M&SOM Practice-based Research Competition
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2021 Winner(s)
- Sarang Deo, Indian School of Business
- Emma Gibson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Jónas Oddur Jónasson, London Business School
- Mphatso Kachule, R4H Malawi
- Kara Palamountain,
Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
Winning material:
“Redesigning Sample Transportation in Malawi Through Improved Data Sharing and Daily Route Optimization”
Purpose of the Award
This competition seeks to reward unpublished OM research papers with a high potential or realized impact on practice. Work not implemented yet may be considered, as long as potential benefits to practice can be ascertained with a high level of confidence. More generally, validity (i.e., the extent to which the results presented do or would apply in practice) is a key evaluation criteria.
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Past Awardees
2021
Winner(s)
Sarang Deo,
Indian School of Business
Emma Gibson,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jónas Oddur Jónasson,
London Business School
Mphatso Kachule,
R4H Malawi
Kara Palamountain,
Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
2021
Honorable Mention
Georgia Perakis,
MIT/ Sloan School of ManagementAlison Borenstein, MIT
Ankit Mangal, Wayfair
Stefan Poninghaus, Wayfair Divya Singhvi Omar Skali Lami, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jiong Wei Lua, MIT
Ignacio Rios,
Stanford University
Daniela Saban,
Stanford University
Fanyin Zheng,
Graduate School of Business, Columbia University
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