Kenya: Oikos Undp Immature Scholars Evolution Academy

Overview

The oikos UNDP Young Scholars Development Academy 2012 provides PhD students too immature scholars working on poverty, sustainable development, too the informal economic scheme from an Organisation too Management Theory perspective a platform to introduce too speak over their on-going query projects amongst beau students too senior faculty.

Research on inclusive concern models, marketplace evolution too sustainability betwixt the informal too formal economic scheme is a promising too challenging champaign for immature researchers too PhD students. It calls for a multitude of methods, combination of disciplines inwards strategy, organisation studies, sociology, anthropology too economics, too novel query designs, e.g. marketplace ethnography inwards organisation studies.

The 2012 university focus, “Matching Culture too Markets for Inclusive Development”, aims to attract papers analysing the strategies of businesses, governments, multilateral agencies, NGOs too other involvement groups shaping moral markets that construct on local capabilities, include the pitiable too practise opportunities for sustainable development. The number aims to advance academic query at the nexus of informal too formal economies on the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), construct networks across disciplinary boundaries, too to fix the set down for query that is relevant for both academic too concern audiences.

Programme too Faculty

The programme volition screen graduate pupil presentations, invitee lectures, professional person evolution roundtables too social events. Fellow students too internationally well-reputed researchers volition laissez passer feedback:

• Catherine Dolan, Said Business School (Oxford University), UK
• Chris Yenkey, Booth School of Business (Chicago University), US
• Klaus Weber, Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University), US
• Monica Kerretts-Makau, Strathmore Business School (Strathmore University), Kenya

Application too Deadlines

To allow in-depth discussions the oikos UNDP Young Scholars Development Academy is ever express to fifteen PhD students too immature scholars working on poverty too evolution from an Organization Studies too Management perspective. The fee is CHF 400. The oikos Foundation for Economy too Ecology volition screen the amount toll of accommodation, nutrient too excursions.

Please greenback that exclusively applications from PhD students currently enrolled inwards a PhD programme too immature scholars who accept already received their PhD too operate inwards post-doc or like query positions are eligible. Please practise non utilize when you lot are non enrolled every bit a PhD student, or exclusively computer program to practise then inwards the future.

• Application deadline  31 March 2012
• Applicants are notified by 10 Apr 2012
• Final papers must survive received for circulation to university participants by 15 June 2012

Your application should contain:
(1) a proposal abstract of max. 2-3 pages,
(2) a brusk curriculum vitae and
(3) a missive of the alphabet of involvement inwards the oikos UNDP
Young Scholars Development Academy.

UNDP Growing Inclusive Markets Travel Grant

Up to 3 grants (travel, fee too accommodation) are available for outstanding immature scholars coming from developing countries. To utilize for 1 of these grants, delight furnish a Letter of Interest too a Reference Letter from a senior faculty member  together amongst your application to the academy. Please greenback that the grants exclusively utilize for participating inwards the oikos UNDP Young Scholars Programme - nosotros practise non accept full general funding for assist other seminars or programmes. 

Further information

For farther data delight download the full Call for Papers (pdf) or contact Tim Lehmann at tim.lehmann@oikos-international.org.

http://www.oikos-international.org/academic/development/


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