1. JOM Best Paper Awards Winner A behavioral study of supply manager decision-making: Factors influencing make versus buy evaluation Susan Powell Mantel (Indiana U.) Honorable Mention Awards 2007  Impact of role in the decision to fail: An exploratory study of terminated projects David M. Dilts (Vanderbilt U.) Ken R. Pence (Vanderbilt U.)  Evolution in the strategic manufacturing planning process of organizations Karen E. Papke-Shields (Salisbury U.) Manoj K. Malhotra (U. South Carolina) Varun Grover (Clemson U.) Ying Liao (U. of Toledo) Mohan V. Tatikonda (Indiana U.)

2. JOM Best Paper Awards Winner Supplier-supplier Relationships in the Buyer-supplier Triad: Building Theories from Eight Case Studies Zhaohui Wu (Oregon State U.) Honorable Mention Awards 2006  Convergence Hypothesis versus National Specificity Arguments Manus Rungtusanatham (Arizona State U.) Cipriano Forza (U. of Padova) Balaji R. Koka (Arizona State U.) Fabrizio SalvadorFabrizio Salvador (Instituto de Empresa) Winter Nie (Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Mgmt.)  Role Change of Design Engineers in Product Development Paul HongPaul Hong (U. of Toledo) Mark A. VonderembseMark A. Vonderembse (U. of Toledo) William DollWilliam Doll (U. of Toledo) Abraham Y. NahmAbraham Y. Nahm (U. of Wisconsin - Eau Claire) Thomas Y. Choi (Arizona State U.)

3. 2005 JOM Best Paper Awards Winner Honorable Mention Awards Plant Roles and Decision Autonomy in Multinational Plant Networks Catherine Maritan (Syracuse U.) Aneel Karnani (U. of Michigan) Thomas Brush (Purdue U. )  Relationships Between Operational Practices & Performance Among Early Adopters of Green Supply Chain Joseph SarkisJoseph Sarkis(Clark U.) Qinghua Zhu (Dalian U. of Technology)  Strategic Purchasing, Supply Management, and Firm Performance Injazz ChenInjazz Chen(Cleveland State U.) Antony Paulraj (Cleveland State U.) Augustine A Lado (Clarkson U.)

4. JOM Best Paper Awards 2004 Winner Honorable Mention Awards The effect of supply chain glitches on shareholder wealth Kevin B Hendricks (U. of Western Ontario) Vinod R Singhal Vinod R Singhal (Georgia Tech)  The impact of human resource management practices on operational performance Sohel AhmadSohel Ahmad(St. Cloud State U.) Roger SchroederRoger Schroeder(U. of Minnesota)  Organizational learning as a strategic resource in supply management Tomas HultTomas Hult(Michigan State U.) David J. Ketchen, Jr.David J. Ketchen, Jr.(Florida State U.) Ernest L Nichols, Jr. (U. of Memphis)

5. 2003 JOM Best Paper Awards Winner Honorable Mention Awards Multiple Case Studies of Team Effectiveness in Manufacturing Organizations Mark Pagell (Oregon State U.) Jeffrey LaPine (U. of Florida)  Unveiling the Structure of Supply Networks: Case Studies in Honda, Acura and Daimler Chrysler Thomas Y. ChoiThomas Y. Choi (Arizona State U.) Yunsook Hong (Arizona State U.)  Demand Chain Management in Manufacturing and Services: Web- based Integration, Drivers and Performance Roy WestbrookRoy Westbrook(U. of Oxford) Markham Frohlich(London Business School)