The role of OM EDEN in building the EurOMA community

摘要: Purpose Doctoral education (DE) is central to the development and application of operations management (OM) thinking. The European Doctoral Educational Network (EDEN) seminar on research methodology in OM a structured initiative developed 1999 by Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Institute for Advanced Studies (EIASM). This intensive five-day has run annually since and, date, engaged 486 students. purpose this paper ask: what role EDEN played formation academic career doctoral researchers, how it contributed EurOMA as community practice? Design/methodology/approach The authors retrospective case design, launch growth employing two data gathering methods (collecting secondary archival data, survey four selected participants) social network analysis. Findings The an effective educational intervention developing researchers their subsequent careers. also practice, bringing faculty together teach, write publish leading edge contributions OM. Research limitations/implications The focused only, within which limited early participants. While another set participants might respond differently detail, authors’ expectation that participant perception would not change. provides exemplar associations guide they explore candidates practice. Practical implications The merits ongoing support EIASM, just educating students but domain. Social draws areas student formation, communities practice illustrate seminar. Originality/value This first description, analysis reflection seminar.