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I am pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition. There were over 100 submissions, with many innovative and high-quality proposals submitted. Before revealing the eight finalists, I would like to take a moment to sincerely thank the over 180 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.
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 on a significant accomplishment.
The finalists are (in alphabetical order of their last name):
Siyin Chen (University of Toronto)
Art For Whose Sake? Work Product Revision and Occupational Identity Reconstruction in the “Porcelain Capital” of China
Sarah Gordon (University of Michigan)
The Evolution of Misconduct Network Communities: Evidence from the Chicago Police Department and an Online White Supremacy Forum
William Reuben Hurst (University of Michigan)
Combatting Sociopolitical Stigma with Countervailing Claims: Evidence from Charlottesville
Ekin Ilseven (INSEAD)
Investigating Trade-Offs in Achieving Organizational Resilience: A Critical View
Sukhun Kang (London Business School)
Objects May Be Closer Than They Appear: The Role of Public Scientific Maps in Organizational Search
Amisha Miller (Boston University)
Changing the System, Not the Seeker: How Can Investment Organizations Evaluate Novel Ideas without Overlooking the Ideas of Underrepresented Innovators?
Michael Park (University of Minnesota)
Essays on the Politics of Innovation
Shirley Tang (Washington University in St Louis)
The Transparency Dilemma: Competition, Innovation, And Organizational Performance with Corporate Transparency
Sincerely,
Saerom (Ronnie) Lee
INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Competition Chair, 2022
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Saerom (Ronnie) Lee
Assistant Professor
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
www.saeromlee.com------------------------------