The Managerial and Organizational Cognition and Organizational Behavior Divisions will be sponsoring a PDW on "Learning to Use Self-Leadership during the Dissertation Process" at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename> in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:place></st1:city>. This PDW will take place on Sunday, August 10, from 8:00-10:00 AM at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Convention Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> in room 304C.
Self-leadership, based on social cognitive and intrinsic motivation theory, can help a person motivate him or herself to achieve personal goals. Self-leadership is likely to be of great assistance to doctoral students currently working on a dissertation. The principles of self-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 be an interactive session that will include a presentation from the facilitators, an overall group discussion, and a small group discussions. The presentations will introduce participants to self-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.
Facilitators for the PDW are:
Jeffery D. Houghton (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">West Virginia</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype></st1:place>)
Trudy C. DiLiello (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Defense</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Acquisition</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype></st1:place>)
Pre-registration is required. To register, please visit https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg. The deadline to register is July 11, 2008.
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 us! Thank you for your time and we hope to see you in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:place></st1:city>!
Jeffery D. Houghton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director
MSIR Program
West Virginia University
College of Business and Economics
PO Box 6025
Morgantown, WV 26506-6025
304.293.7933
jeff.houghton@mail.wvu.edu