he Business Policy and Strategy Division will sponsor a New Faculty Consortium during the preconference period of the 2011 Academy of Management Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The objective of the consortium is to enhance the scholarship, teaching, and overall career development of faculty in the early stages of their career. The consortium provides an excellent forum for exchanging ideas and tips concerning teaching and research as well as for expanding one's academic network. The New Faculty Consortium will be held on Saturday, 13 August from 8:30AM to 5:30PM.
The 2010 New Faculty Consortium, which was chaired by Nicolaj Siggelkow (Wharton) and Sendil Ethiraj (Michigan), drew over 25 participants as well as eight faculty panelists.
The Co-Chairs for the 2011 consortium are Sendil Ethiraj (Michigan) and Anne Marie Knott (Wash U). The faculty panelists for the 2011 consortium will be drawn from the top research and teaching business schools worldwide. The confirmed panelists this year include Nick Argyres, Mary Benner, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Melissa Graebner, Mike Lenox, and Jim Westphal. There will be an editor's panel with representatives from leading strategy and management journals including AMJ, AMR, Management Science, Organization Science and SMJ. The confirmed journal editors panel include Gautam Ahuja (Organization Science), Huggy Rao (ASQ), and Ed Zajac (SMJ).
To qualify, participants must have completed their dissertation by September 2010 and be in the first through the third year of their academic career, or have recently moved into the Strategic Management/Business Policy field. In addition, a participant should have a record of commitment to teaching and research in the Strategy/Business Policy field and not have participated in prior BPS New Faculty Consortia. Those interested in participating should apply no later than 15 May, 2011 by submitting the following items: 1) a current CV, 2) a statement of teaching and research interests (one page maximum in total), and 3) a letter from the applicant's Dean or Department Chair nominating the applicant to represent their school at the New Faculty Consortium. Applications should be sent by email to:
Sendil Ethiraj
University of Michigan
Any questions concerning the consortium may be addressed to Sendil Ethiraj at
sendil@umich.edu or Anne Marie Knott at
knott@wustl.edu. Participants will be notified of their selection by June 5, 2011.