The Beryl M. Ivey Fund for Corporate Social Responsibility sponsors a Best Paper Award at Ivey's PhD Sustainability Academy.

Value

A cash prize of $500 will be provided.

Criteria

The Best Paper will be chosen based on the following criteria and weighting:

• Rigour of Research - 50%
• Quality of Writing and Ability to Communicate Complex Ideas - 25%
• Potential of Research to Impact Management Theory or Practice - 25%

Process

The Academy's faculty will each nominate a paper. Each faculty will then evaluate all nominated papers.

Presentation

The award will be presented during the Academy. The winning paper will also be featured in the Network for Business Sustainability newsletter.

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