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Doctoral Consortium
It was a gathering of advanced doctoral students in Strategic Management and related areas. The Doctoral Consortium, which was an important part of the SMS India Conference at the ISB, provided a great opportunity for doctoral students in strategic management to develop their research interests in a unique interdisciplinary and interactive workshop. A panel of distinguished research faculty comprising Raveendra Chittoor, Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta, Jasjit Singh, INSEAD, and Krishnan Narayanan, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, provided guidance and feedback on the attendee scholars’ research plans and proposals.
Co-Chair of the event Jasjit Singh remarked, “We managed to put together a very good faculty team, and we had many Indian professors and a good mix of international students. I think the Indian students have a very high potential, and with a little bit of guidance they can do really well. They just need to get better connected, better plugged in the international academic network.” He also added that, “Even today, the incentives for research are not much but chances are that ten years down the road, research will play a more and more important role. It’s good to get a head start on that, even better to get it as a doctoral student and maintain that culture, instead of being in the pure teaching mentality for 5- 10 years.”
The participants got tips on how to publish their research in the most appropriate outlets and how to broaden their professional network. They also learnt about the challenges of building a successful academic career in strategic management. Participant Domenico Dentino, a PhD student from Michigan State University said, “One thing that I’ve learnt from the doctoral consortium is how to organise and use my time effectively during my PhD experience in order to reach my objectives. As a business student, this Consortium was an occasion to access and communicate with people from a different field that I’m interested in.” He added, “I’m also very interested in emerging economies, and particularly on how small and medium enterprises can grow internationally from these emerging economies. So, India of course is a gold mine for research on enterprises that grow from emerging economies.”
In all, the objectives of the Consortium was to provide a supportive setting where participants could receive guidance on how to publish their research in the most appropriate outlets, broaden their professional network, and learn about the challenges of building a successful academic career in strategic management. It was sponsored by the Fox School of Business, Temple University. Hildy Teegen, Dean of Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina observed that “ the Consortium was an amazing opportunity for young doctoral students to learn more about the rigours of doctoral research from internationally renowned strategy scholars from around the world.”
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