Congratulations to the 2019 Academic Award Recipients

Prepared Exclusively for FFI Members

June 07, 2019

Introduction

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ne of the hallmarks of FFI is its ongoing commitment to advance the field both through publishing, practice, and research. In April, we were pleased to announce the 2019 FBR Award Recipients and last week we announced the 2019 Achievement Award Recipients. Today, we celebrate more outstanding contributions to the field by announcing the 2019 Academic Award Recipients. These awards will be presented at the Miami conference, October 23-25.

Best Doctoral Dissertation Award

This award is given to encourage and recognize outstanding academic achievement in the field of family business study.

View the complete list of Best Doctoral Dissertation Award recipients

The 2019 award-winning paper is:

Innovation Management in Small and Medium-Sized Family Firms: The role of family-induced differences in attitudes and decision models by Jasper Brinkerink for Maastricht University. Jasper is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.

Jasper Brinkerink
Maastricht University

Best Unpublished Research Paper Award

The Best Unpublished Research Paper Award is awarded annually after a blind peer review of all submissions.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.

View the complete list of Best Unpublished Research Paper Award recipients

The 2019 award-winning paper is:

Family Ties That Bind: How emotion and family system dynamics preserve socioemotional wealth

The authors are:

David S. Jiang
Georgia Southern University

Franz W. Kellermanns
University of North Carolina-Charlotte
WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management

Timothy P. Munyon
University of Tennessee

M. Lane Morris
University of Tennessee

An Honorable Mention is awarded to:

Tonic or Toxin? Investigating the Adoption of “Professional” Practices in Family Firms

The authors are:

Matthias Waldkirch
EBS University

Leif Melin
Jönköping University

Mattias Nordqvist
Jönköping University

Thanks to the 2019 Academic Award Committees

Best Doctoral Dissertation

Dianne H.B. Welsh, chair
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Sami Alwuhaibi
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)

Francesco Barbera
The University of Adelaide

Miriam Bird
University of St. Gallen

Erick Chang
Arkansas State University

Julio DeCastro
IE Business School

Alfredo DeMassis
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano/Lancaster University

Hanquing Fang
Mississippi State University

Ercilia Garcia-Alvarez
Universitat Rovira i Virgili

David Jiang
Georgia Southern University

Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez
International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

Izabela Koładkiewicz
Kozminski University

Michael Meeks
Louisiana State University Shreveport

Nava Michael-Tsabari
Tel Aviv University

Caroline Minialai
CESEM HEM/Averroes E-Learning

Ken Moores
Bond University

Lucia Naldi
Jönköping University

Pankaj Patel
Villanova University

Alain Praet
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Brussels Campus

Ignacio Requejo
Universidad de Salamanca

Tarja Römer-Paakkanen
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

Elmarie Venter
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Thomas M. Zellweger
University of St. Gallen

Best Unpublished Research Paper

Nadine Kammerlander, chair
WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management

Kincy Madison
Oklahoma State University

Marc van Essen
University of South Carolina

Dates to Remember

JUN
18

NYC Regional Committee event | 4:30PM to 7:30PM
Host: Trusted Family, 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 7th fl., New York City
Program: The Paradigm Shift in Addiction Treatment: Implications for Families, Businesses, and their Family Enterprise Advisors
Email ffi@ffi.org if you have not received an invitation

JULY
1

Last day to submit a case for the Family Enterprise Case Competition
view details

SEP
15

Last day to submit proposals for the 4th Review Issue of Family Business Review (FBR)
view details

SEP
24

London Regional event | 4:30PM to 7:30PM
Host: KPMG LLP, 15 Canada Square, London, England
Program: Master Class with Dr. Kris Verburgh, author of The Longevity Code and keynote speaker at the FFI Global Conference

OCT
23-25

Annual Global conference in Miami
view complete program and register
view hotel reservations

Previous Edition

In 1992, to further enhance its multidisciplinary and global approach to family enterprise advising, consulting, and research, FFI began to establish awards for professional achievement.

Today there are four: Richard Beckhard Practice Award, Barbara Hollander Award, Interdisciplinary Award, and International Award. These prestigious awards are the pinnacles of achievement in the field, and we are pleased to announce this year’s recipients. All awards will be presented at the FFI Global Conference at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay in October.