Many researchers have evaluated various decision rules to determine how well they perform in selecting winners in elections. They have established criteria to measure how well these rules perform in selecting winners with the greatest mass appeal in general elections. We evaluate such decision rules on their performance in determining winners of awards for outstanding accomplishment. We examine...

DOI 10.1027/0044-3409.216.4.198 Abstract. Awards in the form of orders, decorations, prizes, and titles are ubiquitous in monarchies and republics, private organizations, not-for-profit, and profit-oriented firms. This paper argues that awards present a unique combination of different stimuli and that they are distinct and unlike other monetary and nonmonetary rewards. Despite their relevance i...

Many target CEOs receive unscheduled stock option awards during merger negotiations which become immediately exercisable when the acquisition is completed. We find an inverse association between the size of golden parachutes given to target CEOs and the probability that these executives receive unscheduled options during merger negotiations. These unscheduled awards are also more likely to be i...

The Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology is presented to a person who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, has made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems. The 2016 recipients of the APA Scientific Contribution Awards were recognized by the 2015 Board of Scientific Af...

T National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsors many programs in science, engineering, and mathematics (SEM) education. All of these programs are “extramural,” in that NSF makes awards to some performing organization—generally a university or nonprofit organization. The award is usually a grant award, administered under conditions specified in Grants for Research and Education in Science and Educa...

With the awards season in full swing, it is important to remember that the goal of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP) National Awards Program is to improve patient outcomes by promoting excellence in the practice of pharmacy throughout hospitals and other collaborative health care settings. During the Professional Practice Conference in Toronto, outstanding individual practitio...