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2011-2012
Request for Proposals
The North American Case Research Association (NACRA) is a
nonprofit, voluntary professional association whose mission
is to promote excellence in case research, writing, and teaching
in business and other administrative disciplines. NACRA will
make up to 2 grants totaling $10,000 to support case research
during the 2011-2012 academic year, and up to 10 grants of
$1,000 to support first-time attendees who submit and receive
acceptances for the 2011 NACRA conference in San Antonio,
TX.
Funding Categories
Grant proposals may target one of the funding categories
described below.
- Conference grants — NACRA will
award up to ten (10) grants of $1,000 to enable post-graduate
students or probationary faculty who have never
attended a NACRA conference and who submit cases
to any track to attend the 2011 NACRA conference
in San Antonio, TX. Applicants for these grants must specify
on their case submission to the 2011 conference via ScholarOne
that they are: (1) eligible for a conference attendance
grant and (2) intend to attend the 2011 NACRA conference.
Applicants for these grants must also submit a letter to
the grants coordinator, Jeff Shay (shayj@wlu.edu)
affirming their student status. Letters of support need
to be signed by the applicant’s Dean or Program/Department
Chair on university letterhead. Cases or papers must be
accepted in order for grantees to receive awards, and awards
may only be used to defray conference registration and/or
costs to travel to the conference. Special consideration
will be given to students in doctoral programs.
NACRA will award grants up to $10,000 to fund:
- Using Cases to Build Theory — This
grant supports research that utilizes case research to generate
new theories in business and administrative disciplines
such as accounting, business & society/ethics, business
policy & strategy, education, finance & economics,
information technology management, international business,
marketing, not-for-profit, health care, social work, operations/supply
chain management, organizational behavior, organizational
theory, human resource management, and small business management/entrepreneurship.
- Teaching Case Development Grant: This
grant supports the development of decision-focused teaching
case(s) based on field research or other primary sources
and a comprehensive analysis (instructor’s manual
or teaching note). Fictitious cases will not be funded.
Disguised cases are permitted. Cases should address issues
in business and other administrative disciplines such as
those listed above. Special consideration will be given
to integrative cases designed for use across multiple courses
in the curriculum.
The final product of the funded grant research is expected
to be an article or case submitted, revised, and accepted
for publication in the Case Research Journal.
Submission Guidelines
are available here in PDF format.
All submissions must be received by June 1, 2011.
If you would like feedback on the appropriateness of your
proposal or have a question about the review process, please
contact Jeff Shay, President-elect of NACRA, at shayj@wlu.edu.
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