Bocconi University
Via Roentgen 1
20136 Milan, Italy
pedro.aceves@unibocconi.itwww.peteaceves.com@peteaceves
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