At conferences held by research associations, researchers of different origins come together to discuss subjects connected to the writing of a dissertation and how to embark upon and construct an academic career. Because of the diversity of research questions, methodologies and experiences, participants often find these meetings very rewarding.
The Academy of Management
The Academy of Management (AoM) comprises 15 different divisions, each dealing with one specific field of research. Each division generally holds a doctoral consortium the weekend before the annual conference of the Academy of Management. The level of these conferences tends to be highly specialized, due to the presence of researchers and students from one specifically defined research domain (technology and innovation management, organizational behavior, strategy). The doctoral consortium is generally organized by the ‘Program Chair Elect’ of the division, who is accompanied in leading the conference by three to five researchers recognized within the domain.
Over two days, the participants of the doctoral consortium are given the opportunity to discuss:
- current and future research
- how to carry out a research project
- publication issues
- teaching at different levels and to different audiences
- managing an academic career.
These discussions are generally fairly informal, and a sizeable amount of time is reserved for presenting participants’ research projects.
As well as organizing doctoral consortiums, a number of divisions of the Academy of Management also hold a ‘Junior Faculty Consortium’. These two- day conferences are reserved for researchers who have just begun their academic career. Typical issues covered during these consortiums include:
- how to obtain tenure
- how to have articles published
- how to choose a mentor;
An invitation is required to take part in the consortiums of the Academy of Management. Further information can be found on the web site of the Academy of Management (http://www.aom.pace.edu/).
Source: Thietart Raymond-Alain et al. (2001), Doing Management Research: A Comprehensive Guide, SAGE Publications Ltd; 1 edition.
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