Congratulations to AIT alumnus from School of Management (SOM), Dr. Phallapa Petison, whose recent research paper was chosen by the Editor(s) of the Management Decision and their judging panel as worthy of a Special Commendation of the 2007 Emerald / EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the category of Management and Governance. Dr. Phallapa expressed her thanks and gratitude to her advisor Professor Lalit M. Johri, Professor I. M. Pandey, Dean, SOM, and to AIT for having provided her with a great learning experience during her student days at AIT.