Doctoral Consortium at IFSAM VIII^th World Congress 2006
hosted by VHB in Berlin, Germany, September 27^th 2006 

The art of publishing in international academic journals

Why this doctoral consortium?
Getting published in international management journals is increasingly becoming a key factor for successful academic careers. Especially young researchers often have many questions about publishing in international journals: How do I get into international journals? What is the difference between publishing in national and international journals? Are there typical steps leading to a successful international publication? Is a specific style of writing required? How do I read a reviewer’s comments correctly? The IFSAM doctoral consortium as part of the IFSAM VIII^th World Congress 2006 addresses these and related questions.

What are the goals?
The IFSAM doctoral consortium 2006 has two major goals:

• First, helping participants to better disseminate their research in international peer-reviewed academic journals
• Second, enabling participants to build peer-networks with academic colleagues in similar stages of their academic careers for mutual support in getting published

Who should attend?
Young researchers with little or no experience in publishing internationally interested in increasing the number and quality of their international publications. Working on a PhD-thesis or in a concrete research project is required. Ideally, participants of the workshop also participate in the World Congress to deepen their understanding of the field and establish professional networks (for more information and registration click here).

What is the format and content?
This is a one-day interactive workshop. Therefore, the maximum number of participants is 15.

Program of the PhD Workshop

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Who is the faculty?
Chris Brewster is Professor of International Human Resource Management at Henley Management College, UK, and one of the world’s leading figures in the field of international and comparative HRM. He has published over twenty books and over a hundred articles. In 2005, a University of Chicago survey found he was one of the most published authors in the international business journals, one of only a handful of non-US authors in the list.

When and where will it be held?

• Wednesday, September 27 2006 from 9.00 to 18.00 hours.
• Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

How can I attend?
Individuals interested in the doctoral consortium are invited to submit an application that includes the following elements:

• A letter of application containing full contact details and a statement why you want to attend the Workshop (max. 1 page) as well as a list of their publications
• A summary of the research project forming the basis for a potential international publication. The summary should include the research question, research design, data collection method(s), analysis to be performed, and the major challenges encountered in the research process (max. 1 page).

Please submit your application by June 30^th 2006 to Katharina Chudzikowski (katharina.chudzikowski@wu-wien.ac.at). The selection of participants is based on the scientific potential of the research project, the need for specific advice and the national diversity of participants. Participants will be notified about the outcome by July 7^th 2006.

How much does it cost?
The cost for the workshop is carried by the local organisers of the IFSAM world congress.        

Any additional questions?
For further information please contact the doctoral consortium’s organisers:
Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Katharina Chudzikowski
Wirtschaftsuniversitaet (WU) Wien, Vienna, Austria
Althanstrasse 51, A-1090 Wien, Austria
E-mail: katharina.chudzikowski@wu-wien.ac.at
Phone: +43 (0)1 – 3 13 36-4009