Calls and Announcements
APA CEMA Seeks Two New Members
The Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) is seeking nominations for two new members to begin 3-year terms on January 1, 2009. The committee functions as a catalyst for action on ethnic-minority issues and concerns by interacting with and making recommendations to the various components of APA’s governing structure, membership, and other groups. Committee members plan, develop, and coordinate activities related to advocacy and promoting an understanding of the cultures and psychological well-being of ethnic-minority populations, monitoring and assessing institutional barriers to equal access to psychological services and research, and ensuring equitable ethnic/racial representation in the psychology profession. To fulfill its mandate for ethnic representation and its commitment to gender equity, the two vacant slates are for an African-American male and a Latino male psychologist. CEMA also welcomes nominations from candidates who possess knowledge and expertise of other diverse populations (such as, disability, early career, national origin, sexual orientation, etc.).
CEMA members must participate in no less than two committee meetings a year. No more than two meetings will be convened at APA headquarters in Washington, DC. Members also work on CEMA priorities when necessary between meetings. If possible, CEMA members attend the APA Annual Convention at their own expense to participate in CEMA convention programming. Nomination materials should include the nominee’s qualifications (including a statement of relevant experience), a curriculum vita and a letter of interest. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations and supporting materials should be sent no later than September 5 to the APA Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs at the APA address.
FCAP Conference, June 26-27 2008, Fordham University,
Bronx, New York, USA
The Fordham Council on Applied Psychometrics (FCAP) Conference will focus on defining psychometrics and its applications, the lack of adequate training, and the need for expertise. There will be a mixture of paper and poster sessions that aim to expose the many facets of psychometrics and its applications. Keynote speakers include Paul Holland, PhD (ETS, retired) and David Rindskopf, PhD (CUNY), and invited speakers include Charles Lewis, PhD (Fordham/ETS) and Michael Edwards, PhD (Ohio State University). The conference will be preceded by a day of technical workshops on R, SAS, and Winbugs. For more information and to register in advance for the conference and workshops please visit www.fordham.edu/fcap/conference.
Positive Organizational Scholarship
Deadline for Submission: October 1, 2008
Guest co-Editor: E. Kevin Kelloway; Email: Kevin.kelloway@smu.ca
Department of Management, Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, B3H 3C3
The Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences is pleased to announce a special issue on positive organizational scholarship. Although not ignoring the substantial methodological challenges inherent to the field (e.g., Nelson & Cooper, 2007), the aim of the special issue is to examine the impact of adopting a positive lens on organizations and organizational behaviour. Articles on a diverse array of topics are invited. Examples of such topics would include but are not limited to organizational perspectives on :
• Psychological capital and its constituent elements (Hope, Optimism,
Resiliency, and Self-Efficacy)
• Gratitude and forgiveness
• Positive relationships in the workplace
• Moral and Ethical behavior
• Empathy, altruism, and compassion
• Character strengths and virtues
• Creativity
• Well-being
• “Flow”
Consideration will be given to both theoretical and empirical papers for this special issue and is not restricted to Canadian content or data. The format of papers should not exceed 40 pages including references, tables, and figures. Shorter research notes will be also be considered for this special issue. All papers should conform to American Psychological Association (APA format) guidelines.
Please e-mail submissions to cjas@mcmaster.ca to the attention of the guest editor and indicate in the subject heading that the submission is intended for the special issue on positive organizational scholarship.
Nelson, D. & Cooper, C.L. (2007). Positive organizational behavior. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
CJAS is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2008, is an ISI listed journal (search ISSN - 0825-0383), and is published by Wiley-Blackwell. Papers accepted for publication will be accessible electronically from the Wiley-InterScience Platform, as well as appear in the hard print of the journal.
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For a full list of topic areas or to download the entry form and brochure with the competition requirements, visit www.cognisco.com or join our Get Published discussion group on Facebook.
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Winners Announced: June 9, 2008
Grand Prize Winner Announced: July 30, 2008
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Special Issue: Call for Papers
Counterproductive Behaviors in Organizations
The journal, Human Resource Management Review, will devote an issue to expanding our knowledge of what have been variously referred to as “counterproductive work behaviors, “workplace deviance,” and even “bad behaviors.” Although many behaviors have been included under these rubrics, including withdrawal and theft, other counterproductive behaviors, such as sexual harassment and computer abuse, have been left out. The purpose of this issue is to develop a more inclusive construct for guiding theory and research on counterproductive behaviors in organizations (or CBOs). This more inclusive construct will allow us to more fully understand the role of such behaviors in terms of:
• Task as well as social functions of organizations
• Multiple levels (i.e., micro, macro, and meso ) of theory, research, and analysis
• Antecedents (such as fairness and justice issues) as well as consequences (whistleblowing)
• The relationship between organizational citizenship behaviors ( a more well-established meta-construct concerning productive behaviors in organizations) and CBOs
• Underlying characteristics, such as the role of power in organizations
If you have ideas for a paper for this issue, please contact the special issue editor: Paula M. Popovich, PhD, Associate Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Porter Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701. Telephone/voice mail: 740-593-1072; E-mail: popovich@ohio.edu.
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Managerial Psychology: Employment Discrimination Against Immigrants
Guest Editor:
Joerg Dietz, University of Western Ontario
In many countries, immigrants make up a sizeable proportion of the population. For example, in Australia, foreign born people made up 23.4% of the population in 2005, 22% in Switzerland, 19.5% in New Zealand, 19.3% in Canada, 12.5% in Austria and Germany, and 12.3% in the United States. Due to an aging demographic structure and shortages of skilled workers, Western nations “need to mobilize all available human resources” (OECD, 2004, p. 68), including immigrants, for maintaining their global competitiveness.
Psychological research on the treatment of immigrants in the workplace is sparse. To fill this gap, this special issue of the Journal of Managerial Psychology seeks conceptual papers, empirical papers, and critical commentaries that include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
• Factors that influence the recruitment and selection of immigrant applicants, including the evaluation of immigrants’ credentials and skills
• Antecedents and outcomes of the experiences and the treatment of immigrants in the workplace
• Joint and interactive effects of immigrant status and other demographic criteria (e.g., ethnicity, sex, and religion) on organizational outcomes
• Cultural diversity and organizational effectiveness
• Factors that influence the retention of immigrant employees
• Evaluation of practices for the integration of immigrants at work
• Cross-cultural perspectives on the treatment of immigrant employees
Submission requirements: Submissions should be between 3,000 and 6,000 words. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2008.
Submissions are requested by e-mail attachment to Kay Sutcliffe, JMP Editorial Administrator at ksutcliffe@emeraldinsight.com.
References
OECD (2004). Trends in international migration (2004). Annual report, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Human Resource Management Special Issue Call for Papers: Human Resource Management and the Supply Chain
The goal of this special issue is to examine ways in which human resource management relates to supply chain functioning. Papers may examine the application of current HRM theories and practices within firms as they manage their supply chains or the use of HRM activities across firms in a supply chain. We welcome theoretical and empirical submissions, as well as studies utilizing a variety of qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies. Both conventional and critical perspectives on the intersection of HRM and supply chain management are encouraged. Finally, we encourage joint submissions from HR scholars working with researchers in operations management and other supply-chain-related disciplines to maximize cross-functional insights on this topic.
Research topics appropriate for this special issue include:
• Using strategic HRM to support supply chain activities
• Change management and the supply chain
• Selection and retention of supply chain management professionals
• Effects of organizational culture on supply chain collaboration
• Cross-cultural and diversity challenges in the supply chain
• The training and development of supply chain professionals
• The use of incentive pay in the supply chain
• Health and safety issues in the supply chain
• Management of co-located employees from multiple organizations
• Outsourcing as a staffing strategy in supply chains
Researchers are encouraged to contribute papers on these topics as well as other topics consistent with the special issue theme. Papers must address implications for the practice of HRM. A complete description of the special issue and requirements for submission is available on the SIOP Web site.
The deadline for submitting papers is November 30, 2008. Questions about content and ideas should be directed to special issue co-editor Dr. Sandra Fisher, Clarkson University, sfisher@clarkson.edu or 315-268-6430.
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