2012 Family Business Doctoral Student Consortium
Call for Participants
Following a very successful inaugural consortium in 2011, the Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC) is pleased to announce its second doctoral student consortium as part of the 2012 FERC (May 11, 2012) hosted by the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.Objectives
The consortium seeks to encourage doctoral students interested in the scholarly study of family business, particularly as it relates to meeting and interacting with future colleagues and receiving feedback on their research initiatives and potential dissertation topics from scholars active in family business research.Program
The consortium will include presentations and discussions on a range of topics related to family business research and education including: appreciating the distinctive nature and challenge of family business research, strategies for conceptual bridge-building from mainstream management disciplines toward family business, possible funding sources for family business research, the special challenge of publishing family business research and teaching family business courses.Consortium faculty
The 2012 consortium is co-chaired by Alex Dawson (Concordia University), Allison Pearson (Mississippi State University), Rebecca Long (Mississippi State University), and Richard Gottschall (Concordia University).Start/finish time: Activities will begin informally on Thursday evening (10th May) with (optional) drinks. On Friday, we will have a full day starting at 8am and finishing at 5:15pm (view detailed scheduled).
How to apply
Interested individuals must be enrolled in a doctoral program with an interest in family business research. Attendance is limited to 20 students. Interested individuals should apply on-line by February 15, 2012 by submitting the following documents together in one document:- a cover letter with the name of the student, doctoral program in which s/he is enrolled, major and current status in the program;
- a CV (maximum one page), including a complete mailing address;
- a research paper (20 pages maximum) from either the student’s dissertation or a current research project (please add 3-5 keywords listed after the abstract).
To apply, please visit misweb.cbi.msstate.edu/FERCDoctoralConsortium
Any questions concerning the consortium may be addressed to Alex Dawson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
Participants will be notified of their selection beginning in March 2012.
