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Visiting PhD Student Program at the University of British Columbia

  • 1.  Visiting PhD Student Program at the University of British Columbia

    Posted 04-23-2018 14:01

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    Visiting PhD Student Program at the University of British Columbia

    The Sauder School of Business at UBC is seeking PhD students who are interested in visiting the Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources division to collaborate on research with faculty and PhD students. Visiting students will collaborate with a faculty mentor initiating research with the aim of publishing high-impact work. The duration of the visiting appointment is flexible and can range from 2 weeks to 4 months, depending on the nature of the project. Students may be able to audit as an unregistered student divisional PhD courses if they would like to stay for a full semester.

    The application process is competitive and up to four visiting positions will be awarded for the 2018/2019 academic year. The ideal applicant will be a currently-enrolled PhD student at the ABD stage in Organizational Behaviour (Micro or Macro) or a related field (e.g., Management, Human Resources, Organization Theory, Organization Science, Strategy, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Family Business, I/O Psychology, Sociology, Industrial Relations, and Economics).

    Applicants should identify areas of mutual research interest with current faculty members before applying, and be as specific as possible about the proposed research in the application.

    Mentors for the 2018/2019 academic year include:

    Francesco Barbera (visiting for January – May 2019 from University of Adelaide): Family Business; Family Business Entrepreneurship; Family Business Education; Family Business Internationalization; Small Business Management

    Daniel Han Ming Chng (visiting for 2018-2019 academic year from China Europe International Business School-CEIBS): Corporate Governance; Entrepreneurship (Including Social Enterprises); Digital Innovation and Transformation in Emerging Markets (Focusing On China). 

    David Clough: Innovation Ecosystems; Technological Evolution; Inter-organizational Networks; Organizational Learning

    Michael Daniels: Emotion in Organizations (e.g., shame, shaming behavior), Emotional Labor, Leadership (leader humility, abusive supervision)

     

    Sandra Robinson: Shame, Ostracism; Territorial Behaviour; Implications of Deviant Behaviour on the Bad Actors Themselves

     

    Chris Rowell (post-doc): Market and Industry Emergence; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Digital Platform Strategies; Distributed Trust Technologies (e.g. Blockchain); Institutional Theory

    Sima Sajjadiani: Strategic Human Resources Management; HR Analytics; Machine Learning Applications in HR

    Martin Schulz: Organizational Rules & Routines, Organizational Learning; Organizational Rule Networks; Organizational Knowledge; Big Data & Research on Change

    Marc-David L. Seidel: Distributed Trust Technologies (such as Blockchain), Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Social Networks and Organizational Decision Making; Community Form (C-Form) of Organization; Early Life Factors Role in Later Life Workplace Outcomes; Discrimination and Networks in the Employment Relationship

    Vanessa M. Strike: Family Business; Advising; Entrepreneurship; Sensemaking; Governance; Comparative Ownership; Private Foundations; Qualitative Methods

    Danielle van Jaarsveld: Customer Mistreatment; and Service Employee Well-being; Organizational Performance; Strategic Human Resources Management; Comparative Employment Relations; Industrial Relations

    Lingtao Yu: Leadership and Ethics; Workplace Deviance; Emotions; Mindfulness

    Visiting students have the opportunity to work with a group of active scholars in the field, advance their own research programs, and network with other scholars throughout the Sauder School of Business and other departments at UBC. Successful applicants will receive a stipend to help offset travel related expenses such as roundtrip airfare and accommodation and, in some cases, some research expenses. In addition, they will have access to office space and library access. They will join the vibrant intellectual community at UBC. 

    Additional Resources

    • Vanessa Strike is the Academic Director of the Business Families Centre (http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Programs/Business_Families_Centre) which focuses on understanding family firms and their advisors. The Centre has developed a hand-collected quantitative database on both Canadian and US family firms, providing a unique data source, and has strong relationships with family firms across Canada and globally. 
    • Marc-David Seidel is the Director of the W. Maurice Young Centre for Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Research (http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Faculty/Research_Centres/W_Maurice_Young_Centre_for_Entrepreneurship_and_Venture_Capital_Research) which focuses on understanding innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. The Centre brings together global scholars, policy makers, and local talent who want to advance research in innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems.
    • The Research Data Centre program of Statistics Canada (http://rdcweb.arts.ubc.ca/) at UBC houses a wealth of archival data, which students may apply to access. 

    Application Procedure

    July 2, 2018:  Deadline for interested applicants to send a cover letter to Nancy Tang (nancy.tang@sauder.ubc.ca) describing their research interests & a CV to request a meeting during the August 2018 Academy of Management Meetings in Chicago. We will meet with a limited number of applicants during the Academy meetings. Requesting such a meeting is not mandatory to apply, but recommended if you are attending.

    August 24, 2018: Deadline to submit full application to Nancy Tang (nancy.tang@sauder.ubc.ca). Please include a short statement of proposed activities (2-3 pages), 1-2 letters of reference, and an updated CV. Your statement should include the mentor(s) with whom you would like to work, a short proposal or outline of the project, a proposed timeline for the visit, and a budget should additional research funds be requested. Review of complete applications will commence on August 24, 2018 and will continue until the positions are filled.

    The Sauder School of Business

    The Sauder School of Business at UBC is located in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Consistently ranked among the best business schools in Canada, Sauder is a premier institution for scholarship and learning. Visiting students will have the opportunity to interact and collaborate with faculty and current students at Sauder, explore UBC's campus, and enjoy one of the most livable cities in the world during their stay.

     

     

    Vanessa M. Strike, PhD

    CIBC Professor in Applied Business Family Studies | Business Families Centre

    Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia

    Tel. 604-822-9571

    www.sauder.ubc.ca/bfc

     

     

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