SMS Workshops will be hosted on the virtual conference platform. Workshops are included in the cost of registration for the SMS 4th1 Annual Conference. 

When business schools evaluate a junior professor for tenure, they typically seek letters from several prominent individuals in the junior scholar’s area of research. This half-day workshop is intended to help assistant professors and late-stage doctoral candidates understand and prepare for the tenure process. The first half of the workshop will feature presentations by prominent senior faculty who have written tenure letters. They will describe the letter-writing process, explain how they evaluate a tenure package, and provide advice for junior scholars. The second half of the workshop will feature small roundtable discussions where junior scholars will describe their intended research program and receive feedback and advice from the senior scholars. This workshop is hosted by the Competitive Strategy Interest Group, and it is open to all conference attendees.

An application is required for this workshop. Applicants should submit the following materials as a single document through the workshop website. Application Requirement: 

1. A research statement (maximum 3 pages), which we will share with the senior faculty.
2. Your top 4 preferences in terms of senior faculty you would like to be matched with for the roundtable discussions. (We will try our best to take your preferences into account when matching you to the senior scholars but cannot guarantee that you will be matched to your top choices. First come, first serve.) 
    

For consideration, please apply by August 17, 2021. 

Partcipants must have an accepted application and be registered to attend the SMS 41st Annual Conference to attend the workshop.