Call
for Submissions
Lean
Enterprise Value Foundation, Inc.
Third Annual Student Publication Prize
Updated
February 8, 2008
The
prize of $500 and an engraved memento
will be presented during the Lean
Advancement Initiative (LAI) annual
conference, Lean Enterprise
Transformation 2008, in Boston
April 22-24, 2008. Winner will present
at LAI’s EdNet Lean
Educator Conference on
April 24-25, 2008. The winner receives
an additional $500 travel award and
free registration to attend the conferences.
Eligibility
Author:
Any student at a college or university
in the U.S. There may be co-authors
and co-researchers but the entrant
must be the principal author.
Paper:
Entries may be published or unpublished
(journal style) papers or parts of
a book or larger paper that has the
potential to contribute to enterprise
transformation based on the concepts
in LAI’s Lean Enterprise
Value. If published, the paper
should have appeared within the last
three calendar years, 2005 through
2007. If unpublished, the significant
parts of the paper should have been
prepared within the same time period.
Reviews and restatements are not eligible.
The paper must not exceed 9,000 words
and must be written in English.
Entry
Process
An
electronic version (PDF preferred)
of the paper should be emailed to
levprize
"at" mit.edu by February
25, 2008. The email must be from the
principal author, state that the work
meets the eligibility criteria, and
include contact information and the
author’s college or university
affiliation.
Selection
Process
 Authors
of Lean Enterprise Value
will select the winning paper based
upon the following criteria:
Relevance:
Subject shows potential or promise
for enabling enterprise transformation
in concert with the principles described
in the book.
Creativity:
Author demonstrates innovation and
novelty of insights, analysis, subject,
or interpretation.
Quality:
The research described is well executed
and well written, i.e., careful
attention and full attribution to
what is known and sound analysis,
logic, and conclusions.
Results
of the judging will be announced by
March 24, 2008.
The winning paper and author will
be featured on the LAI's web site,
lean.mit.edu.
Click
here
to see the online announcement of
previous LEV Prize winners.
Please
address questions to levprize
"at" mit.edu.
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