[Apologies for cross-posting]
Dear colleagues,
We invite PhD students and early-career researchers to join the online Winter School course "Publishing Leadership Research in Top-Tier Journals", offered by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from 12–16 January 2026.
This one-week intensive course is designed for researchers from all management disciplines (e.g., entrepreneurship, strategy, health care, organizational behavior, and technology management) who are working on leader- or leadership-related studies and want to move their papers closer to publication.
Participants will work directly on their own manuscripts and receive individualized feedback within one of four dedicated research tracks:
· Conceptual papers
· Systematic literature reviews
· Qualitative studies
· Quantitative studies
We also offer a "Meet the Editor" session with editors from top journals including The Leadership Quarterly, Human Relations, and Journal of Business Venturing. A unique opportunity to ask questions and learn from the editorial perspective.
Schedule: Lectures at 10:00 (Amsterdam time) - recorded for all participants; small-group sessions at 14:00 (Amsterdam time) for live feedback.
Faculty team: Jost Sieweke, Agnes Bäker, Omar Solinger, Kathleen Stephenson, and Mark van Vugt
Fees: €580 (VU) / €740 (non-VU) (participants who do not require ECTS credits receive a €100 reduction)
Credits: 2 ECTS upon completion.
📅 Dates: 12–16 January 2026 (online)
🕒 Application deadline: 8 December 2025 (23:59 CET)
🔗 Learn more and apply here: https://vu.nl/en/education/professionals/courses-programmes/publishing-leadership-research/curriculum
Questions? Please contact me (j.sieweke@vu.nl)
Best regards,
Jost
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Jost Sieweke
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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