2008 Dennis E. Grawoig
Distinguished Service Award
Krishna S. Dhir,
The Henry Gund Professor of Management, Berry College
The Distinguished Service Award, named in honor and in memory of Dennis E. Grawoig, the Institute's founder, first president, and first executive director, is awarded to a member who has provided major service to the Institute over a significant period of years.
2008 Fellows
Janelle Heineke, Professor and Chair of the Operations and Technology Department, Boston University School of Management
Thomas W. Jones, University Professor of Information Systems, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas
Nada R. Sanders, Professor and James L. and Eunice West Chair in Supply Chain Management, Texas Christian University
The designation of Fellow is awarded to active supporters of the Institute for outstanding contributions in the field of decision sciences.
2008 Instructional Innovation Award
Project Flip: An Interactive Case/Exercise in Managing Uncertainty
Janelle Heineke, Boston University
Larry Meile, Boston College Carroll School of Management
Linda Boardman Liu, Boston University
Jane Davies, Boston University
The Instructional Innovation Award seeks to recognize outstanding contributions that advance instructional approaches within the decision sciences. The focus of this award is innovation in college- or university-level teaching.
2008 Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation
Competition
Toward Supplier Portfolio Management Theory: An Empirical Study of BuyerSupplier Relationships in the U.S. Automotive Components Industry
Scott C. Ellis, College of Business & Behavioral Sciences, Clemson University
Dissertation Advisor & Degree-granting Institution: Nallan C. Suresh, School of Management, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Honorable Mentions (alphabetical order)
A Multilevel Analysis of Quality Management Practices, Cooperative Cultural Values and Work Performance
Thomas J. Kull, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
Dissertation Advisor & Degree-granting Institution: Ram Narasimhan, The Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University
Improvement and Innovation Capabilities in Manufacturing: Linking Practice Bundles to Strategic Goals and Supplier Collaboration
David Peng, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
Dissertation Advisor & Degree-granting Institution: Roger G. Schroeder, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
The Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Award encourages and promotes outstanding dissertation research by selecting and recognizing the best dissertations written in the past year in the decision sciences.
2008 Best Application Paper Award
The Effect of Information Technology Steering Committees on Perceived IT Management Sophistication in Hotels
Cihan Cobanoglu, University of Delaware
Baker M. Ayoun, Auburn University
Daniel J. Connolly, University of Denver
2008 Best Theoretical/Empirical Research Paper Award
Buy Now and Match Later: The Impact of Posterior Price Matching on Profit with Strategic Consumers
Guoming Lai, Carnegie Mellon University
2008 Best Interdisciplinary Research Paper Award
The Effects of Human Resource Management, Manufacturing and Marketing Strategy on Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in an Emerging Economy: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Non-Family Firms
Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Moses Acquaah, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Jayanth M. Jayaram, University of South Carolina
2008 Best Student Paper Award
Applicability of Different Capacity Planning Methods: Practical Implications from Contingency Theory
Antti Tenhiala, Helsinki University of Technology
2008 Best Case Studies Competition Award
Keeping Logistics Under Wraps
Matthew J. Drake, Duquesne University
Paul M. Griffin, Georgia Institute of Technology
Julie L. Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology
The Best Case Studies Award is presented to cases that are either methodological in nature (i.e., crafted to support the learning of a specific technical skill) or integrative (i.e., designed to foster the integration of scientific approaches and analyses with real-world decision making).
2008 Decision Sciences Best Article Award
Winner
Information Technology Project Escalation: A Process Model (39(3))
Mark Keil, Georgia State University
Magnus Mähring, Stockholm School of Economics
Finalists
Managing Interdependence: The Effects of Outsourcing Structure on the Performance of Complex Projects (39(1))
Pamsy P. Hui, Nanyang Technological University
Alison Davis-Blake, University of Minnesota
Joseph P. Broschak, University of Arizona
Outsourcing and Performance in Entrepreneurial Firms: Contingent Relationships with Entrepreneurial Configurations (39(3))
Manjula S. Salimath, University of North Texas
John B. Cullen, Washington State University
U. N. Umesh, Washington State University
Examining the Antecedents and Consequences of CIO Strategic Decision Making Authority: An Empirical Study (39(4))
David S. Preston, Texas Christian University
Daniel Chen, Texas Christian University
Dorothy E. Leidner, Baylor University
The Role of Culture as a Driver of Quality Management and Performance: Infrastructure versus Core Quality Practices (39(4))
Michael Naor, George Mason University
Susan Meyer Goldstein, University of Minnesota
Kevin W. Linderman, University of Minnesota
Roger G. Schroeder, University of Minnesota
2008 Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Best Papers' Awards
Outstanding Empirical Research Awards
Winner
Applying the Collective Causal Mapping Methodology to OM Curriculum Development
Julie M. Hays, Tatiana Bouzdine-Cahmeeva (BEM-Bordeaux Management School), Susan Meyer Goldstein (University of Minnesota), Arthur V. Hill (University of Minnesota), Annibal Jose Scavarda (Royal Melbourne Institute Technology University)
Runner-ups
Influence Tactics in the Classroom and their Relationship to Student Satisfaction
Stephen S. Standifird (University of San Diego), Frank Pons (Université Laval), Dan Moshavi (Montana State University)
The Use of Problem-Based Learning to Enhance MIS Education
Peter Mykytyn (Southern Illinois University), Kathleen Mykytyn, Souren Paul (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale), Ann M. Pearson (Southern Illinois University)
Outstanding Teaching Briefs
The Power of Doing: A Learning Exercise that Brings the Central Limit Theorem to Life
Barbara A. Price (Georgia Southern University), Xiaolong Zhang (Georgia Southern University)
What?! No Quiz Today? An Innovative Framework for Increasing Student Preparation and Participation
Vernon E. Francis (Graduate School of Management, University of Dallas), Nancy Schreiber (Graduate School of Management, University of Dallas)
