Sid Gray Prize – The Most Promising Thesis Proposal

In February 2019, ANZIBA began presenting a Most Promising Thesis Proposal Award at it’s Annual Conference.  In May 2021, the ANZIBA executive voted to name this award in honour of the retirement of Professor Sid Gray, one of the founders of ANZIBA in 1997 and a long time supporter of the ANZIBA Doctoral Colloquium. The winner is selected from amongst the students attending the Doctoral Colloquium, and is awarded for the most promising thesis proposal based on is potential contribution (i.e. the thesis does not need to have been completed). The winner receives a AUD $1,000 cash prize and free registration to the subsequent year’s conference.

2024 Sid Gray Prize	Leaders’ dynamic capabilities, tolerance of ambiguity, and innovation: A longitudinal study on the implications for international non-governmental organisations Albert Yu – The University of Queensland
2023 Sid Gray Prize	The link between settlement experiences, social embeddedness and business formation by high skilled immigrant entrepreneurs Farzana Adeel – University of Auckland
2022 Sid Gray Prize	MNCs and business human rights: Perspectives, procedures and conduct in Australia Thomas Cadd – University of South Australia
2021 Most Promising Thesis Proposal	The effects of Geographical Distance on Multinational Downsizing Decision: A Socio-Cognitive Perspective Rico Kremer – University of Erfurt, Germany
2020 Most Promising Thesis Proposal	Workplace Adjustment for New Refugee Employees: An Exploration of the Supervisor-Refugee LMX Relationship Prya Roy, University of Sydney, NSW
2019 Most Promising Thesis Proposal	Ownership hybridization and cross-border acquisition by emerging market firms: The role of top management team political connection and regulative distance Tega Douborapade Ogbuigwe, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand