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Call for Papers in Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment
To encourage thought leadership, develop the next generation of corporate leaders, and apply the latest in academic theory to business practice, BlackRock, in association with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), invites students (graduate and undergraduate) and Ph.D. researchers and faculty to submit original papers* regarding the relationship between investors and public companies in the areas of corporate governance & responsible investment **
Papers will be evaluated within three categories, each with the following awards:
► Undergraduate submission: $3,000
► Graduate student submission: $4,000
► PhD researcher and faculty submission: $5,000
► In addition to the cash awards, winners will be invited to present at the NACD spring forum in NY 2013.
Important Dates
The submission process has two stages:
► Abstract submission due June 1, 2012 via e-mail to corporategovernance@blackrock.com
Requirements: 500 word maximum, include a title, author's name, contact information, category (undergraduate, graduate or post graduate), and academic affiliation.
The evaluation committee will select the most promising abstracts and notify the authors by July 1, 2012 that they are being requested to submit a full paper.
► Paper submission by notified authors due September 30, 2012
The evaluation committee will recommend winners to the academic advisory council for final review, followed by notifications to the submitters in December 2012.
Evaluation Criteria
The intended audience for the papers is the community of corporate directors, executives and institutional investors. The papers are intended to promote practical application of academic research and theory regarding the relationship between institutional investors and boards of directors on emerging issues facing these constituencies. Winners will be chosen based on the ability to implement the idea presented into business practice
Program Evaluation Committee
• CHAIR, Chief Justice Myron Steele, Supreme Court of Delaware
• James P. Hawley, Professor and Director, Elfenworks Center for the Study of Fiduciary Capitalism, Saint Mary's College of California
• Reatha Clark King, Director, Allina Hospital Corporation and NACD
• Ed Merino, Director, NACD, Southern California Chapter
• Douglas Park, Principal, DYP Advisors
• Andrea Robinson, Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Amgen
• Chad Spitler, Managing Director, Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment, BlackRock
• Patricia Tracy, Director, U.S. Steel Corporation
• Bob Zukis, Partner, PwC
Academic Advisory Council
• Duke Bristow, University of Southern California
• Stephen Davis, Yale University
• Charles Elson, University of Delaware
• Joe Grundfest, Stanford University
• Andrew Hoffman, University of Michigan
• Jay Lorsch, Harvard University
• Jo Mackness, University of California Berkeley
• Ed Waitzer, York University
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Andrew J. Hoffman
Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise
Director, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise
University of Michigan
701 Tappan Street, R4472
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: 734.763.9455
Fax: 734.764.2555
Email: ajhoff@umich.edu
Twitter: @HoffmanAndy
Web: http://www.andrewhoffman.net/
Administrative Assistant: Shelly Whitmer
Email: sjmoore@umich.edu
Phone: 734.647.4516
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