Successful Research Day for the EDMT Program
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On 8 May, the doctoral program in Management of Technology (EDMT) organized a Research Day at the initiative of its new director, Prof. Thomas Weber.
The event was kicked off with a warm welcome from the co-dean of the College of Management of Technology, Prof. Dominique Foray. This was followed by a keynote address by Prof. Zeki Simsek on “The Influence of CEO Core Self-Evaluations on Firm Performance.” Prof. Simsek is from Clemson University and is an Associate Editor of the Academy of Management Journal.
The Research Day was attended by over twenty EDMT students and 8 EDMT faculty. Students who passed their qualifying exams gave research presentations to their peers and to the professors. In a lunchtime poster session the first-year students had a chance to present their research ideas to the entire group, receiving individual feedback from the professors and students. A volume of “proceedings” was distributed to participants with research abstracts and presentations, supporting intellectual exchange and awareness about the various research activities.
The presentations were met with lively discussions. The excellent Indian food for lunch, as well as the impeccable organization by the EDMT Program Coordinator, Céline Cordey, were also instrumental in the overall success of the day.
Student presentations:
1. Charles Ayoubi. 2. Omar Ballester. 3. Quentin Cavillier. 4. Gabriele Cristelli. 5. Corinne Dubois. 6. Farnaz Eslamishoar. 7. Shirah Foy. 8. René Yves Glogg. 9. Ian Gunderson. 10. Rachel Lacroix. 11. Dirk Lauinger. 12. Qinli Lu. 13. Viet Anh Nguyen. 14. Kilian Schindler. 15. Soroosh Shafieezadeh. 16. Valeria Superti. 17. Paul van Baal. 18. Yu Wu.
Poster presentations:
1. Ling Zhou. 2. Michael Mark. 3. Raphaël Klein.
Participating faculty:
Prof. Gaétan de Rassenfosse (IIPP)
Prof. Matthias Finger (MIR)
Prof. Dominique Foray (CEMI)
Prof. Daniel Kuhn (RAO)
Prof. Bruno Oberle (GERG)
Prof. Thomas Weber (OES)
Prof. Philippe Wieser (LEM)
Prof. Kenneth Younge (TIS)
