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Call for Paper - LUMS SDSB Doctoral Colloquium 2017

  • 1.  Call for Paper - LUMS SDSB Doctoral Colloquium 2017

    Posted 02-13-2017 20:05
    Apologies for cross postings.

    CALL FOR PAPERS

    SDSB Doctoral Colloquium 2017

    April 24, 2017


    Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), is organizing a one-day Doctoral Colloquium for PhD students. LUMS is a world class academic institution with a proud history of achievements, and ambitious plans for the future. Since its inception in 1985, LUMS has strived to achieve the aim of imparting world class education while encouraging research and intellectual growth in the country. SDSB prides itself in producing some of the best business graduates in Pakistan. In 2006, PhD in Management was added to the list of degree programs to cater to the growing need of experts in management, operations, and finance.

    SDSB Doctoral Colloquium will provide the opportunity to doctoral students to receive feedback, on their research, from peers, senior researchers and academics. The students will also get a chance to network with doctoral students and senior faculty from other universities. You are cordially invited to encourage doctoral students at your (business school/university/ department) to submit a poster or an extended abstract of their research-in-regress (3000 words, including references) explaining in detail the purpose of research, research design and methodology, findings/results, originality/contributions to the body of knowledge, and theoretical or practical implications. Papers or poster in the areas of Organizational Behavior, Strategy, Finance or Operations (Management) are welcome, and can be submitted via email at sdsbdc@lums.edu.pk

    Keynote Speakers
    Dr. Edwina Pio (Auckland University of Technology)
    Dr. Peter Lund-Thompson (Copenhagen Business School)
    Dr. Jawad Syed (Suleman Dawood School of Business, LUMS)
    Dr. Syed Sohail Hussain Naqvi (LUMS)


    Important dates
    Submission Deadline:   March 15th, 2017        
    Decision Notification:   March 30th, 2017

    Registration fee
    Local Students: PKR 2500
    Local Participants (other than students): PKR 5000
    International Students:  USD 50
    International Participants (other than students): USD 100

    About the venue
    The colloquium will be held at Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan and capital of Punjab province. The city of Lahore is famous for its cultural heritage, historical sites and food. Lahore has an evocative mix of historical and culturally rich attractions. Some of the key attractions of Lahore are: Lahore Fort, Faqir Khana Museum, Badshahi Mosque, Anglican Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, Sikh Gurdwara, Jehangir tomb, Shrine of Data Ganj Baksh and Shalimar Gardens.

    For any questions, please contact the organizing committee at sdsbdc@lums.edu.pk.

    Kind Regards,

    The Organizing Committee