We would like to thank those of you who participated in the IGBR 2021 Fall Conference in Las Vegas. It was great to see many of our colleagues in person. The papers were all very timely and well-received by conference participants. The awards committee performed a separate blind review of the papers submitted for journal consideration and ranked the papers. The top papers were selected to receive Distinguished Research Awards. There were a lot of great papers, but these were the ones the awards committee selected:
Distinguished Research Awards
THE FEMALE UNIVERSITY ATHLETE: HOW LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRANSFORMED WOMEN’S SPORT TEAMS BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE PLAYING FIELD: A PRELIMINARY STUDY
Matthew Ohlson, University of North Florida
TEACHING ON THE CUTTING EDGE: AN INTERCULTURAL COLLABORATION
Elvis Buckwalter, Université de Paris-Nanterre
Sherry Robinson, Penn State University
FALLING PRICES: DOES THIS CAUSE PURCHASES TO BE DELAYED OR SPEED UP? EVIDENCE FROM THE GASOLINE MARKET
Harmeet Singh, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Hans Schumann, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
WHAT BANK MANAGEMENT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN MOBILE BANKING USERS
Chiang-nan Chao, St. John’s University
Khalid M. Dubas, University of Mount Olive
ASSESSMENT OF BUSINESS INNOVATION ACTIVITY AND THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
John Finley, Columbus State University
Anna Verenikina, RUDN University
Alexei Verenikin, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
Institute for Global Business Research Fellow Award
These individuals have been supporters and ambassadors of the IGBR. They have encouraged attendance at the conferences, worked as Referees and Advocates, and taken on extra duties on behalf of the organization. They have been great friends and colleagues and are clearly worthy of Fellow status.
Michael Pass, Sam Houston State University
JoAnn C. Carland Distinguished Service Award
Dr. JoAnn C. Carland was a scholar, researcher, and educator with a vision to support researchers from teaching universities. She was a scholar in the field of entrepreneurship and was one of the most cited authors in that field. She was the founder and president of an academic organization with a mission to encourage research with a collegial atmosphere and supportive culture. JoAnn modeled this because she always was the most encouraging participant at any conference. The IGBR was founded on these same core values. The IGBR board created this award in the memory of JoAnn Carland. This award is bestowed on individuals who have provided unwavering support and dedication to the IGBR mission.
Denise Siegfeldt, Florida Institute of Technology
Bhandari Jain Family Research Award
The IGBR is pleased to announce a new award to be given annually at our Fall conference. The Bhandari Jain Family Research Award includes an engraved plaque and $1,000. Research articles on Social Responsibility, as it relates to issues such as poverty, hunger, illness, discrimination, unemployment, etc., can be submitted for this special award consideration.
THE DISCOURSE OF GREENWASHING: A CROSS-CULTURAL PHENOMENON?
Elvis Buckwalter, Université de Paris-Nanterre