2019 AAOM Doctoral Consortium

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Quick Facts
Important Dates:

§ Submission Deadline: 31st January 2019 (24:00 midnight Hong Kong time)
§ Notification: 28th February 2019
§ Doctoral Consortium Day: Wednesday, 19th June 2019

Submission Details:

§ Online Submission: badri@feb.unair.ac.id.

§ Template: Submissions should follow the style of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management
for formatting, with 12 size font and double space (main text only).
§ Submission Content: (1) 1-page application letter, (2) 3-page research summary (including
references), (3) a letter from your advisor, and (4) a 1-2-page CV.

Chairs:

§ Xiaohua Yang, University of San Francisco, USA (xyang14@usfca.edu)

§ Badri Munir Sukoco, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia (badri@feb.unair.ac.id)

At the conference: Accepted submissions will be presented at the Doctoral Consortium.

Message from the Doctoral Consortium Chairs

The 11th Asia Academy of Management Conference provides an opportunity for doctoral
students to explore and develop their research interests in an interdisciplinary workshop,
under the guidance of a panel of distinguished researchers. We invite students who feel they
would benefit from this kind of feedback on their dissertation work to apply for this unique
opportunity to share their work with students in a similar situation as well as senior
researchers in the field. The strongest candidates will be those who have a clear topic and
research approach, and have made some progress, but who are not so far along that they can

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no longer make changes. In addition to stating how you will benefit from participation, both
you and your advisor should be clear on what you can contribute to the Doctoral Consortium.

What is the Doctoral Consortium?

The Consortium has the following objectives:

§ Provide a setting where students can present their work and meet other students.
§ Provide feedback on students’ current research and guidance on future research and
career directions.
§ Offer each student comments and fresh perspectives on their work from researchers and
students outside their own institution.
§ Promote the development of a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of
collaborative research.
§ Contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other researchers and
conference events.

The Consortium will be held on Wednesday, 19th June 2019.

It will be a single track half-day event with the following two sessions:

§ Session One: Faculty panel presentations on specific issues related to dissertation

writing and career development based on their own experiences.
§ Session Two: The Chairs will assign one senior faculty mentor to a small group of
participants to comment/critique the submitted papers. Each student is required to
prepare a one-page handout to distribute to fellow participants at the table.

Preparing and Submitting your Doctoral Consortium

Proposal
A Doctoral Consortium proposal must be submitted via the badri@feb.unair.ac.id by 31st
January 2019 (12 am midnight Indonesian time). The proposal must have the following
components, submitted as a single PDF file (submission from a single student with multiple
documents is discouraged and may be disqualified if we have a large number of
applications):

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 1. A one-page application letter outlining the stage of your doctoral program, what you
wish to achieve at the consortium, how your participation could benefit your
dissertation research and your future career, and what you could contribute to other
participants at the consortium.
2. In addition to the one-page letter, a three-page dissertation research summary (of any
length, but not to exceed 3 pages including references) describing central aspects of your doctoral
work. Key points include:

a. Motivation that drives your dissertation research

b. Research objectives/goals/questions
c. Background/literature review of key works that frames your research
d. Your research approach and methods, including relevant rationale
e. Results to date and their validity (if available)
3. A letter of nomination from your primary dissertation advisor, certifying your status
as doctoral student and justifying your participation at the consortium.
4. Your current Curriculum Vita (1-2 pages).

It is essential for you to ensure that your submission is complete and in accordance with the
format and content guidelines for the AAOM Doctoral Consortium. Because the Doctoral
Consortium Committee expects to receive a large number of applications, submissions that
do not meet these requirements will be returned without further consideration.

Doctoral Consortium Selection Process

The review and decision of acceptance will balance many factors. This includes the quality
of your proposal, and where you are within your doctoral education program. Candidates
who have a clearly developed idea, who are formally considered by their institution to be
working on their dissertation, and who still have time to be influenced by participation in the
Consortium will receive the strongest consideration. Participants in the Consortium will be
selected via a curation process by the Doctoral Consortium Committee.

Over and above an assessment of research quality, the selection process will also consider
additional factors. The goal is to identify a set of students that will benefit significantly from
the event and support each other in their growth. As a group, the accepted candidates will
exhibit a diversity of backgrounds and topics. Your institution will be taken into account,
where we are unlikely to accept more than two students from the same institution and almost

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certainly will not accept more than one student with the same advisor. Attendees from
previous AAOM doctoral consortia are strongly discouraged from applying, and should
clearly explain how they think attending a second related event would benefit them in a new
way.

Submissions should not contain sensitive, private, or proprietary information that cannot be
disclosed at the conference time. Submissions should NOT be anonymous. However,
confidentiality of submissions will be maintained during the review process. All rejected
submissions will be kept confidential in perpetuity. All submitted materials for accepted
submissions will be kept confidential until the start of the conference, with the exception of
title and author information, which will be published on the website prior to the conference.

Upon Acceptance of your Doctoral Consortium Proposal

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection on 28th February 2019. Authors of
accepted submissions will receive further information about attending the Doctoral
Consortium, preparing your presentation, and registering for the conference.

At the Conference
All participants are expected to attend all of three days of the conference, including a
welcome reception on the first (Wednesday, 19th June 2019), gala dinner on the second
(Thursday, 20th June 2019) and a closing session on the third day (Friday, 21st June 2019).
For more information on 11th Asia Academy of Management Conference, please visit:
www.aaom.asia.

Each student will present his or her work to the group with substantial time allowed for
discussion and questions by participating faculty mentors and other students. Detailed
instructions will be provided to participants upon acceptance. Although many fine pieces of
work have to be rejected due to lack of space, being accepted into the AAOM Doctoral
Consortium is an honor and involves a commitment to giving and receiving thoughtful
commentary with an eye towards shaping the field and the future research agendas of the
participating doctoral students.