Hi everybody!!!
I would like to invite you all to a PDW (Professional Development Workshop) I'm organizing at the AoM meetings this year (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:city></st1:place>, Aug. 4th).
The PDW is targeted to Jr. Faculty and advanced PhD students. The main topic we will discuss is how we can handle an international academic career; its pros and cons. People from different nationalities and schools around the world will be present in our discussions and final debate.
ITC: Career Development Workshop Details
Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location: Loews, Regency C1
$0.00
If you want to see the details please have a look at (or just look below this email):
http://program.aomonline.org/2007/Session_Details.asp?print=true&SubmissionID=10650
To register (there's no charge), please click on:
http://www.regonline.com/EventInfo.asp?EventId=120908&cf=&MemberId=&JobId=&TabId=1&TabCodeId=Agenda&OrgRegTypeId=84786&RegTypeId=84786
I look forward to seeing you at the AoM meetings!!!
Big favor: Please forward this message to Jr. Faculty or PhD students who may also be interested!!! Registration is limited!!!
Cheers,
Rosa Nelly Trevinyo-Rodríguez
Ps. Sorry for cross-posting...
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Organizer: Rosa Nelly Trevinyo-Rodríguez; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">IESE</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>;
Presenter: JC Spender; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Leeds</st1:placename></st1:place>;
Presenter: Juan Carlos Vazquez-Dodero; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">IESE</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>;
Presenter: Heh Jason Huang; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">National</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Sun</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Yat-Sen</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype></st1:place>;
Presenter: Miguel R. Olivas-Lujan; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Clarion</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype></st1:place> of PA & Tecnológico de Monterrey;
Presenter: Afua Agyapomaa Kufuor; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">GIMPA</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>;
Discussant: Joan Enric Ricart; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">IESE</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>;
Presenter: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Harvard</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype></st1:place>;
Discussant: Stein Bjornstad; BI Norwegian <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename></st1:place>;
In the last decade technology and communications have changed radically the way we work, making ourselves less aware of distances and allowing us to become global citizens. In the 21st century, relocation, diversity and international careers are more the rule than the exception, especially among scholars. Mobility, an issue that surely preoccupied our parents, is far of being an issue for us. Today, we may have lunch in <st1:city w:st="on">Paris</st1:city>, dinner in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region> and breakfast in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">New York City</st1:city></st1:place>. All in a row! Of course, there are pros and cons of being a truly international scholar. This workshop wants to address them. Leveraging on diversity and globalization to develop ourselves professionally implies tradeoffs both, personally and professionally. On the other hand, it also implies different expectations and job-conditions depending on the place of the world we want to work in. For instance, there are places in the world where one can develop a research oriented career better, and others where we tend to focus more on teaching and consulting depending on the country necessities and economic conditions. Being a scholar in Central or Eastern Europe is surely different from being a scholar somewhere in Africa, Asia, Latin America or the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Each region has its own requirements, perspectives and orientation. Of course, the fact that each region focuses on different issues (teaching, research, consulting, or managing institutions) is not good or bad. In fact, here's where diversity comes into stage. Thanks to the fact that we have the opportunity to travel a lot and move around, we --as scholars-- can create a combination of alternatives in order to take advantage of diversity and learn. However, how an international career is compatible with an institutional focus (University you work for) is also an issue. Alternatively, a matter we must also address is what's the competitive advantage of top schools nowadays? Before, pertaining to a top school meant being in touch with the best colleagues in the field. Now, that communications are so broad and email connects people so easily, what's the difference between being in a top school or not? Globalization is tearing down boundaries and also competitive advantages of old-well known-recognized Universities. We tend to accumulate international experience not only due to our origins, but also due to the fact that most of us acquired our PhDs outside our hometown. In addition, we travel constantly around the world in order to attend conferences, collaborate with colleagues in international projects, and hold visiting positions in other Universities. As we can see, the scholar position is truly international, and the subject of whether or not an international career is compatible with an institutional career is something we must concern about. Moreover, the fact that each region of the world has its unique necessities and perspectives of the scholarly profession makes the importance of addressing the topic of how an international career can help faculty to learn and progress professionally and personally, as well as the tradeoffs it implies and the multiple pathways that we can follow not only an interesting, but an inevitable matter to deal with. Convergence or divergences in the career path scholars from different parts of the world are taking will at the end determine the future of the academia, as well as the diversity we find in Universities and future publications --which will impact, by the way, the school's rankings.
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