INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION Call For Applications IM Division Doctoral Student Consortium 2015 August 7-11, 2015 APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 10, 2015 Mary Teagarden IM Division DSC Chair The IM Division will offer a Doctoral Student Consortium (DSC) at the 2015 Annual Academy of Management meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday, August 8, 2015, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.. Have you defended your dissertation proposal, or are you very close to defending it? Are you planning to start searching for a job this year? Would you like to get feedback on your dissertation proposal, get career development advice in the field of international management, be it teaching, research or publishing? If yes, the DSC is for you! The DSC will provide opportunities for structured discussion and informal interaction with prominent International Management scholars representing a range of research traditions, geographic interests and experience, and institutional affiliation. The discussions will focus on succeeding in your dissertation and in your career, in teaching, research, and publishing. Professional ethics will also be addressed. The DSC will combine faculty panels, faculty presentations, and round-table discussions to provide a highly interactive day, focusing on participants' professional development. The DSC’s design encourages networking and personal interaction among participants and scholars. The DSC will conclude with a "Meet-the-Editors" session for participants to meet editors of leading journals publishing international management research. It will be held jointly with the Junior Faculty Consortium. Faculty Panelists Lorraine Eden, Texas A&M University Mansour Javidan, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University Marjorie Lyles, Indiana University John Mezias, University of Miami Hemant Merchant, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Ronaldo Parente, Florida International University Yongsun Paik, Loyola Marymount University Sheila Puffer, Northeastern University Ravi Ramamurti, Northeastern University Kannan Ramaswamy, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University Andreas Schotter, Ivey Business School, Western University Stephen Tallman, University of Richmond Mary Ann Von Glinow, Florida International University Xiaohua Yang, University of San Francisco Interested students need to submit an application that includes the following: (1) a nomination letter from their dissertation/thesis advisor with information on their program progress (2) a one-page CV (3) a brief (one page) description of their dissertation including information about (a) research question, (b) relevant literature, (c) dependent and principal independent variables, and hypotheses, (d) methodology, (e) data (if available), and (f) contributions and implications. The deadline for applications is May 10, 2015. Send the required material to Mary Teagarden at [email protected] with the subject heading, "IM Division Doctoral Student Consortium Application". Send an email to [email protected] if you have any questions. Please note: Those who have completed their dissertation and are getting ready to start faculty positions in 2015 should apply for the IM division’s Junior Faculty Consortium instead. Faculty Panelists