ISoF Best Paper Award: sponsored by the Journal of Small Business Management: USD 500 Update on June 14, 2016 on the winner: The Impact of Marketing Expenditures on Outlet Performance in Franchised Channels, by Benjamin Lawrence (Cornell University), Liwu Hsu (University of Alabama in Huntsville) and Jie J. Zhang (University of Vermont).
ISoF Best Student Paper Award: sponsored by the Journal of Marketing Channels – at least one author must be a student: USD 500 Update on June 14, 2016 on the winner: Real Options in Franchising: Application of Transaction Cost and Real Option Theory, by Ilir Hajdini (University of Vienna) and Josef Windsperger (University of Vienna)
ISoF Best Reviewer Award: sponsored by the International Society of Franchising: USD 250 Update on June 14, 2016 on the winner: Olifunmilola (Lola) Dada from Lancaster University
