Best Dissertation Award

2012 First Place: Zhijian Cui, INSEAD
Winning material: Management of Collaborations and Conflicts in New Product Development

Purpose of the Award

Relevant dissertation topics in the domain of technology management may reflect, but are not limited to, research in science and engineering based organizations; industrial research and development (R&D) laboratories; research units in universities, teaching hospitals, etc.; organizational processes by which technically-oriented activities are integrated into other company goals; innovation processes, and the development of technological innovations for competitive markets. Dissertations may also focus on such topics as the characteristics and behavior of scientist, engineers, and other technical professionals; the flow of technical knowledge; the diffusion of innovations, technological forecasts and policies; and the behavior and management of project teams.

Past Awardees

2012 First Place Zhijian Cui, INSEAD
Runner-Up Vivek Tandon, University of Michigan
2011 First Place Claudio Wolter, Carnegie Mellon University
Runner-Up Jianxi Luo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2009 First Place Brian Fifarek, Carnegie Mellon University
Runner-Up Philipp Tuertscher


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Committee

2010 Committee Chair:

Juliana Hsuan
Copenhagen Business School
Department of Operations Management
Solbjerg Plads 3
DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
tel: +45 3815 2441
email: jh.om@cbs.dk

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