2008/2009 Emerald-EMRBI Business Research Award for Young Researchers

Following the announcement of the 2008/2009 Emerald-EMRBI Business Research Award for Young Researchers in October 2008 (see email below), we are now in a position to inform you about the results. The competition was high with many high quality papers submitted for consideration to the Scientific Committee. The results can be found at: http://info.emeraldinsight.com/research/awards/2008_2009_euromed.htm

The awards of the winning and highly commented papers will be handed out to their authors and co-authors in a ceremony at the 2nd EuroMed Conference in Salerno (organized by the University of Salerno) on the 27th of October 2009. We would like to congratulate the winners and authors of papers who received a highly commendable award as well as all those who submitted a paper for consideration.

Winner
Fernando Muñoz–Bullón, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, SpainMaria J. Sanchez-Bueno, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain"Is there new evidence to show that product and international diversification influence SMEs performance?"

Winner
Florence Benoit-Moreau, Paris-Dauphine University, FranceBeatrice Parguel, Paris-Dauphine University, France"Building brand equity with environmental communication: an empirical investigation in France"

Highly Commended
Claudio Giannotti, University LUM Jean Monnet of Casamassima, ItalyGianluca Mattarocci, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, ItalyLuca Spinelli, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy"The role of portfolio diversification in the hotel industry: evidence from the Italian market"

Highly Commended
Henry López Vega, ESADE, Ramon Llull University, SpainJuan Ramis Pujol, ESADE, Ramon Llull University, Spain"Collaborative Innovation: The instrument for development in the Mediterranean System of Innovation (MSI)"

Highly Commended
Konstantinos Poulis, University College Cork, IrelandEfthimios Poulis, Bournemouth University, UK"Standardization/adaptation’ of promotional channels in Euro-Mediterranean countries"

Highly Commended
María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz, University of Castilla-La Mancha, SpainAlicia Izquierdo-Yusta, University of Burgos, Spain"Assesing the consumer´s purchase channel choice in the tourism sector: evidences from Spain"

Highly Commended
Eleonora Pantano, University of Calabria, Italy" Consumer’s behaviour and local products: a perception model"