Coordinator:
Fábio Lotti Oliva, PhD
Coordinator:
Rafael Morais Pereira, PhD
The SemeAd Doctoral Consortium invites PhD students to submit doctoral thesis proposals in the following areas: Public Administration, Agribusiness, Entrepreneurship; Organizational Strategy; Organizational Studies; Teaching and Research, Finance; Innovation Management; People Management; Socio-environmental Management; Marketing; Operations; Information Technology; and Tourism and Hospitality.
Proposals will be evaluated by the thematic leaders of the Doctoral Consortium, who will select those most suitable, considering the stage of development of each project. Submissions must fall into one of the two categories described below:
Category 1 – Pre-Qualification Stage:
Intended for PhD students who have not yet taken their qualification exam, but who already have a clearly defined topic, research problem, and objectives. The project is expected to contain an initial theoretical foundation, with a brief literature review (to be further developed later), as well as the main methodological elements, even if at a preliminary stage and subject to refinement.
Note: Although these are pre-qualification stage projects, excessively exploratory proposals or those without a clear definition of topic, research problem, and objectives will not be recommended.
Suggested timing in the program: generally in the second year of the PhD.
Category 2 – Post-Qualification Stage:
Recommended for PhD students who have recently completed their qualification exam. Projects in this category must present a clearly defined topic, research problem, and objectives, a robust literature review (including consolidated theoretical and conceptual models), and a structured methodological design — with defined research methods, data collection instruments, and analysis techniques.
Note: Proposals that have already completed all data collection and are in the analysis stage are not recommended. In such cases, submission as a full paper, within the traditional event programming, is advised.
Suggested timing in the program: generally at the beginning of the third year.
The Doctoral Consortium activities will take place exclusively in person, at FEA-USP (São Paulo), on November 10 (Tuesday), in the morning. The detailed schedule will be announced in due course.
Submission deadline: until July 16, 2026, according to the general SemeAd paper submission timeline.
Benefits offered to PhD students selected for the Doctoral Consortium:
- Exemption from the event registration fee, which also grants access to other in-person activities beyond the Consortium.
- One-night hotel accommodation from November 9 to November 10, in a hotel designated by the event organization, for PhD students residing outside the city of São Paulo. Airfare and additional accommodations are the responsibility of the participant.
- Certificate of presentation of the work.
- Award for the best thesis project presented in each category, with a certificate of recognition for the advisor and the PhD student’s Graduate Program. Honorable mentions for 2nd and 3rd place in each category.
- A post-event mentoring session with the thematic leader and/or invited professor for the PhD students awarded as best projects in each category.
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