2010, Volume 13, Issue 1
The Third Annual Graziadio School Student Paper Competition
Presented by the Graziadio School of Business and Management and the Graziadio Business Report
WINNING PRIZE: $1,000
plus
Publication in the Graziadio Business Report, Fall 2010
(GBR) are proud to announce the Third Annual Graziadio School Student Paper Competition.
Current Graziadio School students from all programs are encouraged to submit papers on topics across the field of business management by August 15, 2010.
Find out more:
- Who Can Enter?
- How Do You Enter?
- Deadline
- Scope of Article
- Target Audience
- Writing Style
- Review Process
- Past Winners
Who Can Enter?
Graziadio School students across all programs (FEMBA, BSM, EMBA, MSOD, etc) enrolled in classes at time of submission.
Students may work together to submit a team paper, however, teams may be no larger than three people.
How Do You Enter?
Once you are ready to submit your paper, follow the three steps below:
1. Faculty Endorsement
Papers must be endorsed by a Graziadio School faculty member before submission. Faculty members can notify the editors at gbr@pepperdine.edu of their endorsements.
2. Fill out the Entry Form
Applicants must fill out the 2009 Graziadio School Student Paper Competition Entry Form to be submitted along with their papers.
3. Submit Paper and Entry Form via Email
Applicants must submit their papers and entry forms to gbr@pepperdine.edu with "Student Paper Competition" as the e-mail subject line.
Only papers submitted as Microsoft Word documents using Arial or Times New Roman size 12 font will be accepted.
Deadline
August 15, 2010
Scope of Article
Articles should:
- Provide practical and relevant information on how to deal with business situations and problems, including examples where possible
- Feature an applied focus and answer the "so what" question
- Specifically address the implications for the business practitioner—not the academic
The GBR makes a unique contribution to business practice, therefore articles must go beyond merely restating conventional wisdom or textbook knowledge.
Topics for articles may include (but are not limited to):
- Translating new academic research into practitioner applications
- Organizing and synthesizing information from diverse sources about business issues
- Alerting readers to new knowledge that may impact their businesses
- Extending a debate in a new direction
- Presenting new empirical data and explaining how it may impact GBR's business practitioner audience
Analyses of current issues or changes and practical applications in the business environment will also be considered. However, "editorial opinion" articles are not appropriate for GBR.
Articles should be limited to 2,000 words, including endnotes.
Target Audience
Readership of the Graziadio Business Report includes:
- Business practitioners
- Senior level executives
- Government and non-profit managers
- University faculty, students, and alumni
Because our readership is global, contestants should avoid topics and references that only target small groups.
Writing Style
The writing style should be active and non-technical. Anecdotes and examples as well as illustrations such as graphs, tables, and pie charts are helpful.
Think Magazine, Not Journal
The writing style should be more like that of a business magazine (e.g. Fortune) than an academic journal or textbook.
Introductory paragraphs are particularly important with this audience. Authors should not begin with a traditional academic literature review. We encourage you to review current GBR articles to get a better idea of our style.
References and Support
The GBR style is based on the Chicago Manual of Style. Specific ideas, quotations, data, facts, or analyses taken from other sources must be referenced as they would be in an academic work.
The citation style used in legal writing is currently acceptable, although citations should be listed in endnotes rather than footnotes.
References appear as endnotes rather than page footnotes.
Review Process
Editors of the Graziadio Business Report will evaluate each paper on its:
View our Permission to Reprint guidelines here.
- Application to the broad business practitioner audience: Will the business practitioner gain useful knowledge that will help in understanding the business environment, in making business decisions, or in implementing business processes?
- Intellectual contribution: Is there something new either in the ideas or the application of the article? Is the material accurate? Is it as current as it can be?
- Appropriate citations for quotations, statements of specific information, dates and attribution of information downloaded from the Internet, cases, etc: While GBR is not a traditional academic journal, documenting and acknowledging sources used in the GBR are of paramount importance.
- Writing style: Papers should be non-technical and, generally, written in the active, rather than the passive voice.
- Adherence to the 2,000 word limit: Papers over 2,000 words will be automatically eliminated from the competition.
Past Winners
| 2008 | David Callen, MSOD | How Intercultural Competence Drives Success in Global Virtual Teams |
| 2009 | Kasra Ferasat | Five Tactics to Create a Sustainable Restaurant Business |
Contact Us
Please contact GBR Academic Editor, Nancy Dodd, with questions or comments.
Email: gbr@pepperdine.edu
Phone: 310-568-2313
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