A recent study by Prof. Dr. David Bendig and Kevin Lau of the Institute for Entrepreneurship was recently recognized by reviewers of the Operations and Supply Chain Management track of the Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting 2022 as one of the best papers in the conference program. The AOM's annual conference is one of the largest and most prestigious management research conferences in the world. This year's AOM Annual Meeting will be held in Seattle, USA, in August.

The study, "Go Bold or Go Home: Measuring the Effect of Industry 4.0 Implementation on Firm Performance" examines implementation successes in the adoption of disruptive manufacturing technologies in manufacturing companies. The best paper award is accompanied by an invitation to publish a short version of the study in the conference proceedings.

The paper was written within the framework of funding from the Dr. Werner Jackstädt Foundation. The authors would like to express their sincere thanks for the kind support of their work.