Président de séance / animation : Andrée-Anne Guesthier, étudiante au doctorat en administration (DBA), École de gestion, Université de Sherbrooke This panel will include doctoral graduates who have integrated the job market. Discussions will touch upon the perception of industry organizations with regards to candidates holding a doctorate and strategies to make the most of the transversal skills gained during one’s doctoral studies in the private sector.

Presentation title: What “Local” Means Depends on Where (and Who) You Are: Organizational Theory Approaches to Studying Local Market CategoriesAbstract: Interest in “local” products has grown, despite (or perhaps in response to) an increasingly globalized world. At the same time, scholarly attention to local market categories has also increased.  Organizational theorists in particular, including those with interests in social responsibility, h...