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Congratulations to the 2023 Academic Award Recipients
July 07, 2023
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ne of the hallmarks of FFI is its ongoing commitment to advance the field through publishing, practice, and research. Today, we celebrate outstanding contributions to the field by announcing the 2023 Academic Award recipients. These awards will be presented at the FFI Conference in October.

Best Doctoral Dissertation Award

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

The 2023 award-winning Dissertation is:
Opening The Black Box of Family Constitutions: An Analysis of Their Roles, Drivers and Outcomes in a Business Family Context by Raphaëlle Mattart for HEC Management School at the University of Liège.
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Raphaëlle Mattart
University of Liège

The 2023 Best Doctoral Dissertation Award is generously sponsored by the Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont.

Best Unpublished Research Paper Award

The Best Unpublished Research Paper Award is awarded annually after a blind peer review of all submissions.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 2023 award-winning research paper is:
Microfoundations of Strategic Renewal in Family Firms: Insights from Family Communication Patterns Theory by Sohrab Soleimanof, G. Tyge Payne, Kristen Madison, and Daniel T. Holt (posthumously awarded).
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Sohrab Soleimanof
Louisiana State University

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G. Tyge Payne
Louisiana State University
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Kristen Madison
Oklahoma State University
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Daniel T. Holt
University of Louisville

(posthumously awarded)

Thanks to the 2023 Academic Award Committees

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

Sami Alwuhaibi
KFUPM Business School

Francesco Barbera
Toronto Metropolitan University

Massimo Baù
Jönköping International Business School

Carlotta Benedetti
University of Innsbruck

Miriam Bird
TUM School of Management

Mira Bloemen-Bekx
Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Giovanna Campopiano
University of Bergamo

Andrea Caputo
Università di Trento

Erick Chang
Arkansas State University

Julio DeCastro
IE Business School

Alfredo De Massis
Free University of Bolzano
IMD Business School

Ercilia Garcia-Alvarez
Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Kajsa Haag
Jönköping International Business School

Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez
Gen10sa

Izabela Koładkiewicz
Kozminski University

Cintya Lanchimba
Escuela Politécnica Nacional

Orlando Llanos Contreras
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Bill McDowell
Texas State University

Michael Meeks
Louisiana State University 

Nava Michael-Tsabari
Tel Aviv University

Anneleen Michiels
Hasselt University

Tommaso Minola
University of Bergamo

Lucia Naldi
Jönköping International Business School

Pankaj Patel
Villanova University

Massimiliano Pellegrini
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

Alain Praet
KU Leuven

Veland Ramadani
South-East European University

Ignacio Requejo
Universidad de Salamanca

Elmarie Venter
Nelson Mandela University

Julia Vincent Ponroy
IPAG Business School

Marta Widz

Best Unpublished Research Paper

Eric Clinton, chair
Dublin City University

William Gartner
Babson College
Miruna Radu Lefebvre
Audencia Business School
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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. The awards will be formally presented as part of the FFI annual global conference in October.
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