Bjørge Laugen submitted his PhD thesis on Continuous Innovation – Gaps 'n Bridges to Emerald (publishers of many international journals, including IJOPM) for the Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards, and won a Highly Commended Award in the category of Operations and Supply Chain Management.

Quotes from the jury:

• "... your research was regarded by the judging panel as being of exceptionally high quality and worthy of a Highly Commended Award. Your prize will include a Highly Commended Award certificate and a Highly Commended Award winner's logo for use on correspondence."
• "Winners and Highly Commended Award winners will also be listed shortly on the Emerald and EFMD websites."
• "Thank you for your submission. Both Emerald and the EFMD are proud to help reward and promote such high-quality research."

Congratulations to Bjørge, Stavanger University and the Center for Industrial Production (Aalborg University)!!