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Strategic Management Division (STR) Virtual Doctoral and Dissertation Consortia 2024

STR Doctoral Consortium

Friday, August 2 & Saturday, August 3, 2024 (8:00 am – 1:00 pm EDT - Virtual)

Application Deadline: June 15, 2024

The STR 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 2024 STR Doctoral Consortium will have synchronous and asynchronous components. The synchronous meetings will be held virtually a week before the main Academy of Management conference, on Friday, August 2^nd and Saturday, August 3^rd, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm EDT.

The 2024 Doctoral Consortium co-chairs are Joe Raffiee (University of Southern California) and Jillian Chown (Northwestern University). The tentative faculty panel includes (by last name in alphabetic order): Michaël Bikard (INSEAD); Goran Calic (McMaster); Glenn Hoetker (Melbourne); Ramon Lecuona Torras (Dartmouth); Joon Mahn Lee (Seoul National University); Hong Luo (Harvard); Ivana Naumosvska (INSEAD Singapore); Willie Ocasio (Illinois – Urbana-Champaign); Elena Plasenkova (Ohio State); Ram Ranganathan (UT Austin); David Tan (U of Washington); and Keyvan Vakili (LBS).

Interested students should apply via the application website no later than June 15th, 2024. All applicants will be notified of admission decisions by the end of June 2024.

***Application Website: https://kellogg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_afbPWs4F7rUPnxQ

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 Strategic Management division, and why the STR 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 2024 and your expected dissertation proposal defense date. Note that when submitting the letter you will be required to confirm that: (a) you are applying to the STR Doctoral Consortium only (and not the STR Dissertation Consortium), (b) your primary division of interest is Strategic Management, (c) you will attend the STR Doctoral Consortium if accepted, and (d) you commit to accept an invitation to only one doctoral consortium at the 2024 AOM meeting. 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, they may do so by emailing it to jillian.chown@kellogg.northwestern.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. Note that your abstract will be distributed to other consortium participants. You should enter the text of your abstract in the space provided on the application website (no attachments).
5. Dissertation Keywords. You will be asked to identify 3-5 keywords related to your dissertation.
6. 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 Joe Raffiee (joe.raffiee@marshall.usc.edu) and Jillian Chown (jillian.chown@kellogg.northwestern.edu).

STR Dissertation Consortium: The Job Market and Beyond

Friday, August 2 & Saturday, August 3, 2024 (8:30 am – 12:00 pm EDT - Virtual)

Application Deadline: June 15, 2024

The STR Dissertation Consortium is intended for those PhD students who are in the advanced stages of their programs and who are considering the job market during the 2024-2025 academic year (i.e., for faculty positions that begin in Fall 2025). The focus of the STR Dissertation Consortium will be on providing participating students with an opportunity to discuss their job market papers and 'elevator pitches' about their research identity in small groups with distinguished faculty and peers for high-quality, developmental feedback. We will also be using breakout groups during coffee breaks to facilitate student networking.

The co-chairs of the 2024 Dissertation Consortium are Seth Carnahan (Olin Business School) and Hyunjin Kim (INSEAD). The faculty panel includes (by last name in alphabetic order): Callen Anthony (NYU), Arnaldo Camuffo (University of Bocconi), Raffaele Conti (ESSEC), Karin Hoisl (Copenhagen Biz School), Brandon Lee (Melbourne Business School), Fabrice Lumineau (HKU Business School), Jiao Luo (University of Minnesota), Kate Odziemkowska (University of Toronto), Sun Park (Seoul National University), Lisa Tang (National University of Singapore), and Yue Maggie Zhou (University of Michigan).  

Priority for admission to the 2024 Dissertation Consortium will be given to students who: (1) have completed drafts of their job market papers, and (2) have not previously attended the STR Doctoral Consortium. However, any doctoral student who is considering entering the job market and graduate during the 2024-2025 academic year (and who is not applying to the 2024 Doctoral Consortium) may apply. We intend to cover how to maneuver the challenges and considerations of the job market, crafting your elevator pitch, and also focus on providing developmental feedback for the publication process on student job market papers.

Interested students should apply via the application website (link below) no later than June 15th, 2024. All applicants will be notified of admission decisions by the end of June 2024.

***Application website: https://wustl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eXIzznTnWuzZruK

The application website will request the following information:

1. Nomination Letter: Upload your nomination letter. Have your dissertation chair write a nomination letter (on letterhead). The letter should verify that you are considering entering the job market and will graduate during the 2024-2025 academic year. Your supervisor can provide you the letter to upload or you can provide them the link and they can upload it themselves.
2. Curriculum Vitae: Upload your current CV as a PDF (only). Please name the file as follows: LastName-FirstName-CV.pdf.
3. 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 Dissertation Consortium, please contact one of the co-chairs Hyunjin Kim (hyunjin.kim@insead.edu) and Seth Carnahan (seth.carnahan@wustl.edu). 

Which STR consortium is right for you?

(Important note: Students are typically allowed to attend only one consortium during their PhD program, barring special circumstances)