2013 OMT Doctoral Student Consortium
Academy of Management Annual Meeting
Lake Buena Vista (Orlando)
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. Designed just for OMT members, the goal of this consortium is to help doctoral students who are broadly interested in organizations and management as they enter the final phase of their doctoral programs and prepare for the job market and future careers. We aim to help you make the most of your doctoral program, advance your research, consider how best to publish your dissertation or parts thereof, find a job in the academic or professional world, and, perhaps most importantly, establish professional networks with colleagues who share similar research interests.
The consortium will include a variety of presentations, interactive discussion sessions, and workshops aimed at these goals. It has been designed to allow for high levels of interaction between faculty and students. In order to maintain a high faculty/student ratio, space for this consortium is strictly limited, and interested students must be nominated by their schools and must be OMT members (either already or by joining now). Faculty participants include:
• Eric Abrahamson; Columbia U.
• Richard M. Burton; Duke U.
• Robert J. David; McGill U.
• Micki Eisenman; Hebrew U. of Jerusalem
• Kimberly D. Elsbach; U. of California, Davis
• Teppo Felin; Brigham Young U.
• Anne Fleischer; U. of Toronto
• Karen Golden-Biddle; Boston U.
• Olga Khessina; Cornell U.
• Xiaowei Rose Luo; INSEAD
• Alan D. Meyer; U. of Oregon
• Giacomo Negro; Emory U.
• Davide Ravasi; Bocconi U.
• Violina Rindova; U. of Texas, Austin
• David Seidl; U. of Zurich
• Andrew V. Shipilov; INSEAD
• Anand Swaminathan; Emory U.
• Ian O. Williamson; Melbourne Business School
• Christopher B. Yenkey; U. of Chicago
In order to maintain a high faculty/student ratio, space for this consortium is strictly limited. Interested students must be nominated by their schools. Due to space constraints, doctoral programs should nominate one applicant. Universities with multiple departments seeking to send students need 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 May 15, 2013.
Applications should be e-mailed by the department representative who nominates the student 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, 2013.
Three supporting items should be attached 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 defense, expected defense date, and subject of dissertation;
2. a 1 page bio summarizing the nominee's contact information, research and teaching interests, and publications; and
3. a 3-5 page summary of the student's research project.
Students selected to attend the Consortium will be sent a registration code that will allow them to register online.
N.B. Please note that the Consortium begins with an opening dinner on the evening of August 8th and ends at 5:30 pm on August 9th. Participants will be expected to attend the entirety of the Consortium.
We look forward to seeing you in Orlando! -- Forrest and Peer