The 2011 Accenture Award
We are pleased to announce that the winners of the California Management Review’s annual Accenture Award are:
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John Morgan and Richard Wang for their article, "Tournaments for Ideas," 52/2 (Winter 2010): 77-97
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Antonio Davila, George Foster, and Ning Jia for their article, "Building Sustainable High-Growth Startup Companies," 52/3 (Spring 2010): 79-105 |
About the Award
The Accenture Award is given each year to the author (or authors) of the article published in the preceding volume of the California Management Review that has made the most important contribution to improving the practice of management. Articles are initially judged by CMR's editorial board. The final selection is made by a distinguished panel of senior executives. Articles are judged on their contribution to the study and practice of contemporary management, their originality and relevance to current issues in management, and their clarity of style and expression. The award carries with it a cash prize of $2,500.
About the Article
Governments and foundations have successfully harnessed tournaments to spur innovation. Yet this tool is not widely used by firms. This article presents a framework for managers seeking to organize tournaments for ideas. It examines the theoretical underpinnings of tournaments and then connects the theory with three recent innovations—the power of the network, the wisdom of crowds, and the power of love—that boost the effectiveness of tournaments. Short cases and academic studies illustrate the framework.
About the Authors
John Morgan is the Gary & Sherron Kalbach Chair in Entrepreneurship, Founding Director of Xlab, and Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Executive Education at the Haas School of Business.
Richard Wang recently graduated from the Haas School of Business and is an Assistant Professor of Management & Organization at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
Antonio Davila is professor of entrepreneurship and accounting and control. He is also the head of IESE's Department of Entrepreneurship. From 1999 to 2006, he was part of the faculty at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, where he still teaches periodically.
George Foster is the Wattis Professor of Management and Dhirubhai Ambani Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
Ning Jia is an Assistant Professor of accounting at the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University.
Acknowledgements
CMR would like to thank the following executives for their assistance in selecting this year's winning article:
Mr. Jack Caouette
Chairman, Channel Capital Advisors LLP
Ms. Barbara Desoer
Chief Technology and Operations Officer, Bank of America
Mr. Michael R. Gallagher
Chairman of the Haas Board and Director, Allergan, Inc.
Mr. Stephen Herrick
President, Continental Capital Corporation
Ms. Nancy K. Lusk
CEO and President, The Lusk Company
Mr. Robert
Thomas
Executive Director, Institute for High Performance Business, Accenture
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