AI Plus Management Doctoral Consortium

7–8 May 2026

UCL School of Management, London UK

About the consortium

Generative AI is increasingly becoming foundational to individuals, teams, organizations, and markets. Research has begun to understand implications of generative AI for organizations and organizational actors. Yet, the technology and applications continue to improve and change, and users of generative AI are demonstrating a wide variety of applications. Researchers are now looking at different and nuanced questions about AI in management and organizations, such as how generative AI reshapes core managerial tasks and organizational processes, alters organizational coordination and authority, and impacts relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and more.

This doctoral consortium is designed for students who want to engage these questions seriously and build a durable research agenda around such questions. Our goal is to foster a cross-disciplinary community of scholars studying generative AI not as a standalone technology, but as part of evolving human–AI systems embedded in organizations and society.

During the consortium, participants will have the opportunity to refine research ideas, receive feedback on positioning and theory development, and engage with faculty and peers working on related problems across institutions and disciplines. We aim to create an environment that supports both early-stage exploration and more advanced projects approaching submission/publication.

Who should apply

We welcome doctoral students doing research on generative AI across disciplines, including: accounting and finance, economics, information systems, marketing, operations, organizational behavior, and strategy and entrepreneurship. We also welcome researchers from diverse methodological traditions, including (but not limited to) qualitative, quantitative, experimental, and theoretical.

We invite doctoral students at all stages to apply for the consortium.

Program

The program will be provided once confirmation of attendees are received.

Important Dates

• Application deadline: 31 January 2026 midnight GMT. 

• Required materials

  • To attend: CV

  • To present: CV and title, abstract, and proposal/paper

• Notification of decisions: 28 February 2026

• Confirmation of attendance: 7 March 2026

• Final draft of paper due (for those in presentation slots): 18 April 2026

• Draft program ready: 25 April 2026

• Deadline to submit slides (for presenters): 3 May 2026

• Consortium: 7–8 May 2026

Apply

We are now taking applications for the consortium. You can register your interest in attending or presenting here.

Organizers

This conference is being co-organized by faculty at universities across the UK.

Student contributors

We are fortunate to have some of UCL School of Management's excellent doctoral students assist with the day.

Sponsors