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2020 Family Firm Institute Academic Awards
January 10, 2020
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ubmissions for 2020 Family Firm Institute Academic Awards are now open.

You are cordially invited to submit recent dissertations or unpublished research papers in the coming weeks. We also encourage you to pass on the details of these opportunities to colleagues in the field. You do not have to be an FFI member to participate – academics from around the world are invited and encouraged to submit.

The Best Doctoral Dissertation and Best Unpublished Research Paper awards have been given annually by the Family Firm Institute (FFI) since 1989. They recognize the research accomplishments of academics around the world and ensure that emerging knowledge continues to be key to the growth and education of FFI members and the family enterprise field.
The awards are briefly summarized below.
The Best Doctoral Dissertation Award

The Best Doctoral Dissertation Award is given to encourage and recognize outstanding academic achievement in the field of family business study. The Best Dissertation is awarded annually after a blind peer review of all submissions. Dissertations may be on any topic of relevance to the understanding and appreciation of family firms and/or family firm advisors. Dissertations must have been written as part of a graduate course of study at an accredited academic institution and defended in the last calendar year.

Award: Cash prize of $2,500, one-year membership in FFI, and complimentary registration for the 2020 Annual Global Conference in New York in October

Deadline is March 1, 2020

Best Dissertation Award Committee chair: Dianne H.B. Welsh, PhD

The Best Unpublished Research Paper Award

The Best Unpublished Research Paper Award is awarded annually after a blind peer review of all submissions. Papers may be on any topic of relevance to the understanding and appreciation of family firms and/or family firm advisors. The manuscript should not have been submitted to a journal at the time it is submitted for the award. Researchers are not allowed to submit more than one paper (per year). The winners are encouraged to submit the award-winning paper to FBR (or equal journal) for publication consideration.

Award: Cash prize of $2,500, one-year membership in FFI, and complimentary registration for the 2020 Annual Global Conference in New York in October

Deadline is April 15, 2020

Best Unpublished Research Paper Award Committee chair: Nadine Kammerlander, PhD

Some statistics about the award recipients:
  • The Best Doctoral Dissertation Award (2019) was presented to Jasper Brinkerink
  • Serving on this year’s Best Doctoral Dissertation committee are the following former recipients: Sami Alwuhaibi (2009); Francesco Barbera (2014); Miriam Bird (2015); Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez (2001); Alain Praet (2007); Ignacio Requejo (2011); Elmarie Venter (2003); Thomas M. Zellweger (2006 Honorable Mention).
  • The Best Unpublished Research Award (2019) was presented to David S. Jiang, Franz W. Kellermanns, Timothy P. Munyon, and M. Lane Morris.
  • These are former Best Unpublished Research Award recipients who are FFI Fellows: John Davis (2015); Annika Hall (2005); Rania Labaki (2012); Isabel Le Breton-Miller (2007, 2009); Nava Michael-Tsabari (2012); Danny Miller (2007, 2009); Mattias Nordqvist (2005, 2011); Pramodita Sharma (1999, 2002, 2003)
  • Countries represented by the winners of these two awards include Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, and United States.
Previous Edition

Welcome to 2020. By all accounts it will be a great year for FFI, for the field, and for you. We’re proud to have you as members. Without you, we could never fulfill our mission to be the most influential global network of thought leaders in the family enterprise field. Together we have created the oldest and most prestigious multidisciplinary professional association for family enterprise in the world.

For more than 35 years FFI has continued its vision to educate, connect, and inspire. Here are some opportunities in the coming months—and much more lies ahead.

Dates to Remember
JAN
13
Last day to submit proposals for the 2020 annual global conference
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JAN
21
GEN Alumni webinar (by invitation only)
The Role of Governance: Case Studies and the Multi-Roles Model ©
FFI Fellows David Karofsky and Paul Karofsky
FEB
06
2020 Regional Reception
2020 Regional Reception in NYC with FFI board, the program committee, and the 2020 Regional Advisory Committee
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MAR
1
Last day for entry submissions for the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award
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APR
15
Last day for entry submissions for the Best Unpublished Research Paper Award
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