FAQ | SEI Consortium

The meeting consists of two parts. The Doctoral Consortium provides advanced PhD students the opportunity to present a paper from their dissertation research and receive feedback from leading strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship scholars. The Faculty Workshop is an opportunity for junior scholars to present working papers, also with the objective to receive feedback from the community of strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship scholars. Since 2021 these two parts are combined into a single event. PhD and faculty presentation sessions will alternate during the workshop.

In addition to a selected group of presenters, the audience also consists of leading scholars in the fields of strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation, including several members of editorial boards of journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Management Science, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Research Policy, and Industrial and Corporate Change, among others.

Yes, each discussant will be asked to comment on three presentations, and they will be required to give equal attention to all of them. The discussants will be experienced scholars, either senior or junior, with a demonstrated track record of publishing in leading journals. They are also encouraged to contact the presenters directly to obtain additional materials, such as working papers or presentation slides, before the session. In addition, discussants are expected to share their prepared slides with the authors after their presentations.

Both junior and senior scholars are encouraged to submit their work, although priority will be given to junior scholars. All participants are expected to be based in Europe. Visiting scholars at European Universities can also submit their papers or, in the case of PhD students, be nominated by a senior scholar at the hosting European institution. The submitted papers should contribute to one or more of the following broad areas: strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Priority for inclusion in the program will be given to junior scholars and those who have not presented at the SEI before.

The submitted papers should contribute to one or more of the following broad areas: strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Submissions should be of high quality and will be subject to a competitive review process. The top-scoring papers will be selected for inclusion in the program.

For faculty: The papers must not already be published or forthcoming. Preference will be given to papers by junior faculty.

For doctoral students: Since the SEI Consortium is designed to help students develop their research, we prefer nominees whose research is beyond the thesis proposal stage.

All students nominations should be made by the PhD program director, the department head, or the supervisor (in coordinate with the PhD program direction/department head if there are more than one nominations from the same institution). The supervisors of the nominated PhD students are expected to attend the event. If a supervisor is not available, another faculty member from the same institution should participate instead.

Students who are early in the PhD program are welcome to attend the consortium as a non-contributing participant if they cover their own costs. However, depending on possible capacity constraints and specific COVID regulations imposed on us by the Dutch government we may have to adjust the decision to admit additional participants at a later stage. This decision will be made by the local organizing committee and announced accordingly.

What is SEI Consortium?

How is the Conference program scheduled? Is it organised by subject areas?

Who is the audience?

Will there be discussants for papers presented at the conference?

Where will the conference be this year (2025)?

Key dates?

Who can participate in the SEI Faculty Workshop:

Who can participate in the SEI Doctoral Consortium?

What are the requirements for the submitted papers?

Can schools nominate multiple students?

Can a PhD program director directly nominate one or more students?

I am a student at one of the invited schools, but I haven’t received the invitation to participate in this year’s conference. What should I do?"

Can students who are early in the program be in the audience if they cover their cost?

Can I apply even if I don’t have a completed paper yet?

Can students modify the draft after submission and before presenting?

Will I get a confirmation for submitting my application?

When will I hear back about the decision?

Will I receive the reviewers’ comments on my paper during the application process?

What should I do if I don’t hear by mid-June?

Do I need to do anything once I get the acceptance email?

When and where will the agenda/programme details be made available?

What if I find out at a later date (after confirming my attendance) that I cannot attend the conference?

Do the organizers cover the costs for the attending faculty advisors?