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IACMR-MOR博士生课程通知|“Phenomenon-based Theorizing in Chinese Management Research”

Call for Applications

“Phenomenon-based Theorizing in Chinese Management Research”

 — A Ph.D. Course Supported by IACMR and MOR

Dear IACMR members,

We are excited to announce the second cohort of our doctoral seminar on conducting Chinese management research, taught by MOR senior editors. This seminar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed in conducting ground-breaking, insightful, and meaningful research grounded in the Chinese context – while also making significant contributions to the broad management literature in general. This class is free of charge to paying members who have completed their first year of Ph.D. studies. This class also has limited capacity so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Course Purpose

In the past four decades, Chinese firms have achieved tremendous success in advancing the economy and gaining respect globally. However, the development of Chinese management theory lags managerial practices. Recognizing this gap, the editorial team of Management and Organization Review, led by Editor-in-chief Prof. Xiao-Ping Chen, prepared this doctoral-level course to encourage phenomenon-based theorizing in conducting scientific work on organizations and management in the Chinese context. By promoting phenomenon-based theorizing, the management community has the potential to generate new insights, understand complex and dynamic organizational phenomena, and develop more contextually relevant management theories.

The purpose of this course is to train doctoral students to be good at conducting high-quality management research about/in China. To serve this purpose, 13 internationally recognized researchers serving in MOR editorial team form the instructor team. The course serves as a call from the editorial team to action for researchers to engage in more phenomenon-based theorizing to advance Chinese management studies. Once you complete the course, an official certificate from IACMR and MOR will be awarded to you.

The course schedule and syllabus will be available to the course participants when the final recruitment is announced.

Course Duration and Format

The course will take 11 months to complete, with one module/topic online session in each month, ended with an offline celebration at Nanjing University.  The first class will start from September 2025, and the last class will end in June 2026.  The course will be delivered as on-line seminars and a ZOOM link will be announced two weeks before each session.  

Applicant Requirements

  • 1.  The applicant should be students who have completed the first year (of a 5-year) PhD program.
  • 2.  Have taken methodology courses and have strong motivation to conduct high quality management research.
  • 3.  Proficiency in English, both reading and writing.
  • 4.  An active member (fee-paying member) of IACMR.
  • 5.  Before applying, the applicant should read the course schedule and syllabus carefully to fully understand the requirements of each session, in terms of reading materials, schedule, and pre-class assignments. All participants are required to follow the instructors’ arrangements. No absence during the course is permitted, barring extreme circumstances or emergencies.
  • 6. A pledge to (a) complete the course assignment, (b) attend all sessions, and (c) not record and circulate the course discussion without instructors’ or course organizer’s consent.

Costs

  • 1.  There will be no tuition or fee for participants. All instructors are volunteers.
  • 2.  For the final presentation and social gathering, the School of Business, Nanjing University, will provide logistic support for all participants.
  • 3.  Students can apply for financial support for transportation and hotel accommodation if they cannot obtain funding from their home institutions. 

Application Procedure

  • 1.  Application documents include a copy of applicants’ CV, and a one-page cover letter, in which applicants should state the key reasons for why they want to participate in this course. Also, in the letter, applicants should include a pledge stated in Point 6 of the Applicant Requirements.
  • 2.  Application must be written in English or in Chinese.
  • 3.  The course can only accommodate 40 participants. It will be highly competitive. Please prepare your application professionally and carefully.
  • 4.  Application deadline is August 15, 2025. Applicants should send the application documents to the course email: cmr2024@yeah.net.
  • 5. All applications will be reviewed by the organizing committee: Professors Xiao-Ping Chen, Liangding Jia, and Jian Liang.
  • 6. The final decision will be made on August 30, 2025. The results will be announced on the IACMR website and all applicants will receive an email notice.

We look forward to your application. For any questions regarding the course, please contact Prof. Jian Liang at jianliang@tongji.edu.cn.

2025 Invited Course Instructors

  • 1 Xiao-Ping Chen (University of Washington, https://foster.uw.edu/faculty-research/directory/xiao-ping-chen/)
  • 2 Amy Ou (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, https://www.polyu.edu.hk/mm/people/academic-staff/dr-amy-y-ou/)
  • 3 Chenjian Zhang (University of Bath, https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/chenjian-zhang)
  • 4 Jack Chiang (Peking University, https://www.gsm.pku.edu.cn/jsjjxq.jsp?urltype=tree.TreeTempUrl&wbtreeid=1141&user_id=tjchiang)
  • 5 Lori Yue (Columbia Business School, https://business.columbia.edu/faculty/people/lori-yue)
  • 6 Yan Zhang (Peking University, https://www.psy.pku.edu.cn/szdw/qzjy/fjs/zy/index.htm)
  • 7 Xu Huang (Hong Kong Baptist University, https://scholars.hkbu.edu.hk/en/persons/XUHUANG)
  • 8 Cuili Qian (University of Texas at Dallas, https://jindal.utdallas.edu/faculty/cuili-qian)
  • 9 Cecilia Gu (Georgia State University, https://robinson.gsu.edu/profile/qian-cecilia-gu/)
  • 10 Tian Wei (Fudan University, https://www.psy.pku.edu.cn/szdw/qzjy/fjs/zy/index.htm )
  • 11 Kenneth Huang (National University of Singapore, https://discovery.nus.edu.sg/7073-kenneth-guanglih-huang/about)
  • 12 Milo Wang (Arizona State University, https://search.asu.edu/profile/3927041)
  • 13 Zhiyan Wu (Zhejiang University, https://www.eur.nl/en/people/zhiyan-wu)