The Annual Doctoral Workshop fosters interaction among leading faculty scholars and doctoral students on research and preparing for a professional career in academia. The doctoral student participants will broaden their academic network with senior faculty from around the world and develop a better understanding of the particularities of the academic career. The workshop is highly interactive and will include a variety of panels and practical sessions on developing dissertation proposals and launching academic careers, as well as a meet-the-editors session. This workshop is intended for students that have completed the initial comprehensive examination and coursework (or equivalent) of their doctoral program but are not yet on the job market. The Annual Doctoral Workshop is held in-person at the SMS Annual Conference.

SMS is proud to offer 25 scholarships to be awarded to selected participants in our pre-eminent doctoral workshop. These scholarships will be offered to applicants from the competitive review of student nominations and will cover registration fees for the SMS Annual Conference.

The 2024 Annual Doctoral Workshop Co-Directors are Yue Maggie Zhou and Frank T. Rothaermel.

 

Program For The SMS Istanbul Doctoral Workshop

Saturday, October 19, 2024

MR21, Hilton Istanbul Bomonti

(buffet stations for breaks/lunch/reception will be next door in R20)

8:45 – 9:00 Introductions/Icebreaker

Maggie Zhou, University of Michigan

9:00 – 9:45 Developing Your Research Agenda (Presentations)

Joe Porac, New York University

Anne Marie Knott, Washington University

9:45 – 10:00 Coffee Break

10:00 – 11:00 Understanding the Job Market (Interactive Roundtables) (30 minutes at 2 different tables)

Asia Pacific Job Market- JT Li, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

European Job Market - Arnaldo Camuffo, Bocconi University

North American Job Market - 1 - MK Chin, Indiana University

North American Job Market - 2 - Tony Tong, University of Colorado Boulder

Postdoc versus Assistant Professor - Colleen Cunningham, University of Utah

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:15 The Part of the Job No One Tells You About (Interactive Panel & Presentation)

Gautam Ahuja, Cornell

Isin Guler, The University of North Carolina

Marvin Lieberman, University of California Los Angeles

12:15 – 13:15 Lunch

13:15 – 14:45 Editors’ Panel (Joint with SRF Consortium)

14:45 – 15:00 Coffee Break

15:00-16:00 Research Discussions (Interactive Roundtables)

Raffaele Conti, ESSEC Business School

Catherine Magelssen, London Business School

Jasmina Chauvin, Georgetown

Alicia DeSantola, University of Washington

Aneel Karnani, University of Michigan

Russ Coff, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sea-Jin Chang, National University of Singapore

Bart Vanneste, University College London

Mariko Sakakibara, University of California Los Angeles

16:00 – 16:30 Closing Remarks; Reception

 

Nomination & Application Guidelines

All nominations must include all of the materials listed below and should be submitted online to the conference website by July 1, 2024. To apply, please upload one (1) PDF document through the online submission system.

Application materials should include:

  • Nomination/recommendation letter from a faculty member (with contact information)
  • A one-page summary of the applicant’s career to date
  • A description of the applicant’s research interests, not to exceed 300 words

Other things being equal, preference will be given to nominees who:

  • Are current members of the SMS
  • Are nominated by a current member of the SMS

As an international organization with a widely distributed membership, we aim for the workshop attendee composition to reflect this international representation.

 

One Candidate per Institution

Only one (1) nominee per institution will be accepted to the Annual Doctoral Workshop. The Directors request that institutions pre-select a candidate and nominate that individual only. In the case of multiple nominees per institution, a rank ordering from advising faculty is requested. If no ranking is provided, selection of the one accepted nomination per institution will be at the Workshop Directors’ discretion.

 

Submission Instructions

We request that submissions be completed by EITHER the Student OR the Faculty Member. Depending on your role, please follow these instructions:

For Students:

Please compile all three (3) application pieces into one (1) PDF file. When you are ready to submit, click here to visit the online submission portal. You will indicate that you are submitting an application as a student.

For Faculty Members:

Please compile all three (3) application pieces into one (1) PDF file. When you are ready to submit, click here to visit the online submission portal.  You should indicate that you are a “Faculty Member nominating a student”, and be prepared to enter basic student information into the required fields.