JOM: Award Winners

Each year's Journal of Operations Management Best Paper winners, runners-up, and honorable mention recipients can be found below, in addition to award ceremony photos and other materials when available.

2010 Best Paper

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 "Evaluating Buyer-Supplier Relationship-Performance Spirals: A Longitudinal Study",  pp. 87-100, Vol. 28, No. 2

• Chad W. Autry (University of Tennessee)*
• Susan L. Golicic (Colorado State University)*

Best Paper Finalists (tied):

 "Concentrated Supply Chain Membership and Financial Performance: Chain-and firm-level Perspectives", pp. 1-16, Vol. 28, No. 1

• Danny Lanier, Jr. (Syracuse University)*
• William F. Wempe (Texas Christian University)*
• Zach G. Zacharia (Lehigh University)

"Buyer Perceptions of Supply Disruption Risk: A Behavioral View and Empirical Assessment", pp. 34-46, Vol. 28, No. 1

• Scott C. Ellis (University of Kentucky)*
• Raymond M. Henry (Cleveland State University)*
• Jeff Shockley (Radford University)

"The Effect of an Ambidextrous Supply Chain Strategy on Cominative Competitive Capabilities and Business Performance", pp. 415-429, Vol. 28, No. 5

• Mehmet Murat Kristal (York University)
• Xiaowen Huang (Miami University, Ohio)
• Aleda V. Roth (Clemson University)*

Best Associate Editor:

• Janet Hartley, Bowling Green State University

Best Reviewers:

• Richard Lai, University of Pennsylvania
• Rich Metters, Texas A&M University*
• David Peng, Texas A&M University*
• Tobias Schoener, Michigan State University
• Zhaohui Wu, Oregon State University

2009 Best Paper

Vol. 27, No. 3, "Performance Analysis of a Focused Hospital Unit: The Case of an Integrated Trauma Center", Nancy L. Hyer, Urban Wemmerlöv and John A. Morris Jr., pp. 203-219.

Honorable Mention:

Vol. 27, No. 4 "Governing Buyer-Supplier Relationships through Transactional and Relational Mechanisms: Evidence from China", Yi Liu (Xi’an Jiaotong University), Yadong Luo (University of Miami) and Ting Liu (Xi’an Jiaotong University), pp. 294-309.

Vol. 27., No. 5, "Operational Hedging Against Adverse Circumstances", Dan Weiss, (Tel Aviv University) and Michael W. Maher (University of California, Davis), pp. 362-373.

2008 Best Paper

No. 1, “Understanding behavioral sources of process variation following enterprise system deployment,” Pages 23-44, Elliot Bendoly and Mark J. Cotteleer

Honorable mention:

Vol. 26, No. 6, “Creating consumer durable retailer customer loyalty through order fulfillment service operations,” Pages781-797, Beth Davis-Sramek, John T. Mentzer and Theodore P. Stank

Vol. 26, No. 5, “ISO 9000 practices and financial performance: A technology coherence perspective,” Pages 611-629, Mary J. Benner and Francisco M. Veloso

2007 Best Paper

(Presented at the 2008 Academy of Management Conference)

Vol. 25, No. 4, “Outsourcing Impact on Manufacturing Firms' Value: Evidence from Japan,” Pages 885-900, SBin Jiang, James A. Belohlav and Scott T. Young

Honorable mention:

Vol. 25, No. 6, “Exploring retailers’ sensitivity to local sustainability policies,” Pages 1123-1140, Hans J. Quak and M.B.M. de Koster

Vol. 25, No. 1, “Linking e-service quality and markups: The role of imperfect information in the supply chain,” Pages 14-41, Elliot Rabinovich

2006 Best Paper

Vol. 24, No. 6, A behavioral study of supply manager decision-making: Factors influencing make versus buy evaluation, Pages 822-838, Susan Powell Mantel, Mohan V. Tatikonda and Ying Liao

Honorable mention:

Vol. 24, No. 4, Impact of role in the decision to fail: An exploratory study of terminated projects, Pages 378-396, David M. Dilts and Ken R. Pence

Vol. 24, No. 5, Evolution in the strategic manufacturing planning process of organizations, Pages 421-439, Karen E. Papke-Shields, Manoj K. Malhotra and Varun Grover

2005 Best Paper

(Presented at the 2006 Academy of Management Conference)

Zhaohui Wu and Thomas Y. Choi
"Supplier-supplier relationships in the buyer-supplier triad: Building theories from eight case studies", Volume 24, Number 1, pp. 27-52.

Honorable mention:
M. Rungtusanatham, C. Forza, B.R. Koka, F. Salvador and W. Nie
"TQM across multiple countries: Convergence Hypothesis versus National Specificity arguments", Volume 23, Number 1, pp. 43-63 Pages 43-63.

Paul Hong, Mark A. Vonderembse, William J. Doll and Abraham Y. Nahm
"Role change of design engineers in product development", Volume 24. Number 1 pp. 63-79.

2004 Best Paper

(Presented at the 2005 Academy of Management Conference)

Catherine A. Maritan, Thomas Brush, and Aneel Karnani
"Plant roles and decision autonomy in multinational plant networks", Volume 22, Number 5, pp. 489-503.

Honorable mention:
Injazz Chen, Antony Paulraj, and Augustine A. Lado
"Strategic purchasing, supply management, and firm performance", Volume 22, Number 5, pp. 505-523.

Qinghua Zhu and Joseph Sarkis
"Relationships between operational practices and performance among early adopters of green supply chain management practices in Chinese manufacturing enterprises", volume 22, number 3, pp. 265-289.

2003 Best Paper

(Presented at the 2004 Academy of Management Conference)

Kevin B. Hendricks and Vinod Singhal
"The Effect of Supply Chain Glitches on Shareholder Wealth", Volume 21, Number 5, pp. 501-522.

Honorable mention:
Sohel Ahmad and Roger G. Schroeder
"The Impact of HRM Practices on Operational Performance Recognizing Country and Industry Differences", Volume 21, Number 1, pp. 19-43.

G. Tomas M. Hult, David J. Ketchen, Jr. and Ernest L. Nichols, Jr.
"Organizational Learning as a Strategic Resource in Supply Management", Volume 21, Number 5, pp. 541-556.

2002 Best Paper

(Presented at the 2003 Academy of Management Conference)

Mark Pagell and Jeffrey LaPine
“Multiple Case Studies of Team Effectiveness in Manufacturing Organizations”, Volume 20, Number 5, pp. 619-639.

Honorable mention:
Thomas Choi and Yunsook Hong
“Unveiling the Structure of Supply Networks: Case Studies in Honda, Acura and Daimler Chrysler”, Volume 20, Number 5, pp. 469-493.

Markham Frohlich and Roy Westbrook
“Demand Chain Management in Manufacturing and Services: Webbased Integration, Drivers and Performance”, Volume 20, Number 6, pp. 729-745.