Description
This is a well-established and popular annual workshop for Doctoral and Early Career Researchers. The aim of this ‘hands-on’ session is to enable ECRs to successfully transform part of their research into a paper and prepare for high quality conferences such as the BAM 2024 as well as build a strong basis for future publications.
Within a safe environment, participants will be able to experiment with their writing style, receive feedback from well-renowned academics to improve and develop their conference paper.
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Who Should Attend?
Postgraduate (PhDs and DBAs) as well as Early Career Researchers aiming to submit a full or developmental paper to high quality conferences such as the BAM 2024 Conference.
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Benefits of Attendance
- Developing a convincing argument for your paper
- Learn how to demonstrate the contribution of your work within the field
- Network opportunities with leading scholars
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Paper Submission Details
Participants are encouraged to submit a draft of their working paper in order to receive more tailored feedback during group discussions.
The draft could take any form from one-page, bullet-point document to an extended abstract of 600 words (excluding references). Whichever the format, please, make sure that the word count is up to 600 words -otherwise, the paper will not be allocated.
Please submit your paper by filling in the following form, paper submission form by 12.00 on 15 December 2023
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Speakers
Professor Sarah Robinson
Sarah Robinson is a Professor at Rennes School of Business and a visting Professor at the University of Glasgow. Previously, she worked as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester, the Open University, Lancaster University and in international development in China and Ukraine.
Her interests relate to learning in its many forms, both personal and organisational. She is particularly interested in developing visual, digital and hermeneutic research methodologies for organisational research and in applications of Pierre Bourdieu’s work to organisation studies.
Projects
Current projects include:
- a study of the learning and development of early career academics in contemporary business schools
- the origins and development of the English wine industry
- the genesis of women as political leaders in Scotland.
Journals
Sarah has published in a broad range of journals including:
- Human Relations
- Organization Studies
- British Journal of Management
- Organisation
- Business History
- Management Learning
- Leadership and International Small Business Journal.
Professor David Sarpong
David Sarpong is Professor of Strategy and the Marketing and Strategy Subject Group Head at Aston Business School, Aston University. An elected Vice Chair of the British Academy of Management (BAM), David serves on the BAM Council’s Sub-Committee of Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building (AACCB), and is a former Convenor of the Annual Doctoral Symposium of the Academy. A Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, David has since 2015 conducted research on Russia's Basic Research Program (RBRP) on 'Global Competitiveness’ at the National Research University in Moscow. He is Associate Editor for the Journal of Strategy and Management, and currently enjoys a Visiting Professorship at the Bristol Business School, and an Honorary Research Fellowship at the School of Management, Information Technology, and Public Governance, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
Prof Mathew Hughes
Mathew (Mat) Hughes is Schulze Distinguished Professor and Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Leicester School of Business. His expertise lies in entrepreneurial management and innovation strategy, with a special interest in entrepreneurial orientation. Mat has published in world-leading journals, including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, British Journal of Management, and Long-Range Planning. Mat sits on several editorial review boards, including the Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, and British Journal of Management. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Family Business Strategy and Journal of Business Research and Senior Editor of FamilyBusiness.org. Mat also has several teaching and research awards to his name.
Professor Yehuda Baruch
Yehuda Baruch (DSc Technion, Israel, PostDoc at City University and London Business School) is a Professor of Management at Southampton Business School, the University of Southampton, UK, and Affiliated Professor, Audencia, Nantes France. His research covers a broad range of topics, with a particular focus on careers and global HRM.
He has published over 185 refereed papers, including in Journal of Management, Academy of Management Annals, Human Resource Management, Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Human Relations, Research Policy and Organization Studies among other journals, and over 50 books and book chapters. His work is widely cited (over 35,000 Google Scholar citations, H-index of 88). Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and BAM. Consulting Editor, Journal of International Business Studies. Outgoing Dean, Peer Review College, BAM Formerly: Vice-president Research of EURAM, Dean of BAM's Peer Review College, Associate Editor of Human Resource Management (US), Editor of Group & Organization Management and Career Development International; Chair, Careers Division, Academy of Management. Academic achievements were recognized by winning the Hughes Lifetime Career Scholar Award in 2024.
Prof Adina Dudau
Adina Dudau is Professor of Public Management at the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School. Her research interest on public service management combines disciplinary aspects of organisational theory, management control, strategy, human resources and organisational behaviour. She is a regular at management and public administration conferences and has published in top journals in the field as well as serving as associate editor for European Management Journal, Public Management Review and Journal of Management Inquiry. Her research has been funded by the EU, UKRI, CIMA and Carnegie Universities’ Trust. Currently, Adina is working on three projects on public service ecosystems, risk management, and integrity management and corruption
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Programme
09:45 – 09:55 Welcome and objectives for the day – Prof Sarah Robinson and Prof David Sarpong
09:55 – 10:25 Why attend an academic conference - Prof Adina Dudau
10:25 – 10:55 Lessons from a reviewer - what we look for in a good conference paper - Prof Yehuda Baruch
10:55 – 11:25 - Preparing your paper for the conference: some top tips - Prof Mat Hughes
11:25 – 11:35 Break
11:35 – 12:45 Paper feedback session – break-out rooms
12:45 – 13:00 Takeaways – Prof Sarah Robinson and Prof David Sarpong
Contact
For general enquiries please contact the BAM Office at [email protected]
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Event Fee
BAM Members fee: Free
Non-BAM Members: £25
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Registration
Log into your account and proceed with the registration for the event by pressing the “register now” button on the top right side of the workshop page.
Contact us via e-mail at [email protected] should you have any queries.
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