All nominations must include all of the materials listed below and should be submitted online to the conference website by June 30, 2019. To apply, please upload one (1) PDF document through the online submission system that is found on this page.

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

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

The Strategic Management Society is pleased to announce our 16th Annual Doctoral Workshop to be held Saturday, October 19, preceding the SMS Annual Conference in Minneapolis. The Annual Doctoral Workshop will be held at the Hilton Minneapolis, the site of the SMS Conference.

We are proud to continue to offer 25 scholarships to be awarded to participants in our pre-eminent PhD workshop. These scholarships will be offered through competitive entry and review of student nominations, and will cover costs of the Annual Doctoral Workshop, as well as the SMS Annual Conference registration fee and SMS membership for the following year.

This workshop is intended for doctoral students that have completed post-comprehensive exams but are not yet on the job market. The workshop will be highly interactive and will include a variety of panels, practical sessions on developing dissertation proposals and launching academic careers, and a meet-the-editors session.

Applicants must have completed the initial comprehensive examination and coursework (or equivalent) of their doctoral program. Acceptance of a proposal at the SMS Annual Conference is not required, but attendance at the conference is expected.

Research Agenda

Manuela Hoehn-Weiss, Oregon State University
Joe Mahoney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Job Market

Andrea Contigiani, University of Pennsylvania
Bill Hesterly, University of Utah
Jennifer Tae, Temple University

Editor's Panel

Academy of Management Review
     Jay Barney, University of Utah
Organization Science
     Gary Dushnitsky, London Business School
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
     Melissa Graebner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Strategic Management Journal
     Aseem Kaul, University of Minnesota
Strategic Management Review
     Michael Leiblein, Ohio State Univesity
Global Strategy Journal
    Torben Pedersen, Bocconi University
Strategy Science
     Todd Zenger, University of Utah

Roundtables

Donald Bergh, University of Denver
Xavier Castaner, University of Lausanne
Michael Hitt, Texas A&M University
Gwendolyn Lee, University of Florida
Frank T. Rothaermel, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tony Tong, University of Colorado, Boulder
Heli Wang, Singapore Management University