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Keith Provan Award

Purpose

The Keith G. Provan Award was established by the members of the Public and Nonprofit Division of the Academy of Management in 2015 to posthumously honor the legacy of excellence that Keith brought to the field. Throughout his career, Keith contributed high level theory that innovated existing fields, and broke open emergent fields in management and public administration. The hallmark of Keith's work was undoubtedly his contribution to theory building through empirical investigation. His methods were varied and suited the question at hand, but his work always spoke to theory. Additionally, Keith reached into the best available literature to inform his work, not limiting himself to his trained discipline (management) or his adopted one (public administration) -but rather finding insight from an eclectic set of literature and bringing the best knowledge to bear onto his problem of interest. Future recipients' work should embody these ideals and contribution.

Selection criteria

Recipients should be distinguished contributors to the field of Public Administration. Her/his contribution should:

Selection process

Nominations will be accepted until Feb 28, 2018. Nominations should include a copy of the nominated individuals' vita and a statement from the nominator. Self-nominations will not be accepted. Additional nominees can be generated by the Provan award committee. Nominations will be reviewed by the award committee. The committee will review the nominated individuals' work to asses their contribution to theory, empiricism, interdisciplinarity, impact of work, and stature in the field. 

Award

The award will be given at the Business meeting of thePublic and Non Profit Division at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. 

Submissions should be sent to the Provan Award Committee Chair, Kim Isett