CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
BPS Doctoral and Dissertation Consortia 2016
The Business Policy and Strategy Division will again sponsor two consortia for doctoral students during the pre-conference period of the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Anaheim: the BPS Doctoral Consortium and the BPS Dissertation Consortium (please see the table below to identify which consortium is right for you!)
BPS Doctoral Consortium: Friday-Saturday August 5-6, 2016
(Welcome dinner on Thursday, August 4th)
Deadline: May 31, 2016
The BPS Doctoral Consortium is intended for students who are in the dissertation proposal stage of their PhD programs. The objective of the consortium is to support doctoral students as they shape their dissertations. Students will have opportunities to discuss their work in small groups with distinguished faculty and peers, to meet and interact with future colleagues, and to enhance their scholarship, teaching and overall development. The consortium will be held on Friday, August 5 from 8:30am to 6pm and on Saturday, August 6, from 8:30 am to 1pm, preceded by a hosted welcome dinner the evening before on Thursday, August 4th.
The 2016 Doctoral Consortium co-chairs are Brian Wu (University of Michigan) and Nan Jia (University of Southern California). The faculty panel includes (by last name in alphabetic order): Riitta Katila (Stanford University), Gwen Lee (University of Florida), Mike Ryall (University of Toronto), Jasjit Singh (INSEAD), Olav Sorenson (Yale University), David Souder (University of Connecticut), Kannan Srikanth (Singapore Management University), Minyuan Zhao (University of Pennsylvania).
Interested students should apply via the application website no later than May 31, 2016. All applicants will be notified of admission decisions by the end of June 2016.
***Application Website: https://usc.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1MRQ6TQtorTNTz7
The application website will request the following information:
1. Cover Letter. You will be asked to submit a "cover letter" stating that: (a) you are applying to the BPS Doctoral Consortium only (and not the BPS Dissertation Consortium), (b) your primary division of interest is Business Policy and Strategy, (c) you will attend the BPS Doctoral Consortium if accepted, and (d) you commit to accept an invitation to only one doctoral consortium at the 2016 AOM meetings. Please also indicate the number of years you will have participated in your PhD program by September 2016, your expected dissertation proposal defense date, and why the BPS Doctoral Consortium is the best fit for you. You should enter your text in the space provided on the application website (no attachments).
2. Nomination Letter. Have your dissertation chairperson write a nomination letter (on letterhead). The letter should verify that you are working on your dissertation proposal and state your dissertation proposal defense date. Please upload as a PDF (only). Please name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-Nomination.pdf. Space permitting, we will work to accommodate multiple students from a single institution; if space is limited, only one student per institution will be admitted.
3. Curriculum Vitae. You will be asked to upload your current CV. Please upload as a PDF (only). Please name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-CV.pdf.
4. Dissertation Abstract. You will be asked for a 200 word abstract of your dissertation proposal. Please identify 3-5 keywords at the end of the abstract. Note that your abstract will be distributed to other consortium participants. Please upload as a Word file. Please name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-Abstract.doc.
5. Dissertation Summary. You will be asked for a summary of your dissertation proposal (2 page maximum). Please upload as a PDF (only). Please name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-Summary.pdf.
If you have questions about the Doctoral Consortium, please contact consortium co-chairs Brian Wu (wux@umich.edu) or Nan Jia (nan.jia@marshall.usc.edu).
BPS Dissertation Consortium: The Job Market & Beyond
Friday August 5, 2016
(Welcome dinner on Thursday, August 4th)
Deadline: May 31, 2016
The BPS Dissertation Consortium is intended for PhD students in the later stage of their programs who will be on the job market during the 2016-2017 academic year (i.e., for jobs beginning in Fall 2017). The focus of the Dissertation Consortium will be on providing participating students with an opportunity to discuss their job market papers in small groups with distinguished faculty and peers.
The 2016 Dissertation Consortium will be held Friday August 5 from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, preceded by a hosted welcome dinner the evening before, on Thursday August 4. The co-chairs of the faculty panel for this year's Dissertation Consortium are PK Toh (UT Austin) and Steven Kahl (Dartmouth). Other faculty panelists include Brian Boyd (City U HongKong), Samina Karim (Northeastern), Rory McDonald (Harvard), Tomasz Obloj (HEC Paris), Deepak Somaya (Illinois Urbana-Champagne), and David Tan (UW Seattle).
Priority for admission to the 2016 Dissertation Consortium will be given to students who: (1) have completed drafts of their job market papers, and (2) have not previously attended the BPS Doctoral Consortium. However, any BPS doctoral student who expects to enter the job market and graduate during the 2016-2017 academic year (and who is not applying to the 2016 Doctoral Consortium) may apply.
Interested students should apply via the application website (link below) no later than May 31, 2016. All applicants will be notified of admission decisions by the end of June 2016.
*** Application Website: http://tuck.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ddwFqTDXnj0wjxX
The application website will request the following information:
1. Cover Letter: You will be asked to provide a "cover letter" for your application to the BPS Dissertation Consortium. You should enter your letter in the space provided on the application website (no attachments). Your letter should: (a) state that you are applying to the BPS Dissertation Consortium only (and not to the BPS Doctoral Consortium), (b) certify that you will attend the BPS Dissertation Consortium if accepted, and (c) explain why the Dissertation Consortium is the best fit for you.
2. Nomination Letter: You will be asked to upload your nomination letter. Have your dissertation chairperson write a nomination letter (on letterhead). The letter should verify that you are expected to enter the job market and graduate during the 2016-2017 academic year. You will upload the file on the application website. Please upload as a PDF (only). Please name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-Nomination.pdf.
3. Curriculum Vitae: You will be asked to upload your current CV. Please upload as a PDF (only). Please name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-CV.pdf.
4. Job Market Paper: You will be asked to upload the current version of your job market paper. You will have the opportunity to provide a revised version of the paper when we get closer to AOM. Please upload as a PDF (only). Please name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-Paper.pdf.
If you have questions about the Dissertation Consortium, please contact consortium co-chairs PK Toh (pk.toh@mccombs.utexas.edu) or Steven Kahl (steven.j.kahl@tuck.dartmouth.edu).
Which BPS Consortia is Right For You?
| | BPS Doctoral Consortium | BPS Dissertation Consortium: The Job Market & Beyond |
| What Stage of the Doctoral Program Are You In? | The BPS Doctoral Consortium is intended for students who are in the dissertation proposal stage of their PhD programs. | The BPS Dissertation Consortium is intended for students in the later stage of their programs and who will be on the job market during the 2016-2017 academic year (i.e., for jobs beginning in Fall 2017). |
| Objectives: Dissertation vs. Job Market | The objective of the BPS Doctoral Consortium is to support doctoral students as they shape their dissertations. Students will have the opportunity to get feedback on their dissertations in small groups with faculty and peers. | The focus of the BPS Doctoral Consortium will be on providing participating students with an opportunity to discuss their job market papers in small groups with distinguished faculty and peers. |
| Key Difference | The BPS Doctoral Consortium is focused on issues related to shaping your dissertation. The BPS Dissertation Consortium is focused on job-market related issues |
| Pick One! | Please apply to only ONE of the two consortia in any given year |
| Overlap | The two consortia share half a day of sessions on Friday afternoon |