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  • 1.  Call for Applications: Doctoral Consortium on Emerging Markets

    Posted 10-24-2014 15:33

    Call for Applications

    Doctoral Consortium on Emerging Markets

     

    The 5th Strategy Symposium on Emerging Markets will be hosted by the Strategy and Environment Group at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University in Houston on April 24-25, 2015. The purpose of this symposium is to invite a small group of distinguished and active strategy scholars from different schools to share their research on some critical strategy issues related to emerging markets (e.g., BRICS) (For last year's program, see http://business.rice.edu/2013StrategySymposium/).

     

    The 2015 Symposium is going to launch its first Doctoral Consortium on Emerging Markets which will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2015. The Doctoral Consortium is intended for PhD students who are doing dissertations on strategic issues of emerging markets and it aims to provide participating students with an opportunity to discuss their papers in small groups with distinguished faculty and peers. There will also be a panel discussion on career management issues. Participating students will be invited to stay for the rest of the Symposium.

     

    Application Deadline

    Interested students should apply no later than January 15, 2015. All applicants will be notified of admission decisions by the end of March 2015.

     

    For admitted students, the Jones Graduate School will cover their travel and lodging expenses including a roundtrip air ticket (up to $500) and three-night hotel stay (double occupancy).

     

    Application Packet

    When submitting your application, the packet must include the following information:

                                                                                               

    1. Nomination Letter: A signed nomination letter from your dissertation chairperson is required (on letterhead). The letter should verify that the paper you submit to the Consortium is related to or part of your dissertation. The file should be named as follows: LastName-FirstName-Nomination.pdf.

    2. Curriculum Vitae: Please submit your current CV and name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-CV.pdf.

    3. Your Paper: The paper must address strategic issues related to emerging markets. The paper should be prepared by following Academy of Management Journal submission guidelines. The file for the paper should be named as follows: LastName-FirstName-Paper.pdf.

    Please submit all the required materials to Arania Archoleka (A.Archoleka@rice.edu). If you have questions about the Doctoral Consortium, please contact Professors Haiyang Li (haiyang@rice.edu) or Prashant Kale (Prashant.kale@rice.edu).








  • 2.  Call for Applications: Doctoral Consortium on Emerging Markets

    Posted 11-19-2015 00:35

    Dear Colleagues:

     

    You are kindly invited to apply for the Doctoral Consortium of the 6th Rice Strategy Symposium on Emerging Markets (RSSEM) hosted by the Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University. Details could be seen in the following and also in the attached PDF.

     

    Best wishes!

     

    Sincerely:

     

    Xiwei Yi, PhD Candidate.

    Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University. 

    6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005.



    Call for Applications

     Doctoral Consortium on Emerging Markets

    The 6th Rice Strategy Symposium on Emerging Markets (RSSEM) will be hosted by the Strategy and Environment Group at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University in Houston on May 5-6, 2016. The purpose of this symposium is to invite a small group of distinguished and active strategy scholars from different schools to share their research on some critical strategy issues related to emerging markets (For last year's program, see http://business.rice.edu/strategysymposium/).

    The 2016 RSSEM is going to have the Doctoral Consortium on Emerging Markets which will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016. The Doctoral Consortium is intended for PhD students who are doing dissertations on strategic issues of emerging markets and it aims to provide participating students with an opportunity to discuss their papers in small groups with distinguished faculty and peers. There will also be a panel discussion on career management issues. Participating students will be invited to stay for the rest of the Symposium.

    Application Deadline

    Interested students should apply no later than February 15, 2016. All applicants will be notified of admission decisions by the end of March 2016. For admitted students, the Jones Graduate School will cover their travel and lodging expenses including travel support (up to $300) and three-night hotel stay (double occupancy).

    Application Packet

    When submitting your application, the packet must include the following information:

    1. Nomination Letter: A signed nomination letter from your dissertation chairperson is required (on letterhead). The letter should verify that the paper you submit to the Consortium is related to or part of your dissertation. The file should be named as follows: LastName-FirstName-Nomination.pdf.

    2. Curriculum Vitae: Please submit your current CV and name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-CV.pdf.

    3. Your Paper: The paper must address strategic issues related to emerging markets. The paper should be prepared by following Academy of Management Journal submission guidelines. The file for the paper should be named as follows: LastName-FirstName-Paper.pdf.

     

    Please submit all the required materials in the form below or to Arania Archoleka (A.Archoleka@rice.edu). If you have questions about the Doctoral Consortium, please contact Professors Haiyang Li (haiyang@rice.edu) or Prashant Kale (Prashant.kale@rice.edu).