We are pleased to announce that the Organization and Management Theory (OMT) division will once again hold a Doctoral Student Consortium as part of the pre-conference activities at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. The goal of this consortium is to help doctoral students who are interested in management and organization theory as they enter the final phase of their doctoral programs. It prepares them for stepping into the job market and beyond. Key questions addressed include: How to make the most of your doctoral program, advance your research, and publish your research. Faculty mentors share advice on how to find a job in the academic or professional world, manage early career stages and, perhaps most importantly, establish professional networks with colleagues who share similar research interests.
The consortium includes panel presentations, discussion sessions, and workshops aimed at these goals. It has been designed to allow for high levels of interaction between faculty and students. We have a group of distinguished faculty participants from different career stages and countries, including:
• Amit Nigam, Cass Business School
• Brandy Aven, Carnegie Mellon University
• Charlene Zietsma, Penn State
• Chris Yenkey, U. of South Carolina
• Christy Shropshire, Arizona State University
• Danielle Logue, U. of Technology, Sydney
• Derek Harmon, University of Michigan
• Elke Schüssler, JKU Linz
• Flannery Stevens, Villanova University
• Henri Schildt, Aalto University
• Henrich Greve, INSEAD
• Jocelyn Leitzinger, Kellogg School of Management
• Johan Chu, University of Chicago
• Madeline Toubiana, University of Alberta
• Mark Kennedy, Imperial College London
• Mia Raynard, WU Vienna
• Michael Jensen, University of Michigan
• Omar Lizardo, University of Notre Dame
• Robert Hinings, University of Alberta
• Sally Maitlis, Oxford University
• Stelios Zyglidopoulos, University of Glasgow
• Thomas Farchi, IAE
• Tim Werner, University of Texas, Austin
• Tima Bansal, Ivey
• Tina Dacin, Queens University
• Willie Ocasio, Kellogg School of Management
To maintain a high faculty/student ratio, space for this consortium is strictly limited. Interested students must be nominated by their schools and must be OMT members (either already or by joining now). Due to space constraints, doctoral programs are asked to nominate one applicant only; universities with multiple departments seeking to send students are advised to coordinate their nominations. Preference will be given to those students who have progressed to the dissertation stage and are either on the job market or considering being on the job market in the coming year. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2018.
Application Process
Nominating department representative should email applications to the two consortium organizers listed below. It should include the following in the body of the e-mail:
• the nominee's name, address, e-mail address, phone and fax numbers,
• name of affiliated school and university,
• confirmation that the student is a member of the OMT division, and
• a statement from the department certifying the nominee's completion of doctoral coursework and comprehensive exams (or equivalent) by August 1, 2018.
Please attach three supporting documents to the e-mail:
1. a brief letter from a faculty member providing a general appraisal of the nominee, including an assessment of his/her progress toward a dissertation defence, expected defence date, and subject of dissertation;
2. a 1-page bio summarizing the nominee's contact information, research and teaching interests, and publications; and/or working papers;
3. a 3- to 5-page summary of the student's research project on which they would like to receive feedback.
Students selected to attend the Consortium will be informed personally.
Please note that the Doctoral Consortium begins with an opening reception dinner on the evening of Thursday, August 9, and ends on the afternoon of Friday, August 10, 2018.
We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!