Social Issues in Management Division Dissertation Award Competition for 2010: Acknowledging Exemplary Research Processes and Outcomes in Doctoral Study

This special dissertation forum, the first of its type to be published in this journal, reports the outcome and process for the 2010 annual Dissertation Award Competition for the Social Issues in Management (SIM) Division of the Academy of Management. The special forum comprises this introductory essay by the chair of the award committee and three dissertation abstracts by the award finalists. In addition, each finalist has provided a thoughtful essay reflecting on their experiences of the research process as junior scholars. The dissertation abstracts, with reflection essays, are in alphabetical order by last name of award finalist.