Doctoral Colloquium

The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) and the European Marketing Academy (EMAC) in collaboration with KU Leuven and Vlerick Business School, are organising the 28th Colloquium for doctoral students in marketing. The colloquium will be held in Leuven, Belgium from Sunday, May 24 until Tuesday, May 26, 2015, immediately prior to the EMAC Conference 2015.

The colloquium provides outstanding doctoral students in marketing who want to pursue a career in academics with an opportunity to discuss their dissertation research with other doctoral students and leading academics in the field of marketing. All topics and methodological approaches within the broad field of marketing will be considered.

The colloquium will mostly proceed in parallel tracks based on the topical and/or methodological angle of participants' work as well as on the stage of the dissertation process. Students will discuss their work with their fellow students and with three track faculty, who are renowned experts in the field.

Three tracks are for students in an intermediate or advanced stage of their dissertation process. Students in these tracks have a good knowledge of the literature in their domain of study and clear research. They benefit from the colloquium by subjecting the positioning of their research to a critical review, refining their data collection approach and/or receiving suggestions for translating their work into papers that can be submitted to excellent journals.

Three tracks are for students in an early stage of their dissertation process. Students in this track have a (tentative) proposal for the topic they want to study, the method they want to use and the potential contribution. They benefit from suggestions on how to focus and position their work. Additionally, there are faculty presentations designed to help students plan and manage their dissertation process. Next to the presentations by the students, there are plenary faculty presentations and group discussions on issues such as: planning and managing a dissertation process, writing academic papers, getting research projects published and the job market and career planning. The doctoral colloquium is held in a collaborative, open and friendly atmosphere. 

More information http://www.eiasm.org/frontoffice/event_announcement.asp?event_id=1105