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ODRA WINNERS
Operations and Production Management
Category sponsored by International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Winner
Dr Stanley Frederick Lim
Arizona State University
PhD obtained at: University of Cambridge
Thesis Title: Examining last-mile distribution networks in e-commerce omnichannel retailing: A supply network configuration approach
Supervisor: Jagjit Singh Srai
Highly Commended
Dr Maricela Connie Arellano Caro
ETH Zurich
PhD obtained at: HEC Montréal
Thesis Title: An institutional and socio-cognitive view of the adoption of operational practices in production sites
Supervisor: Silvia Ponce
Dr Amy Benstead
University of Manchester
PhD obtained at: Lancaster University
Thesis Title: Research: Reshoring and Modern Slavery in the supply chain: case study evidence and action research in the Textiles and Fashion Industry
Supervisor: Linda Hendry
Dr Yamini S
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
PhD obtained at: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Thesis Title: Determination and impact of the behavioural biases of a worker on the execution of a task
Supervisor: Dr Rahul R. Marathe
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Category sponsored by: International Journal of Logistics Management
Winner
Dr Vincent Castillo
Ohio State University
PhD obtained at: University of Tennessee
Thesis Title: An Inquiry into the Supply Chain Strategy Implications of the Sharing Economy for Last Mile Logistics
Supervisor: Diane Mollenkopf and John Bell
Highly Commended
Dr Seongtae Kim
ETH Zurich
PhD obtained at: University of Hull
Thesis Title: The impact of ethical sourcing on financial performance: An event study analysis
Supervisor: Claudia Colicchia
Educational Leadership and Strategy
Category sponsored by: Journal of Educational Administration
Winner
Dr Sherry Ganon-Shilon
Bar-Ilan University
Thesis Title: Exploring School Principals’ Sense-Making of Their Leadership Role within the National Reform “Courage to Change”
Supervisor: Prof. Chen Schechter
Highly Commended
Dr Sujay Nair
University of Melbourne
Thesis Title: 3 essays: 1. Hiring professional contract workers: does the control environment matter? 2. Leniency bias and organizational performance. 3. The role of reward systems in building relational contracts
Supervisor: Margaret Abernethy
Management and Governance
Category sponsored by: Management Decision
Winner
Ms Irina Atkova
University of Oulu
Thesis Title: From opportunity to business model—an entrepreneurial action perspective
Supervisor: Petri Ahokangas
Highly Commended
Dr Ibrahim Alhassan
Saudi Electronic University
PhD obtained at: University College of Cork
Thesis Title: Critical Success Factors for Data Governance: A Theory-Building Approach
Supervisor: Prof. David Sammon
Dr Tatiana Beliaeva
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT
Thesis Title: Complementarity and contextualization of firm-level strategic orientations
Supervisors: Professor Paavo Ritala and Professor Galina Shirokova
Dr Anne Fennimore
Florida Atlantic University
Thesis Title: Rethinking public service motivation: The role of communal narcissism
Supervisor: Dr Arthur Sementelli
Dr Anders Kryger
Copenhagen Business School
Thesis Title: Aligning future employee action and corporate strategy in a resource-scarce environment
Supervisor: Maribel Blasco
Human Resource Management
Category sponsored by: Personnel Review
Winner
Dr Fotios Mitsakis
Nottingham Trent University
PhD obtained at: University of Strathclyde
Thesis Title: Strategic Human Resource Development Maturity: An Investigation into Greek Banks at the time of the Economic Crisis
Supervisor: Prof. Colin Lindsay
Leadership and Organization Development
Category sponsored by: Leadership & Organization Development Journal
Winner
Dr Olga Gianzina-Kassotaki
University of Warwick
Thesis Title: Ambidexterity and leadership: A multilevel analysis of the aerospace and defense organizations
Supervisor: Sotirios Paroutis
Highly Commended
Dr Robert Lundmark
Umeå Univeristy
PhD obtained at: Karolinska Institutet
Thesis Title: Making or breaking organizational interventions: The role of leadership
Supervisor: Susanne Tafvelin
Dr Jess Schulschenk
University of Cape Town
Thesis Title: Effecting strategic change: The work of strategic champions in shaping narrative infrastructure
Supervisor: Prof Ralph Hamann
Health Care Management
Category sponsored by: Journal of Health Organization and Management
Winner
Virginia Rosales
HEC Montréal
PhD obtained at: Umeå University
Thesis Title: The interplay of roles and routines: Situating, patterning, and performances in the emergency department
Supervisor: Mattias Jacobsson
Highly Commended
Miss Rossella Onofrio
Politecnico di Milano
Thesis Title: Assessing the Influence of Personal and Organizational Factors on surgeon’s performance: a Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) Approach
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Trucco
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Category sponsored by: Tourism Review
Winner
Mr Haipeng Jin
Sun Yat-sen University
PhD obtained at: James Cook University
Thesis Title: Understanding Chinese tourist shopping in Australia: A social practice perspective
Supervisor: Gianna Moscardo
Highly Commended
Dr Vanja Bogicevic
The Ohio State University
Thesis Title: Service Preview Using Virtual Reality: Enhancing Hotel Pre-Experience
Supervisor: Jay Kandampully
Dr Jun Gao
Sun Yat-sen University
PhD obtained at: University of Waikato
Thesis Title: Tourism impacts on the border: An ethnographic case study of Daluo on the China-Myanmar border
Supervisor: Prof. Chris Ryan
Mrs Mijana Matosevic Radic
University of Split
Thesis Title: Tourism and the convergence of economic growth in the European Union member states
Supervisor: Prof. Lidija Petri
Dr Siripan Deesilatham
University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
PhD obtained at: Royal Holloway University of London
Thesis Title: Wellness Tourism: Determinants of Incremental Enhancement in Tourists’ Quality of Life
Supervisor: Professor Sameer Hosany
Marketing
Category sponsored by:European Journal of Marketing
Winner
Dr Martin Hirche
University of Melbourne
PhD obtained at: University of South Australia
Thesis Title: An empirical analysis of stock-keeping units deviating from the Reibstein-Farris distribution and market share model: the role of product- and distribution-related characteristics
Supervisor: Professor Larry Lockshin
Highly Commended
Dr Rafaela Almeida Cordeiro
Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing
Thesis Title: My family and friends are worth their weight in gold: consumer financial-decision making in the context of Brazil
Supervisor: Mateus Canniatti Ponchio
Dr Sara Catalán
University of Zaragoza
Thesis Title: Engaging users through gamification. The role of emotions, motivation, and flow.
Supervisor: Isabel Buil Carrasco
Professor Martin Paul Fritze
University of Cologne
PhD obtained at: University of Rostock
Thesis Title: Sharing Economy and Dematerialization: Essays on the Role of Ownership for Consumer Behavior and Business Models in Service Contexts
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Benkenstein
Dr Simon Hazée
HEC Liège
Thesis Title: Why customers do not participate in the access economy
Supervisor: Yves VAN VAERENBERGH
Dr Laetitia Mimoun
Cass Business School,University of London
PhD obtained at: HEC Paris
Thesis Title: Revisiting Liminality in Consumer Research: Pursuing Liquid Lifestyles in the Marketplace
Supervisor: Tina M Lowrey
Dr Cathy Nguyen
University of South Australia
Thesis Title: Advertising Two Brands: Studying the Effects of Co-advertising on Ad & Brand Memorability
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Armando Maria Corsi
Dr Anwar Sadat Shimul
Curtin University
Thesis Title: Conceptualising Luxury Brand Attachment
Supervisor: Professor Ian Phau
Dr Tobias Otterbring
Aarhus University
PhD obtained at: Karlstad University
Thesis Title: A Shaken Self on Shopping: Consumer Threats and Compensatory Consumption
Supervisor: Per Kristensson
Finance
Category sponsored by: Managerial Finance
Winner
Mr Thibaut Morillon
University of Missouri
Thesis Title: Three Essays on Mergers and Acquisitions
Supervisor:John Howe
Highly Commended
Professor Seth Hoelscher
PhD obtained at: University of Oklahoma
Missouri State University
Thesis Title: Essays in Corporate Finance and Financial Intermediation
Supervisor: Chitru S. Fernando
Dr Patrick Reichert
IMD
PhD obtained at: Université libre de Bruxelles
Thesis Title: Subsidies, Profits and Trade-offs in Social Finance: Applications to Microfinance
Supervisor: Marek Hudon
Dr Xinting Zhen
Saint Michael's College
PhD obtained at: Illinois Institute of Technology
Thesis Title: Three essays in financial institutions and corporate finance
Supervisor: Haizhi Wang