AWARD CRITERIA
The Strategic Management Society first presented this prize in 1998 to honor the best paper presented at the SMS Annual Conference. Nominated authors are invited to submit a full paper version of their submitted proposal for consideration by the selection committee. These papers are reviewed and 10 finalists are named prior to the conference. The committee determines the winner to be announced during the conference. Decisions are based on the following criteria:
- Soundness of the conceptual development
- Originality and new contribution(s)
- Appropriate methodology well applied
- Relevance to management practice
- Effective communication of the central ideas of the work
The Prize for the best conference paper consists of a US $2,000 cash award. Additionally, four other papers receive Honorable Mention prizes consisting of a US $1,000 cash award. All winners are also recognized at the conference during a prize presentation ceremony.
The Co-Directors of the 2024 SMS Annual Conference Best Paper Prize are Helen Hu, University of Melbourne, and Laszlo Tihanyi, Rice University.
SMS Annual Conference Best Paper 2023 Prize Recipient
Oscar Voters so White? Spillover Effects of an Evaluator’s Diversity Intervention
By Daphne Baldassari, University of Toronto
Honorable Mentions:
“Build, Borrow, Buy… or Bail?”
Anthony Gibbs, Purdue University, Heejung Byun, Purdue University, and Koungjin Lim, Purdue University
“Creating Order Where There is None: The Reconciliation of Fragmented Attention Structures through Framing Practices”
Christoph Brielmaier Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg
“Economic Geography and Integrated Strategy: Evidence from the Fracking Boom and State Campaign Finance”
Zhao Li, New York University and Richard DiSalvo, Princeton University
“Exposure to Social Issues and the Financial Materiality of Corporate Social Responsibility Investments”
Leandro Nardi, HEC Paris and Marieke Huysentruyt, HEC Paris