WOIC Academic Awards
Celebrating outstanding scholarship in Open Innovation
Each year, the World Open Innovation Conference recognizes exceptional academic contributions through two paper awards: the Henry Chesbrough Best Student Paper Award and the Kaya Rangus Best Emerging Scholar Paper Award.
Henry Chesbrough
Best Student Paper Award
For outstanding student-led scholarship
Kaya Rangus
Best Emerging Scholar Paper Award
For outstanding emerging scholar contribution
Selection Process:
Papers submitted to the World Open Innovation Conference are reviewed through an anonymous and independent evaluation process. Award candidates are assessed based on reviewer scores, scholarly quality, originality, methodological rigor, and contribution to the field of Open Innovation.
Final award decisions are made by the WOIC Academic Awards Committee, which reviews the highest-ranked eligible papers and determines the winner, runner-up, and finalists for each award.
Henry Chesbrough Best Student Paper Award
Named after Professor Henry Chesbrough, widely recognized as the “father of Open Innovation,” the Henry Chesbrough Best Student Paper Award recognizes exceptional research by PhD and graduate students in the field of Open Innovation.
Presented annually at the World Open Innovation Conference, the award celebrates student-led scholarship that offers original, rigorous, and meaningful contributions to Open Innovation research.
Winner — Best Student Paper Award 2019
Presented to:
Antonio Daood
For the paper:
“The unsung role of nonprofit organizations in value creation: The case of an Italian food bank”
(co-authors: Antonio Daood & Prem Sagar Menghwar)
Runner-up:
Best Student Paper Award 2019
Senda Fattoum Belkhouja
For the paper:
“How Does Cross-functional Integration at the Early Stage of Innovation Support the Development of a New Product?”
(co-authors: Senda Fattoum Belkhouja & Corine Genet)
Finalist:
Best Student Paper Award 2019
Elodie Pillon
For the paper:
“Strategic and organizational determinants for open innovation practices in SMEs: A conceptual framework”
(co-authors: Elodie Pillon, Mourad Messaadia, Anne Louis & Thomas Loilier)
Kaya Rangus Best Emerging Scholar Paper Award
The Kaja Rangus Best Emerging Scholar Paper Award honors the memory and scholarly contribution of Dr. Kaja Rangus, Assistant Professor in the Academic Unit for Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana.
Dr. Rangus worked on Open Innovation, entrepreneurship, and design thinking. In 2016, she was runner-up for the WOIC Best Emerging Scholar Award for her paper, “The Role of Open Innovation Mindset in Entrepreneur’s Alertness and Firm’s Financial Performance.”
Following her passing in early 2018, the WOIC Organizing Committee named the Best Emerging Scholar Award in her memory. The award recognizes promising emerging scholars whose work contributes to the advancement of Open Innovation scholarship and reflects the collaborative spirit of the WOIC community.
Winner — Best Emerging Scholar Paper Award 2019
Presented to:
Kristian Nielsen
For the paper:
“Reward-based Crowdfunding and Sustainability: The Role of Values in Mobilizing Backers in Crowdfunding Campaigns.”
(co-authors: Kristian Nielsen & Julia Binder)
Runner-up:
Best Scholar Paper Award 2019
Ward Ooms
For the paper:
“Proximity as a Source of Success or Failure in Open Innovation: A Multiple Case Study in Dutch Healthcare”
(co-authors: Ward Ooms & Roel Piepenbrink)
Finalist:
Best Scholar Paper Award 2019
Ibrahim Shaikh, Mathias Beck
For the paper:
“National Innovation Systems approach to managing the risks of open innovation: A critical examination of the United States ecosystem”
(author: Ibrahim Shaikh)
“Boundary Changes as a Trade-off between Efficiency and Capability Development: How Production Outsourcing Influences Value Creation through Innovation”
(author: Mathias Beck, Stefan Naef, Stephen Wagner, Martin Wörter)
