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2008 Emerald/AIMA Indian Management Research Fund Award
Applications were to address the dissemination of knowledge for the social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for India.
A great number of high-quality submissions were received, making the decision of the judging panel an extremely difficult one. In addition to the winner being chosen, one submission was deemed worthy of a Highly Commended Award.
Winner
Dr M.K.Sridhar, Canara Bank School of Management Studies, Bangalore University, India
Dr Rajendra V Joshi, Director, Indus Training and Research Institute, Indus International School, Bangalore, India
Prof Maruthi R Suresh, SDM Institute of Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysore, India
H.S. Balakrishna, Selection Grade Lecturer, Vijaya College, Bangalore, India
"Building grassroots leadership in the public schooling system in Karnataka: an exploration."
Highly Commended
Dr Manjunatha Keralapura, T.A. Pai Management Institute, Karnataka, India
"Documenting LHT/indigenous knowledge during pregnancy and postnatal healthcare practices among rural women in Udupi district of Karnataka."
Testimonial
"I am delighted to receive a Highly Commended Award as part of the 2008 Emerald/AIMA Indian Management Research Fund Award for my research paper. I express my gratitude to Emerald and AIMA for providing such an opportunity to submit the research proposal. I also would like to thank the expert review committee members for their recognition of my paper as being of exceptionally high quality. Though my paper just missed out on the research fund, the recognition given by Emerald and the AIMA encourages me to strive for more research studies in my academic career."
Dr. Manjunatha Keralapura
2008 Emerald/IACMR Chinese Management Research Fund Award
Applications were to address the dissemination of knowledge for the social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for mainland China.
A great number of high-quality submissions were received, making the decision of the judging panel an extremely difficult one. In addition to the winner being chosen, one submission was deemed worthy of a Highly Commended Award.
Winner
Dr Min Wu, Department of Public Administration, Sichuan University, China
Dr Wei Zheng, Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education, Northern Illinois University, USA
Dr Xu Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
"Crisis Leadership - Lessons from the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake"
Dr Min Wu and Dr Wei Zhang receive their certificates from Emerald's Sarah Liu and Yao Leye, Curator of Sichuan University. (Left to right: Sarah Liu, Wei Zhang, Yao Leye, Min Wu)
Highly Commended
Dr Xianzheng Fei, Department of Marketing, School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China
Dr Shuhua Zhou, Communication School, University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa), Alabama, USA
"When the city gate catches fire, the fishes in the moat suffer? Research on corporate social responsibility spillover effect"
Dr Xianzheng Fei (right) receives his certificate from Mengli Huang (left), Curator of Zhongnan University of Law and Economics.
Testimonials
"It is a great honor for me and my collaborators, Dr Wei Zheng and Dr Xu Huang, to receive the 2008 Emerald/IACMR Chinese Management Research Fund Award. Our project addresses the needs for public leadership during times of crisis, drawing lessons from the Sichuan earthquake in 2008 in particular. This award will enable us to carry out the full-scale design of the project in a timely manner. With the encouragement and support of the award, we expect that our research findings will benefit public leaders in dealing with crisis."
Dr Min Wu
"It is a great honor to receive a Highly Commended Award from Emerald and IACMR to me and my collaborator, Dr Shuhua Zhou. The Award is not only an encouragement and praise to our research proposal, but an important stimulus in my future academic career. It is good experience of exploring new knowledge in the marketing field, and it is an extremely good feeling when you even have the luck of harvesting some applause from your peers. Many thanks to Emerald and IACMR. I would also like to give thanks to Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama, where I had a wonderful visiting time in the whole of 2008. Special thanks to Dr Beatty, Dr Johnson, Dr Franke, Dr Kacmar, Dr D’ Souza, Dr Dulek, and Dr Campbell. I learned so much in sitting in their classes and discussing with them."
Dr Xianzheng Fei
Emerald-ALCS Research Fund Award 2008: Public Sector Management in Africa
This Award was run by Emerald and ALCS (The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society), in association with INASP and the International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD).
Applications were to address the dissemination of knowledge for social good with a specific focus towards the benefit of Africa.
A great number of high-quality submissions were received, making the decision of the judging panel an extremely difficult one. In addition to the winner being chosen, one submission was deemed worthy of a Highly Commended Award.
Winner
Dr Moses Acquaah, Department of Business Administration, Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Mr Eddy K. Tukamushaba, Head of Department of Leisure and Hospitality Management, Makerere University Business School, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
“The human factor and public sector effectiveness in Africa: the role of organizational justice perceptions in Ghana and Uganda”
Dr Moses Acquaah (left) is presented with his certificate by Emerald's Business Manager for the USA, Jim De Wolf (right), at the 2009 Academy of Management meeting in Chicago, USA
Highly Commended
Professor Beatus A. Kundi, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mr Baraka R. Mdima, Department of Engineering and Management Sciences , Dar es salaam Maritime Institute, Tanzania
"The relationship between innovation, business performance and employee family poverty reduction in Tanzania”
Testimonials
"I am delighted and honored that my proposal with Mr. Eddy K. Tukamushaba of Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda, was selected as the winner of the 2008 Emerald/ALCS Public Sector Management in Africa Research Fund Award. The collaborative and cross-country nature of our research demonstrates the importance of investigating public sector management issues in Africa in a holistic manner. This award has not only encouraged me but also reinforced my belief that conducting high quality research that is focused on Africa is highly recognized by internationally acclaimed and prestigious publishers such as Emerald Group Publishing Limited. It is my hope that this award will encourage young researchers with an interest in Africa to pursue their dream and undertake valuable research that will help in the social and economic development of Africa. I am grateful to Emerald/ALCS for supporting and encouraging research into public sector management in Africa. I also want to express my appreciation to the Dean of the Joseph M. Bryan school of Business and Economics, Dr. James K. Weeks, for supporting my research on strategic and international management in emerging economies with a special focus on Africa."
Dr Moses Acquaah
"I am extremely delighted and it is a great honour for me to have been part of the winning team of the 2008 Emerald/ALCS Public Sector Management in Africa Research Fund Award. I highly appreciate the participation of my co-author Moses Acquaah, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Department of Business Administration, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro for the team spirit and professionalism he exhibited when we were writing the winning proposal. I would like to thank Makerere University Business School council which sponsored me to attend the 2008 International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, where I met my colleague and discovered our collaborative capabilities to do research together in this area of study. I would like to thank Dr. Geoffrey Bakunda, the Dean of Faculty of Marketing and Hospitality Management, Makerere University Business School for the support and help he has always given to sharpen my research skills. I would like to thank Emerald and ALCS for providing such an opportunity for me. This recognition will encourage me to seek continued research excellence in Public Sector Management in Africa.”
Mr Eddy K. Tukamushaba
Emerald-ALCS Research Fund Award 2008: Engineering Research in Africa
This Award was run by Emerald and ALCS (The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society), in association with INASP and the African Engineering Education Association (AEEA).
Applications were to address the dissemination of knowledge for social good with a specific focus towards the benefit of Africa.
A number of high-quality submissions were received, making the decision of the judging panel an extremely difficult one. However, a winner has now been selected.
Winner
Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University, California, USA
Simon Katabazi, New Hope Uganda
Connie Dobbs, New Hope Uganda
Christopher Muwanguzi, Makerere University, Uganda
Tony Muwanguzi, New Hope Uganda
"Model-eliciting activities in Uganda as a bridge between engineering and mathematics education"
Testimonial
“For the last 2½ years we have been working at establishing a remedial program at Essubi Eppya Vocational Primary school, in rural Uganda. We have learned much as we have faced many challenges. As participants in this grant, we are very excited and especially thankful to God for the provision that it affords us in regards to training for our teachers. But ultimately, the impact that this training and the subsequent practices will have that can be taken back to the classroom as we expand our use and understanding of MEA's in the classroom, are what we are most grateful for! The Uganda schools curriculum will be impacted in a way that we have desired and hoped for in regards to utilizing cooperative learning and moving our instruction to being more student oriented. To the providers of the grant funds, saying thank you is not adequate but we trust the outcomes that will be experienced will be adequate thanks! Also, I would add to our testimonial that the Emerald award allows partners in Uganda to connect to a large international initiative involving the modeling approach to mathematics and engineering education, blended with work in virtual worlds and simulations. The award is leveraging significant involvement by East African partners in this initiative. We are enormously grateful to your company for this support.”
Eric Hamilton