Applications for the 2017 BPS Doctoral and Dissertation Consortia are now open. Interested PhD students must apply by May 31, 2017.
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BPS Doctoral and Dissertation Consortia 2017
The Business Policy and Strategy Division will again sponsor two consortia for doctoral students during the pre-conference period of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Atlanta: the BPSDoctoral 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 4-5, 2017
(Welcome dinner on Thursday, August 3rd)
Application Deadline: May 31, 2017
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 4 from 8:00am to 6pm and on Saturday, August 5, from 8:00 am to 1pm, preceded by a hosted welcome dinner the evening before on Thursday, August 3rd.
The 2017 Doctoral Consortium co-chairs are Nan Jia (University of Southern California) and Aseem Kaul (University of Minnesota). The faculty panel includes (by last name in alphabetic order): Chris Bingham (University of North Carolina), Giada Di Stefano (HEC Paris), Gokhan Ertug (Singapore Management University), Glenn Hoetker (Arizona State University), Paul Ingram (Columbia University), Ishtiaq Pasha Mahmood (National University of Singapore), Jeff Reuer (University of Colorado), Melissa Schilling (New York University), and Rosemarie Ziedonis (Boston University).
Interested students should apply via the application website no later than May 31, 2017. All applicants will be notified of admission decisions by the end of June 2017.
***Application Website: https://tinyurl.com/BPSDocConsortium17
The application website will request the following information:
1. Cover Letter. You will be asked to submit a "cover letter" describing your interest in the Business Policy and Strategy division, and why the BPS Doctoral Consortium is the best fit for you. Please also indicate the number of years you will have participated in your PhD program by September 2017 and your expected dissertation proposal defense date. Note that when submitting the letter you will required to confirm 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 BPSDoctoral Consortium if accepted, and (d) you commit to accept an invitation to only one doctoral consortium at the 2017 AOM meetings. You should enter the text of your letter 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. If your chairperson would prefer to send us a nomination letter privately he / she may do so by emailing it to akaul@umn.edu, but please indicate on the form if that is the case. 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 otherconsortium participants. You should enter the text of your abstract in the space provided on the application website (no attachments).
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 Nan Jia (nan.jia@marshall.usc.edu) or Aseem Kaul (akaul@umn.edu/" target="_blank">akaul@umn.edu).
BPS Dissertation Consortium: The Job Market and Beyond
Friday, August 4, 2017 (8 am - 6 pm)
(Welcome dinner on Thursday, August 3)
Application Deadline: May 31, 2017
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 2017-2018 academic year (i.e., for jobs beginning in Fall 2018). 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 2017 Dissertation Consortium will be held Friday August 4 from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, preceded by a hosted welcome dinner the evening before, on Thursday August 3.
The co-chairs of the faculty panel for this year's Dissertation Consortium are Steven Kahl (Dartmouth) and Jiao Luo (U of Minnesota). Other faculty panelists include Joel Baum (U of Toronto), Vibha Gaba (INSEAD), Tobias Kretschmer (LMU), Frank Rothaermel (Georgia Tech), Wesley Sine (Cornell U), David Tan (U of Washington), Libby Weber (UC Irvine), and Ed Zajac (Northwestern).
Priority for admission to the 2017 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 2017-2018 academic year (and who is not applying to the 2017 Doctoral Consortium) may apply.
Interested students should apply via the application website (linked below) no later than May 31, 2017. All applicants will be notified of admission decisions by the end of June 2017.
***Application website: http://tinyurl.com/BPSDissConsortium2017
The application website will request the following information:
- Cover Letter: Provide a cover letter for your application to the BPS Dissertation Consortium, which describes your interest in the Business Policy and Strategy division, and explains why the BPS DissertationConsortium is the best fit for you. Enter your letter in the space provided on the application website (no attachments). Note that when submitting the letter, you will also be required to (a) indicate expected academic year to be on the job market, (b) confirm that you are applying to the BPS Dissertation Consortium only (and not to the BPS Doctoral Consortium), and (c) confirm that you will attend the BPSDissertation Consortium if accepted.
- Nomination Letter: Upload your nomination letter. Have your dissertation chair write a nomination letter (on letterhead). The letter should verify that you are expected to enter the job market and graduate during the 2017-2017 academic year. Please upload as a PDF (only). Please name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-Nomination.pdf. If your chairperson would prefer to provide a nomination letter privately, he / she can email it to us at luoj@umn.edu. If you are choosing that option, please indicate so on the application website. Please note that the nomination letter must reach us by May 31st for your application to be considered.
- Curriculum Vitae: Upload your current CV. Please upload as a PDF (only). Please name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-CV.pdf.
- Job Market Paper: 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 Doctoral Consortium, please contact consortium co-chairs Steven Kahl (Steven.J.Kahl@tuck.dartmouth.edu) or Jiao Luo (luoj@umn.edu).
Which BPS Consortia is Right For You?
| BPS Doctoral Consortium | BPS Dissertation Consortium: The Job Market & Beyond |
What Stage of the DoctoralProgram 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 Consortiumis 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 BPSDoctoral 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 DoctoralConsortium 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 |