The Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Divisions will be sponsoring a PDW on "Learning to Use Self-Leadership during the Dissertation Process" at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:city></st1:place>. This PDW will take place on Sunday, August 13, from 8:00-9:50 am in the Singapore Room at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Self-leadership, based on social cognitive and intrinsic motivation theory, can help a person motivate him or her<st1:personname w:st="on">self</st1:personname> to achieve personal goals. Self-leadership is likely to be of great assistance to doctoral students currently working on a dissertation. The principles of <st1:personname w:st="on">self</st1:personname>-leadership can help doctoral students overcome the variety of obstacles that make finishing a dissertation such a difficult and trying process. Participants will be exposed to a variety of techniques that are applicable not only in managing the dissertation process, but also in other aspects of an academic career.
The PDW will comprise an interactive session that includes presentations from some of the panelists, overall group discussion, and small group discussions. The presentations will introduce participants to <st1:personname w:st="on">self</st1:personname>-leadership, while the group discussions will be particularly useful in getting valuable advice on the specific issues participants are facing. In the small group discussions, students will be encouraged to share the hurdles they are facing and will hopefully leave the session armed with a variety of strategies to use that will assist them in completing their dissertations.
Panelists/presenters for the PDW include:
Charles C. Manz (<st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:placename> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Amherst</st1:city></st1:place>)
Christopher Neck (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Virginia</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Tech</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype></st1:place>)
Greg Stewart (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Iowa</st1:placename></st1:place>)
Vikas Anand (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Arkansas</st1:placename></st1:place>)
Pre-registration is encouraged to be assured of a spot in the PDW. Interested doctoral students are encouraged to e-mail the organizer, Kevin Henderson (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Arkansas</st1:placename></st1:place>), at khenderson@walton.uark.edu in order to pre-register. Please include a recent CV with the email and a note about any specific problems you are facing or encountering with respect to the dissertation process. This PDW is likely to be of particular interest to doctoral students who have just begun to work on their dissertations, as well as those who are likely to soon start. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the undersigned! Thank you for your time and we hope to see you in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city>!
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