Best Paper Award – Strategy Science 2026

Conference Best Paper Award

Best Paper Award.

Five papers were selected as finalists for the Strategy Science Conference Best Paper Award. The winner was announced at the award ceremony on Saturday May 30 at 1:20 PM in ECCS 201.

Award Winner

Recognized at the ceremony.

🏆 Award Winner · Strategy Science Conference Best Paper Award

Clutch Performers

Seth Carnahan, Lamar Pierce, Shirley Tang

S2A Organization Design, Workplace, & Compensation · Friday May 29 · 2:00 – 3:30 PM · ECCS 201 →

Finalists

Five papers shortlisted.

★ Finalist

Monetization Timing

Anparasan Mahalingam, Andy Wu

S1C Entrepreneurship: Process & Organization · Friday May 29 · 9:30 – 11:00 AM · KOBL 323 →

★ Finalist · also Award Winner

Clutch Performers

Seth Carnahan, Lamar Pierce, Shirley Tang

S2A Organization Design, Workplace, & Compensation · Friday May 29 · 2:00 – 3:30 PM · ECCS 201 →

★ Finalist

Generative AI and the Reallocation of Creative Value: Evidence from an AI Musician Revelation

Mingtao Xu, Fan Yang

S4A AI, Markets, & Innovation · Saturday May 30 · 9:00 – 10:30 AM · ECCS 201 →

★ Finalist

Bayes Meets Sah & Stiglitz: Social Influence and Decision-Making Structures

Daniel Wilde, Tomasz Obloj

S4B Behavioral Strategy & Cognition · Saturday May 30 · 9:00 – 10:30 AM · KOBL 352 →

★ Finalist

The Exclusive Nature of Private Solutions to Public Problems: Evidence from (For-Profit) US Charter Schools

Farzam Boroomand

S5D Innovation & Social Impact · Saturday May 30 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · KOBL 317 →