CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:
4th ANNUAL
OMT DISSERTATION PROPOSAL WORKSHOP
Panelists:
Michael Tushman (Harvard)
David Whetten (BYU)
Joanne Martin (Stanford)
Howard Aldrich (UNC)
Andy Van de Ven (Minnesota)
The OMT Division's fourth OMT Dissertation Proposal Workshop will take place
9AM to 12PM, Sunday August 13, at the 2006 Academy Meetings in Atlanta. The
workshop will focus on aiding mid-program OMT doctoral students who have
completed at least two years of their program and begun work on a
dissertation proposal, but not yet defended it. This workshop taps the
wealth of experience and knowledge of our OMT Distinguished Scholars to
offer doctoral student members of OMT advice and support as they work toward
their first major contribution to the field - their dissertation. This has
been a very popular workshop, and we encourage students whose dissertations
will address any organizational theory issue to attend. Space is limited to
25 students, so apply early!
The aim of the workshop is to assist participating students in further
developing their ideas by, among other things, improving the focus and
framing of research questions, identifying and addressing methodological
issues, and/or constructively critiquing conceptual foundations. As well as
these important content issues, discussions may also address process issues
like managing your dissertation committee, and completing the dissertation.
The design of the workshop will be based on roundtable discussions between
OMT faculty panelists and 3-5 doctoral students working on dissertation
proposals in the panelist's area of expertise. Enrollment will be limited
to 25 students.
This year's panelists are all OMT Distinguished Scholars: Michael Tushman
(Harvard); Joanne Martin (Stanford); Dave Whetten (BYU), Andy Van de Ven
(Minnesota), and Howard Aldrich (UNC). Each of the Distinguished Scholars
may also bring along a junior colleague to provide a more junior perspective
on the dissertation process. Pam Haunschild and Jerry Davis are organizing
the workshop.
Doctoral students interested in participating in the workshop should have a
faculty member send a short nominating email to Pam Haunschild
(
Pamela.haunschild@mccombs.utexas.edu). Nominees should also provide a 2-5
page abstract roughing out a research area, methodological approach (if
decided), and potential contributions. These abstracts will form the basis
of discussions during the workshop and will be shared with the group at the
participant's discussion table.
For those wondering whether to attend this workshop or the consortium: the
Dissertation Proposal Workshop is designed as one of three interrelated
programs serving the professional development needs of early career stage
OMT Division members. The other two are the Doctoral Student Consortium and
the Junior Faculty Consortium. We run the Doctoral Student Consortium in
cooperation with the Organizational Development and Change (ODC) and the
Management and Organization Cognition (MOC) divisions. This consortium is
aimed at doctoral students completing their dissertations and entering the
job market, and is focused primarily on early career issues. The Junior
Faculty Consortium is aimed at addressing the concerns about teaching and
conducting research experienced by OMT members who are new faculty hires at
their institutions.
Pamela Haunschild
OMT Division Chair and Dissertation Proposal Workshop Convener