A professor at the the University of Bath has been recognised with a top award for his research into the manufacturing sector.
Ammon Salter, who works at the university's School of Management, has won the Strategic Management Society's 2021 Dan and Mary Lou Schendel Best Paper Prize for a paper he co-wrote with Professor Keld Laursen of Copenhagen Business school.
The accolade is for the duo's research into the role of openness in explaining innovation performance in the manufacturing sector. Their paper on the subject was first published in 2006.
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The Strategic Management Society said the "outstanding" piece of work was a "pioneering study" in the then-nascent area of open innovation.
The award is for a paper published five or more years prior to the recognition. According to the Strategic Management Society, this delay allows time for the impact of papers to be assessed in terms of citations and influence of the paper on teaching, research, and/or practice.
“This paper has proven to be a key linchpin in the evolution of the open innovation literature ," the society said in a statement.
"Not surprisingly, it is one of the most highly cited articles published in Strategic Management Journal over the last 15 years, and appears on numerous syllabi of graduate courses in technology strategy."
Mr Salter added: “I am absolutely delighted our research has been recognised in this way and would like to thank SMS for their support."
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Authors of the winning paper receive a monetary award of US $5,000. The award is given and the authors are recognised at the Strategic Management Society's Annual Conference and are invited to participate in the society's Awards & Honors Webinar Series.
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