Pre-Colloquium PhD Workshop

Convenors:
Markus A. Höllerer
WU Vienna, Austria, & UNSW Business School, Australia
Renate E. Meyer
WU Vienna, Austria, & Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Alessandro Hinna
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Call for Applications



EGOS strongly encourages doctoral students to become active members of its vibrant and diverse community of organization scholars. The pre-Colloquium PhD Workshop provides a platform for students working towards a doctorate in organization studies to interact with, and learn from, fellow students and top scholars in various areas of research and scholarly inquiry. It is designed as a springboard for successful academic careers by examining important issues such as publishing, reviewing and collaborative research; the event also provides a number of networking opportunities.


What to expect?

The EGOS pre-Colloquium PhD Workshop is offered to a limited number of students in advanced stages of the dissertation journey (selection based on quality of application) and best suits the needs of those working with qualitative or mix-method designs. It is organized as a two-day event, taking place on Monday (July 4, 2016) and Tuesday (July 5, 2016), i.e. prior to the main 32nd EGOS Colloquium in Naples.

The workshop covers the following topics, among others:

  • Publication process. Participants will examine the publication process together with experienced scholars and journal editors in order to learn from cases of success and failure in formulating, writing, submitting and revising papers for top-journal publication.
  • Art of reviewing. Experienced scholars and journal editors will also offer insights into the art of reviewing as an essential component of the peer-reviewed publication process. Understanding and appreciating the review process will help in writing high-quality reviews as well as in successfully addressing reviewers' comments and publishing one's own work.
  • Dissertation journey. The workshop will enable participants to approach their doctoral dissertations with renewed vigor by engaging in discussions on research design and methodologies with renowned colleagues, and by reviewing their dissertation proposals with the help of others – fellow participants and more senior researchers who work in the respective area of scholarly inquiry.
  • International academic career. The mix of scholars from diverse academic backgrounds and institutions from around the globe is a key strength of EGOS, as well as of this workshop. Participants will gain exposure to similarities and differences across countries and continents in how academic processes work. This will also enhance their understanding with regard to different career opportunities and career paths.


The EGOS pre-Colloquium PhD Workshop is organized primarily around participative interaction. Students are expected to prepare assigned readings carefully prior to the workshop in order to be able to act as informed and active contributors. They will, however, not be asked to formally present their own work; rather, students will extensively comment on their dissertation projects in small roundtable sessions, with a senior academic as a facilitator and discussant.

 

Application guidelines

Please apply for admission to the workshop by Monday, January 11, 2016 at the latest! You should do so by uploading (via the EGOS website) a single PDF file that contains the following information: 

  • All contact details, including name, affiliation, email address and phone number.
  • A sentence describing the stage in the doctoral program (e.g., "3rd year finalizing data collection; initial data analysis ongoing; all coursework completed").
  • A paragraph on how you will benefit from this workshop. Please clearly indicate your specific developmental needs (e.g., publishing, reviewing, collaborative research, career issues, getting your first job, methods, etc.).
  • A summary of the doctoral dissertation project, including title, a precise research question, theoretical framing, empirical research design and preliminary findings. Your project description should also clearly convey how data have been collected/analyzed, and concisely indicate the academic field to which the thesis aims to contribute. Be aware that this summary will also serve as the basis for discussion in the feedback sessions at the workshop.

 

Please note!

  • The entire application document must not exceed three pages.
  • Applications that do not adhere to the guidelines will not be accepted; no late submissions will be allowed.
  • You should not apply if you have already participated in the EGOS pre-Colloquium PhD Workshop in one of the previous years!
  • The number of participants is limited (applications in recent years by far outnumbered admissions). The quality of the proposal and the student’s potential benefit from the EGOS pre-Colloquium PhD Workshop are the primary criteria for admission.
  • Successful applicants will be notified by the end of February 2016.

 

Please note that when you are accepted and when you agree to participate, this counts as your commitment to come to and to attend the workshop! This means: make sure that you are actually able to attend: a late cancellation effectively blocks an opportunity for one of your colleagues!


Last, but not least: Participants are strongly encouraged to apply for other pre-Colloquium activities, for example for one of the Paper Development Workshops (PDWs) or for the Women's Network Meeting 2016  offered on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, as well as to consider the submission of a paper to one of the sub-themes of the main EGOS Colloquium. All details are available on the EGOS website.


The Convenors:

Markus A. Höllerer is Full Professor at the Department of Management at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria; he also holds a position at UNSW Australia Business School in Sydney, Australia. His research interests include the dissemination and local adaptation of global ideas, in particular the heterogeneous theorizations and local variations in meaning, as well as the relationship between different bundles of managerial concepts and their underlying governance and business models in the public and private sector. His recent work has been concerned with discursive framing as well as with visual/multi-modal rhetoric. Markus is a member of the EGOS Board since 2015.
Renate E. Meyer is Full Professor for Organization Studies at the Department of Management at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austia; she is also a permanent Visiting Professor at the Department for Organization at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Her research interests include phenomenological institutional theory, framing strategies, translation processes, visual legitimaion, role identities, translation and the impact of changing meaning on organizational forms and governance structures. Renate has been a member of the EGOS Board since 2009.
Alessandro Hinna is Associate Professor for Organization Studies at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, where he currently teaches organization theory, organization and change in the public sector, and people management. His research engages with topics of organization and change management in the public sector, behavioral dimensions of public governance, organizational design, public service motivation, and human resource management, among others. Alessandro serves on the Editorial Board of a number of international academic journals and is involved in the leadership of EURAM.