IACMR Awards

Emerald/IACMR Chinese Management Research Fund Award

This award supports the dissemination of knowledge for the social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for mainland China. At least one member of the research team was to be based in mainland China. Each application is judged, by a panel of experts, on the criteria below. The research must (i) be of significance, and in particular, illustrate how it will benefit the social good; (ii) demonstrate originality and innovation; (iii) make an outstanding contribution to theory and its application; (iv) illustrate the appropriateness and application of the methodology; and (v) demonstrate sound implications for theory and practice.

The winner receives a prize fund of £3,000 to go towards their research project. The IACMR is pleased to offer both the winner and the “Highly Commended” runner-up a complimentary membership, which includes a subscription to Management and Organization Review, for a limited time of 12 months. In addition to this, the winners will also be offered a free 12-month personal online subscription to Emerald’s Chinese Management Studies journal.

2008 Winner

Dr. Min Wu (Sichuan University, China)
Dr. Wei Zheng (Northern Illinois University, USA)
Dr. Xu Huang, (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
"Crisis Leadership - Lessons from the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake"

2008 Highly Commended

Dr. Xianzheng Fei (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China)
Dr. Shuhua Zhou (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA)
"When the city gate catches fire, the fishes in the moat suffer? Research on corporate social responsibility spillover effect"　


2008 Research Committee Judging Panel

Marjorie Lyles, Indiana University (Chair)
Ingmar Bjorkman, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration
George Chen, Australian National University
Andrew Delios, National University of Singapore
Chung Ming Lau, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kevin Steensma, University of Washington
Baiyin Yang, Tsinghua University
Changhui Zhou, Peking University