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USASBE Best Paper Awards

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Best Paper awards are presented to authors and co-authors for the overall best papers in the following categories, presented during the USASBE annual conference.

 

Best Conceptual Paper
Year Paper Author / University/Institution
2010 The Rhythm of Entrepreneurship: An Experiential Perspective on Venture Creation Michael H. Morris, Oklahoma State University
Minet Schindehutte, Syracuse University
Donald F. Kuratko, Indiana Univeristy
2009 The Invisible Other Hand: Entrepreneurship and Institutions in a Field of Multiple Logics Wei Chen, Texas Tech University
Ronald K. Mitchell, Texas Tech University
J. Robert Mitchell, University of Oklahoma

 

Best Empirical Paper
Year Paper Author / University/Institution
2012 THE IMPACT OF FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES ON THE PROPENSITY TO FRANCHISE AND FRANCHISOR PERFORMANCE William E. Gillis, University of South Alabama
James Combs, University of Alabama
2011 Antecedents and Consequences of Product Innovation Success: A Study of International New Ventures from a Developing Economy Nathaniel Boso, Loughborough University
John Cadogan, Loughborough University
Vicky M. Story, The University of Nottingham
Vida Peggy Praba Kaponde, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
2010 Complementary Effects of Tie Strength and Network Range in Enhancing Transnational Venture Performance Pankaj C. Patel, Ball State University
2008 Firm Founding and Systematic Search James O. Fiet, University of Louisville
Pankaj Patel, University of Louisville

 

Best Practioner Paper
Year Paper Author / University/Institution
2012 HUMAN ASSETS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF COMPANIES STARTED BY BUSINESS SCHOOL GRADUATES Julian Lange, Babson College
Ed Marram, Babson College
William Bygrave, Babson College
2011 Innovative Fundraising: Creating the Franchise Ownership Program Mick Jackowski, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Kenneth R. Phillips, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Dean Balcazo, Metropolitan State College of Denver
2010 Women and Men Entrepreneurs: Different Relationships to Bootstrap Finance Lynn Neeley, Northern Illinois University
Howard E. Van Auken, Iowa State University
2009 Writing Effective Executive Summaries: An Interdisciplinary Examination Marietta Frye, Indiana University Purdue University
Zelimir Todorovic, Indiana University Purdue University
2008 Applachian by Design Case Study Diane Browning, Applachian by Design
Barbara Ann Elliott, Applachian by Design
Debbi D. Brock, Applachian by Design