Episode notes
🎙️ Why does management history matter for today's doctoral students?
In this episode of the AOM New Doctoral Student Consortium (NDSC) Podcast, Kayla Kozak speaks with Dr. Ellen C. Shaffner, Assistant Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University and Student Representative-at-Large for the Academy of Management's Management History (MH) Division.
Ellen introduces the field of management history and discusses how examining the past can help scholars better understand today's organizations, theories, and management practices. We also explore her research bringing intersectionality into historical organizational research and the range of methodological approaches available to management history scholars.
For doctoral students preparing for AOM, Ellen highlights opportunities to get involved with the MH Division, including mentorship, volunteering, the Ambassadors Program, virtual programming, and opportunities for students and early-career scholars to have their voices heard within the division.
We close with advice for navigating AOM, developing your research interests, building relationships across scholarly communities, and approaching the academic career journey with an open mind.
🎓 Topics include: • What management history is and why it matters • Historical and interdisciplinary approaches to management research • Intersectionality and organizational history • Opportunities for doctoral students within the MH Division • Mentorship, volunteering, and the MH Ambassadors Program • Finding your intellectual community at AOM • Advice for early-stage PhD students
The Management History Division is a proud sponsor of the New Doctoral Student Consortium. Thank you to the MH Division for supporting doctoral students and early-career scholars!