The IDEA Awards recognize and honor research excellence in the following three distinct categories:
- FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH
A classic and highly influential contribution to entrepreneurship research that serves as a legacy for scholarly work in the field
- THOUGHT LEADER
Representative of the best published papers in entrepreneurship in 2007
- RESEARCH PROMISE
Representative of the best papers submitted to the 2008 Academy of Management Conference (Anaheim, CA) or other works (including dissertations) that have not yet been published