The workshop is not a forum dedicated to junior scholars. It is an active
exchange based on a dialogue among junior and senior academics that seeks to
strengthen the junior scholars involvement with the EGOS community and help
them in finding their ways in the academia.
Content and format
The Workshop is a two-day event (beginning on Monday afternoon) that
precedes the annual EGOS Colloquium, thus allowing participating scholars to
take part in both the Workshop and the Colloquium.
The programme consists of three modules: (1) Writing for Scholarly
Publication, (2) Shaping Agenda on the Cutting Edge of Research, and (3)
Designing a Post-doc or a New Research subject.
(1) Writing for Scholarly Publication
In this module, editors of reputable
international journals will share insights and practices on the art and
craft of a scholarly publication. The module includes lectures, discussions
and tutored group work on the participants' proposals for journal articles.
Among the topics covered are the academic journal article as a specific
genre of a scholarly publication, identification and development of the main
argument of an article, choosing the appropriate audience and journal for a
specific topic, overcoming typical problems in writing an article, the role
of editors, referees and authors in the process of publishing, other
practical aspects of writing and publishing, experiences with publishing and
how to review other colleagues' manuscripts (discussions within small group
with referee).
(2) Shaping Agenda on the Cutting Edge of
Research
This module offers insights into the state of the
art and future development of vibrant areas of scholarly activity by leading
scholars in the field of organizations. It consists of a lecture from a
leading scholar in the field and a discussion of participants' research
projects related to these areas.
(3) Designing the Next Research Subject
This module aims at exploring different ways of
designing new research subjects for post docs and as a new faculty member.
It also emphasises the role of contractual research, based on firm contracts
or national or international call for tenders
The faculty involved in the Workshop includes scholars from a
variety of geographical and disciplinary backgrounds. Members of the faculty
included in the past sessions: Julia Balogun (Cass Business School, London,
UK), Stefano Brusoni (Bocconi University, Italy), Marie Laure Djelic (ESSEC,
France), Peer Fiss (Queen's School of Business, Ontario, Canada), Philippe
Larédo (University Marne la Vallée and Manchester Business School), Vincent
Mangematin (GEM and GAEL, France), Amalya Oliver (Hebrew University,
Israel), Sigrid Quack (Social Science Research Center, Germany), Kerstin
Sahlin-Andersson (Uppsala University, Sweden), Silviya Svejenova (ESADE
Business School, Spain), Hari Tsoukas (ALBA, Greece and Warwick Business
School, UK) and David Wilson (Warwick Business School, UK), among others.
Application
To be considered for participation in the Workshop, participants need to
have completed their doctoral dissertation in the last three years and
submit a single document of application that includes:
(1) A Letter of Application containing full
details of name, affiliation, address (mail, phone, fax and email), as well
as a statement of why the applicant considers valuable to attend the
Workshop + curriculum vitae;
(2) A short description (2–3
pages) of the avenues of research after the PhD, which presents the research
question and the research design;
(3) A detailed abstract of a paper (4–10 pages).
The whole paper will be discussed during the workshop.
To make the workshop as useful and lively as possible, you will be asked
to circulate before June 10, 2008 two documents:
1. a paper that you would like to improuve before submission;
2. an up-dated research agenda to be discussed.
The Application should be submitted by January 10, 2008 through the EGOS
website.
The selection of participants will consider the scientific potential of
the project and its match with the faculty ability to discuss it and to
provide useful suggestions. Please note that Workshop registration must be
submitted separately from application and registration for the EGOS
Colloquium (see further details below).
Participants will be notified on acceptance by February 15, 2008. Given
the interactive nature of the workshop, the number of participants will be
limited to 25–30. Hence, it is advisable to register as early as possible.
Upon acceptance to the workshop, participants will be given the
opportunity to update their research agenda and paper up to June 10, 2008 (fixed
deadline). Send to
Vincent@grenoble.inra.fr by June 10, 2008.
Please note that you should be able to circulate a working paper at least
two weeks before the workshop.
