ERIM

Next Generation Graduate Programme & Networking Dynamics

Wilfred Mijnhardt

Executive Director Erasmus Research Institute of Management - ERIMPresentation EIASM Academic CouncilHelsinki 21 September 2009

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Introducing ERIM and the Impact strategy

Characteristics ERIM Doctoral Programme

ERIM Innovation 2009: towards student driven trajectories

Key elements of the 2009 initiative

Bringing top research and doctoral education in a viable

relationship

Networking modes

Erasmus Research Institute of Management - ERIM

Unites the researchers in Management of the Rotterdam School of

Management (RSM) & the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) since 1998

People: a community of over 300 researchers at Erasmus

– 190 Fellows/Members (70% RSM, 30% ESE)– 100 PhD students (65% international)– 30 MPhil students (80% international)

Largest Doctoral Programme in Management in Europe

Research Institute and Graduate School (Mphil + PhD) in one integrated

organization

Strong focus on the academic career of ERIM members

Output & citation impact (bibliometric studies, 1999-2006)

– Top 3 in Europe (with LBS and INSEAD)– Top 25 World-wide

– Wharton School (U Penn), Stanford, Harvard, NYU, Columbia, Duke, MIT, UCLA, …

ERIM Research Programmes: 5 domains– Business Processes, Logistics and Information Systems– Organization – Marketing– Finance & Accounting– Strategy

ERIM Doctoral Programme: Matches structure and mission of the research programmes

ERIM = Maturing into a leading research institute in Research in Management

ERIM = about performance incentives

Actively stimulating quality research by a straightforward incentive system:

– 0,4 voucher for regular members– 0,6 voucher for high performing members

For regular membership: 5 publications in 5 years (of which at least 1 in a P or P* Journal (= Core Top))

See: ERIM Journal List (EJL) for ranking of journals into P*, P and S journals

(www.erim.eur.nl/ejl)

Intermezzo: How do we monitor the ERIM impact strategy?

Output & Impact ERIM and 20 benchmark institutions (nucleus set of 80 core ISI journals) (1999-2006)(CWTS)

Citation

Impact

World Average

Output & Impact ERIM and 20 benchmark Institutions (resulting from international cooperation) (Nucleus set Jnls)

Citation

Impact

World Average

Impact Strategy: Co-authoring yields higher academic impact(Tapping into citation networks)

Conclusion: Stimulate Co-Authoring with international Co-Authors in top journals (P*, P)

Currently: 40% of our P*& P articles are internationally co-authored

Important: Continuous reflection and dialog among members on the publishing strategy: Asking: Are you collaborating with the right co-authors?

Combining the Impact Strategy for Research and the ERIM Doctoral programme

And here comes the essential link;

Bringing the doctoral students as close as possible tothe publishing and citation network dynamics

Main characteristics:

Highly selective, tested, multiple entries (Honours, MPhil, PhD)

Full & Coherent advanced course programme modeled to that of Top Business schools

– Research Methodology (quantitative modeling, experimental design, case study research, survey design, …)

– Skills training (writing, publishing, presenting, … )

– Substantive courses per field

Tailor made, nurturing variety

Participation in internationally active research community (for example, 180 research seminars in 2008; 90% outside speakers)

Benefiting from excellent research infrastructure & effectively organized research support programme

Annual output: 35-40 PhD theses published in the ERIM PhD Series in Research in Management

ERIM = Quality Doctoral Programme

Global Positioning the ERIM Doctoral Programme

ERIM model: Facilitate Multiple Doctoral Trajectories

Selection phase:– Profile candidate: ‘brilliant’, ‘original’, ‘ambitious’– Review of candidate’s submitted research proposal – Presentation & interview round– Prospective research groups / supervisors selected

First year:– Nominate Personal Mentor for candidate ( ≠ supervisor)– Deliberate rotation between research groups / supervisors– Tailor made course programme– Developing full blown research proposal– End of first year: Go/No Go decision

Second & Third year:– Conducting research with team of supervisors– Research stay in our co-authoring network at top business school

(3-9 months)

Fourth year– Papers submitted to leading journals– On the job market; coaching for top placement

ERIM mode 2: Key elements

ERIM model: transformation of learning modes Knowing >> Experiencing >> Doing

ERIM model: transformation of networking dynamics: from doctoral student to early career researcher

Study method 1:Learning by

knowing (Evaluation by

written exams & assignments)

Study method 2:Learning by experiencing(Evaluation by

written exams & peer feedback)

Study method 3:Learning by

doing & publishing(Evaluation by

peer feedback & peer review)

Network mode 1:

Courses & Socializing

Network contexts:

EIASM / EDAMBA

Network mode 2:

Projects & Skills

Network contexts:

EU / CASES / GAMES

Network mode 3:

Writings, Discussions(Co)-Authoring

Network context:

Conferences, Associations

Facilitate the transformation process from promising young

academic talents towards independent early career

researchers and accommodate

the complementary developing networking needs of the

doctoral students when moving from ‘network mode 1’

towards ‘network mode 3’

Practical challenge for the ERIM doctoral programme

Thank you