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Research awards in memory of Hakan Orbay

Research awards in memory of Hakan Orbay

Sabancı University School of Management establishes Article Awards in memory of Hakan Orbay.  Planned to be held every year, the Article Awards aim to encourage original work by young researchers in finance and microeconomics. This year’s application deadline is May 15, 2014.

Sabancı University School of Management establishes research awards in memory of faculty member Hakan Orbay, who passed away in 2011.

The awards are open to all theoretical and applied work in finance and microeconomics; however, of special interest are works in company theory, contract and incentive theory, applied and theoretical work in company financing and corporate governance, and research dedicated to understanding emerging markets.

The award is planned to be given every year.  This year’s application deadline is May 15, 2014.

Submissions will be assessed by a jury panel consisting of Doğuş University Faculty Member Benan Zeki Orbay, Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Members Eren İnci and İzak Atiyas, and Sabancı University School of Management Faculty Members Koray Deniz Şimşek, Melsa Ararat, Nakiye Boyacıgiller and Özgür Demirtaş.  The award will be presented a t a ceremony on September 15, 2014.

Eligibility criteria:

• Papers may be submitted in Turkish or English. 

• Only original papers that have not yet been published will be considered.  Papers submitted to a journal for assessment may be submitted to the award.

• Winners are expected to mention the award in the published versions of their papers, and present their papers at the award ceremony.

• Applicants must be younger than 40 years of age.

For more information and applications: orbayaward@sabanciuniv.edu