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AoM PDW: Advice from Winners/Finalists/Chair of INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition

  • 1.  AoM PDW: Advice from Winners/Finalists/Chair of INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition

    Posted 06-30-2015 20:03

    ***Apologies for cross-postings*****

     

    Dear Colleagues,

    Will you be preparing a dissertation proposal within the next 12 months or advising someone who will? If so, please consider registering for our PDW* on developing exemplar dissertation proposals. This PDW will be facilitated by recent winners, finalists, and chair of the INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition. Please contact us with any questions.

     

    Best,

     

    Y.Sekou Bermiss 

    University of Texas-Austin

    ysb@austin.utexas.edu

     

    Phil Thompson

    Case Western Reserve University

    Phil.Thompson@Case.edu

     

    -PDW Organizers

     

    *This PDW is sponsored by the Organization and Management Theory, Research Methods, Organizational Behavior, Business Policy and Strategy, Organizational Communications and Information Systems, and the Managerial and Organizational Cognition Divisions.

     

    Submission: 13599 | Sponsor(s): (OMT, RM, OB, BPS, OCIS, MOC) 
    Scheduled: Friday, Aug 7 2015 12:30PM - 2:30PM at Vancouver Convention Centre in Room 109

    Exemplar Dissertation Proposals: Tips from INFORMS Dissertation Proposal Contest Winners & Finalist
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    Organizer: Phillip S. Thompson; Case Western Reserve U.; 
    Organizer: Y. Sekou Bermiss; The U. of Texas at Austin; 
    Facilitator: Jessica Kennedy; Vanderbilt U.; 
    Facilitator: Chad Murphy; Oregon State U.; 
    Facilitator: Andrew Schnackenberg; American U.; 
    Facilitator: Melissa Valentine; Stanford U.; 
    Facilitator: Y. Sekou Bermiss; The U. of Texas at Austin; 

    The goal of this Professional Development Workshop is to provide PhD students, and those who advise them, with tools to construct an award-winning quality dissertation proposal. Each facilitator is a recent winner, finalist, or committee chair of the prestigious INFORMS Organizational Science Dissertation Proposal competition and they will share tips and strategies that most contributed to the success of their dissertation proposals. Content areas relevant to the dissertation proposal process such as finding interesting research question(s), selecting and managing a dissertation committee, conducting strong literature reviews, choosing a rigorous methodology, and preparing for the proposal defense will be presented in an interactive format. Participants will also have multiple opportunities to ask facilitators specific dissertation proposal questions in large and small groups.

    Pre-registration is required for this workshop. To register online, please visit https://secure.aom.org/PDWReg. 

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    Phil Thompson
    Case Western Reserve University
    Weatherhead School of Management
    Department of Organizational Behavior
    PhD Candidate
    Cleveland, Ohio
     



  • 2.  AoM PDW: Advice from Winners/Finalists/Chair of INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition

    Posted 07-13-2016 16:49

    Dear Colleagues,

    Will you be preparing a dissertation proposal within the next 12 months or advising someone who will? If so, please consider registering (link below) for our PDW* on developing exemplar dissertation proposals. This PDW will be facilitated by recent winners, finalists, and chairs of the INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition. Please contact us with any questions.

     

    Best,

     

    Y. Sekou Bermiss 

    University of Texas-Austin

    ysb@austin.utexas.edu

     

    Phil Thompson

    Case Western Reserve University

    Phil.Thompson@Case.edu

     

    -PDW Organizers

     

    *This PDW is sponsored by the Organization and Management Theory & Organizational Behavior divisions.

     

    Session Type: PDW Workshop
    Program Session: 251 | Submission: 12461 | Sponsor(s): (OMT, OB)
    Scheduled: Saturday, Aug 6 2016 8:00AM - 10:00AM at Anaheim Marriott in Grand Ballroom Salon J, K

    Exemplar Dissertation Proposals: Tips from INFORMS Dissertation Proposal Contest Winners & Finalist

    Facilitator: Melissa Valentine, Stanford U.

    Facilitator: Andrew Schnackenberg, U. of Denver

    Facilitator: Chad B Murphy, Oregon State U.

    Facilitator: Jessica Kennedy, Vanderbilt U.

    Facilitator: Tiffany D. Johnson, Pennsylvania State U.

    Organizer: Y. Sekou Bermiss, U. of Texas at Austin

    Organizer: Phillip S. Thompson, Case Western Reserve U.

     

    The goal of this Professional Development Workshop is to provide PhD students, and those who advise them, with tools to construct an award- winning quality dissertation proposal. Each facilitator is a recent winner, finalist, or committee chair of the prestigious INFORMS Organizational Science Dissertation Proposal competition and they will share tips and strategies that most contributed to the success of their dissertation proposals. Content areas relevant to the dissertation proposal process such as finding interesting research question(s), selecting and managing a dissertation committee, conducting strong literature reviews, choosing a rigorous methodology, and preparing for the proposal defense will be presented in an interactive format. Participants will also have multiple opportunities to ask facilitators specific dissertation proposal questions in large and small groups.

     

    Pre-registration is required for this workshop. To register online, please visit https://secure.aom.org/PDWReg . The deadline to register online is August 06, 2016.

    Search Terms: Research Proposals | Dissertation | INFORMS


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    Phil Thompson
    Case Western Reserve University
    Weatherhead School of Management
    Department of Organizational Behavior
    PhD Student
    Cleveland, Ohio