Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant (WMDRG) Program
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Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant (WMDRG) Program
Funder: Strategic Management Society via Strategy Research Foundation (SRF)
- Artificial intelligence and strategic decision-making
- Open-source AI ecosystem development
- Firm boundaries and strategic scope
- Skilled migration and innovation
- Employee evaluation of corporate social performance
- Public scientific information and R&D strategy allocation
- Innovation strategy and technology applications
- Behavioral decision-making in strategic factor markets
- Global value chain reconfiguration
Purpose
Supports dissertation research by doctoral candidates in strategic management. The 2025 cohort of recipients reflects diverse research areas including:- Nety Wu (INSEAD): AI's impact on strategic decision-making and organizational learning
- Mostafa Khoshbash (UC Santa Barbara): Open-source AI ecosystem and foundation models
- Haiyang Zhang (Harvard Business School): Firm boundary adaptation under strategic constraints
- Seungmin Yoo (Boston University): Skilled migrant lifecycle phases and innovation/entrepreneurship
- Trissanne Keen (University of Michigan): Employee evaluation of firms generating simultaneous societal benefits and harms
- Rohin Vrajesh (Bocconi University): Public scientific information and R&D strategic reallocation
- James Addis (University of Toronto): Technology applications and uses in innovation strategy
- Nastaran Alimardaninaghani (The Ohio State University): Competitive advantage in strategic factor markets under behavioral uncertainty
- Tao Zou (King's College London): Global value chain reconfiguration amid geopolitical tensions
- Additional recipient details available in source material
Award Recipients (2025)
Ten dissertation researchers received funding:- Artificial intelligence and strategic management
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Global strategy and international business
- Organizational boundaries and design
- Strategic decision-making
- R&D strategy and innovation management
- Migration and human capital
- Corporate social responsibility
Focus Areas
Geographic Scope
International (recipients from institutions worldwide including US, Europe, and Asia)- Email: sms@strategicmanagement.net
- Phone: +1 312 492 6224
- Address: 134 N LaSalle St Suite 1005, Chicago IL 60602, USA
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science-research
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